I've been moving some of my vBulletin installs over to XenForo. There's a multitude of reasons why I've decided to make the switch, but suffice to say that XenForo offers a lot of very nice features "out of the box", while vBulletin simply doesn't. One of the things that was annoying me a little was the way that it seemed to be pulling in a rather ugly default image for any … [Read more...] about Fixing the OpenGraph Image Displayed in XenForo
Simply Lovely Polish Advert
Some adverts are simply beautiful. This is one of those adverts, and no, you don't need to speak Polish to understand it: https://youtu.be/tU5Rnd-HM6A Enjoy! … [Read more...] about Simply Lovely Polish Advert
Fixing and Debugging Rich Media Sharing on Facebook and Twitter
People tend to interact more with "rich" media than they do with plain text links. So when you share a link on Facebook, Twitter or other social media networks you'll find that those links that contain "media", such as images and video, will get more interactions. Apart from anything else, they'll stick out more on people's news feeds. If you're using Wordpress as your … [Read more...] about Fixing and Debugging Rich Media Sharing on Facebook and Twitter
Saving Money On Quality Kitchenware Via eBay
Over the past few years I've spent more and more time in the kitchen and less and less time with the microwave. Ok, that sounds worse than it actually is :) I like cooking, but I also like having nice things to cook and serve food with. Buying Le Creuset saucepans new costs a fortune, but if you spend a bit of time poking around eBay you can pick up some really nice sets … [Read more...] about Saving Money On Quality Kitchenware Via eBay
Montenegro From The Air
I've been to Montenegro several times over the last few years and I'm always struck by the beauty of the place. This video does a good job of capturing some of it: https://vimeo.com/187328168 Unfortunately there aren't any direct flights from Ireland, but it's relatively easy to get there via Dubrovnik, London or Paris. … [Read more...] about Montenegro From The Air