I love WordPress, but I find the Permalink generator/updater workflow a bit uncomfortable to work with. So I wrote my own. It’ll convert whatever you paste into the Title box into six varieties of strings. You can then copy the…
I’m a newcomer to Tesco Clubcard. I got it because it converts Tesco points to BA Avios and I like to fly. So far it’s been working without a problem, points are being converted as promised. I’m not making Tesco…
It’s not always that you get to contribute to one of the oldest Open Source software projects, but that’s exactly what happened on March 7, 2013. Bram Moolenaar was kind enough to include my CSDL syntax file to the official…
Startups are all about changing the world and each tries to do it in its own way. But even though no two startups are the same, they do share some unescapable similarities. For example, if I was to walk blindfolded…
I will readily admit that I do not feel comfortable enough to trust NFC/RFID technologies with my money. The PayPass (MasterCard) and PayWave (Visa) RFID systems have been shown to be vulnerable to hacker attacks, but these are often proofs…
One of the turning points of my life happened back in 1992, after I had managed to connect to my mailbox from the flat I was renting and then again from a machine at my university computer lab on the…
Backups… you know you have to make them, but you would so much rather pay someone else to do it. And you know, what? You can outsource it to someone else and you won’t even have to pay for it….
Every few months my family has a real problem getting me gifts. No, I’m not one of those guys who have everything, but I do not necessarily desire the things ‘normal’ guys want. That is why I decided to start…
Vim is a powerful beast of a text editor, but you would know that from its’ spartan screen. Sometimes it’s a good thing, but sometimes you need to know where you are. Fear not the answers are here. Which Line…
I have been thinking what I should write about in this post for the last couple of weeks or so. I have always liked the convenience, the reliability, and speed of operation of Amazon. They are an amazing company. When…
