Yesterday I finally got round to upgrading one of my servers to the latest Ubuntu LTS - 14.04 Trusty Tahr. There are a few "gotchas" with the upgrade that I might cover in a separate post, but the biggest one isn't Ubuntu's fault or PHP's fault. Zend, for some odd reason, haven't released a compatible version of their loader for any PHP version of the 5.5* series. … [Read more...] about Zend Loader Not Available For PHP 5.5
AIB Irony
AIB is one of Ireland's largest banks. I use it for my personal banking, while the company also uses them for pretty much everything. I've had my issues with them in the past. Most recently their rather "nutty" handling of phone calls has really peeved me. You can read more about this here. Short version - bank rings customer to check if charges are valid, but does so … [Read more...] about AIB Irony
Minimalist Planet of the Apes T-Shirt
With the latest instalment of the Planet of the Apes currently showing in cinemas this t-shirt could be quite popular. However it's more related to the original 1968 movie (and its sequels) starring Charlton Heston More info here. … [Read more...] about Minimalist Planet of the Apes T-Shirt
Carlow vs Los Angeles Weather
Over the last couple of weeks the weather here in Carlow has been uncharacteristically warm. However that all changed in the last couple of days. It's been raining and drizzling for the last couple of days, which is rather annoying, as it's a long weekend. I'm heading off to Los Angeles towards the end of the week so I thought I'd check the weather over there. The … [Read more...] about Carlow vs Los Angeles Weather
Even When I Try To Escape From Work ..
This year I probably won't take a "proper" holiday. I'm more likely to take a few short "semi-holidays" either alone or with friends or family. The first one of these breaks was to Lisbon. And it was meant to be a holiday .. but could I escape work? Well not entirely: Yes, that's the .pt domain registry's offices in Lisbon. I stumbled upon it over the weekend. … [Read more...] about Even When I Try To Escape From Work ..