After my issues with the Lion upgrade I ended up wiping the hard drive on my iMac and doing a completely fresh install. I posted previously about a "spring clean" on a Mac and which applications I considered to be "essential" (and why) That was almost two years ago, so while it's still a handy point of reference for me it's due an update. So my essential software list … [Read more...] about My OSX Essential Apps in 2011
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Skimlinks And Vbulletin Upgrades
If you use Skimlinks and upgrade your Vbulletin install you might discover that some things are broken.Here's an explanation of why and how to fix it.I've been bitten by this a couple of times! … [Read more...] about Skimlinks And Vbulletin Upgrades
Are We Fixated With the 80s?
I was a teenager in the 1980s. I remember watching a lot of silly films in the 1980s. Some starred Michael J Fox and are still quite funny even now. Others weren't that funny then and simply aged badly.I don't hate the 1980s - it actually wasn't such a bad decade really. And it was probably a lot more tasteful than the 1970s .. But why on earth do so many people have fixations … [Read more...] about Are We Fixated With the 80s?
Checking Which Ports Are Doing What On Linux
From time to time it's handy to be able to see exactly which process is using a particular port on a Linux system - especially if you're debugging issues. This command will let you see exactly what's going on - you simply change the port number: lsof -i:80 If you need the standard port numbers you can check this list … [Read more...] about Checking Which Ports Are Doing What On Linux
Ooops!
I'm currently using the RSS feed from here combined with both my Facebook and Twitter accounts to test RSS.me Unfortunately the total lack of rate limiting meant that anyone following my updates was flooded with updates a few minutes ago Sorry about that! … [Read more...] about Ooops!