This is more a note for myself than anything else ...By default a lot of php scripts will send emails that appear as coming from the Apache user, which makes tracking down a rogue script really annoying and time-consuming.You end up with entries in the mail logs similar to this one:Apr 27 18:22:29 servername postfix/qmgr[23581]: 0F53421C1FA: … [Read more...] about Logging Email From PHP Scripts
Cool Mugs Are Addictive
Last week I took delivery on a several more cool mugs from Despair.com. (You can never have too many mugs!) The blogging one has a quote that brings a smile to my face: "Never before have so many people with so little to say said so much to so few" And since I work in IT the "consultancy" one took my fancy: "If you're not a part of the solution, there's good money to be made … [Read more...] about Cool Mugs Are Addictive
Ubuntu Jaunty Upgrade Not A Pleasant Experience
So I decided last night I'd upgrade my Ubuntu desktop to the latest release...The upgrade process itself was quite painless, but the post-upgrade "cleanup" is driving me mad.After rebooting into the new version of Ubuntu the audio had stopped working. Loading up alsamixer from the command line and playing around with it for a while eventually resolved that.. though it was … [Read more...] about Ubuntu Jaunty Upgrade Not A Pleasant Experience
Good Sharp Knives Wanted
Again last night I was reminded just how terrible the kitchen knives I own are. Slicing up a bit of pork shouldn't be that hard, but every time I have to do it the knives I'm using make it feel like a massive chore. So can anyone out there recommend some knives? (For the kitchen obviously!) I don't mind spending money on a set that will "do the job" and last, but I don't think … [Read more...] about Good Sharp Knives Wanted
RSS Feed Tweaks (Again!)
I've made another couple of minor changes to the RSS feed from this site, so any feedback would be appreciated.What's changed?I've added a daily delicious bookmarks thing as well as my Flickr feed.If you think these shouldn't be there let me know and I'll remove them … [Read more...] about RSS Feed Tweaks (Again!)