I was curious about my early online history. The sort of stuff that predates “the Internet knows everything” and ages before “Google knows everything. There was once even a time when “it’s probably on Alta Vista” and “hopefully Yahoo can help” were common statements. I ran NetRunners, a dialup BBS (Bulletin Board System) that was… Continue reading My Online BBS History
Category: Technology
Shiny-chromed things and ideas
iCalendar of NSW Public Holidays
As a Producer, Line Producer and Production Manager in the film & TV industry I need to know about upcoming public holidays when pre-pre-pre-production planning. You’d be surprised how often a public holiday ruins a budget. Anyway, I have a mix of databases, spreadsheets, text files and industry specific software that helps me do my… Continue reading iCalendar of NSW Public Holidays
iCalendar of Easter Sunday
I looked around for an iCalendar listing of Easter dates for a project I was hacking together. I couldn’t find one so I threw it together. In my typical overkill I went all the way out to the year 2299. It’s available on GitHub and also I’ll host and update two calendars covering: Good Friday, Holy… Continue reading iCalendar of Easter Sunday
What’s a DVD?
Reddit user Zy14rk gave the perfect answer to the question “What’s a DVD?”
I’m preparing to rip my DVD collection.
An Idea to Stop Vehicle Terrorism
Last updated on December 31st, 2017 at 06:32 pm As I write this, news is coming in of another runaway vehicle mowing down pedestrians on a busy street. This time in Melbourne. No details yet other than the police have arrested the driver. If this is an act of terrorism or a tragic accident, there… Continue reading An Idea to Stop Vehicle Terrorism
Apple Touch Icon Cheat Sheet
Last updated on June 9th, 2018 at 11:28 am
Continuing from yesterday’s post on apple-touch-icon sizes, the best cheat sheet for icon sizes and all other design things is iOS design guidelines by Ivo Mynttinen.
Apple Touch Icon Sizes Updated for iOS 11
Last updated on May 27th, 2018 at 12:26 am http://stackoverflow.com/a/19933647/5118345 Stack Overflow user felipep posted an answer to the question “What size should apple-touch-icon.png be for iPad and iPhone 4?” His brilliant work is that he updates with all the suggested icon sizes for iOS10, including iPad Pro and every new iPhone and iPad as it… Continue reading Apple Touch Icon Sizes Updated for iOS 11
Never Add Analytics Code to Your WordPress Theme
Last updated on June 9th, 2018 at 11:32 am
Best practise is to use a plugin to add Analytics code to your website, not the options in your theme.
When you change themes you lose the code and often the first thing you know about it is a gap in your analytics data.
A detailed explanation is at WPTavern Why You Should Never Add Analytics Code to Your WordPress Theme
Banned Domains list
I’ve created a page for Banned Domains on this server. Any spammers that get through the blocklists will be added to the list. To get off the list comment below. If your comment is spam I’ll add you to a popular blocklist.
Server woes
Last updated on February 24th, 2016 at 06:30 pm Sorry to those of you whose emails I’m not receiving. Unless I’m receiving them and you’re in the smaller group of people who can’t receive my emails. Unless you’re in a non-intersecting group of people who are connecting to an older server (in which case you… Continue reading Server woes