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E-Mail Server Configuration For Dummies
Well; I feel like a wally.
SmartData's taking on a new client for a content-managed web site, web and e-mail hosting. In anticipation of the domain transfer going through without a hitch, I reconfigured our web and e-mail servers to already be ready to accept connections to their "new" web site and for e-mails to come … -
This Weekend’s Events
Just so those of you in Aber know, here's some of this weekend's highlights:
Geek Night tonight is cancelled, as JTA and I are building his new PC (possibly with the help of Paul and certainly while being hand-fed peeled grapes by Ruth). A number of us are discussing seeing the 2:30pm matinee showing of … -
Dan’s Dingbats Challenge III - Results
Thanks to everybody who played Dan's Dingbats Challenge III; it was great to see some of your answers. Almost everybody did really well on points this time around, but many were let down by their times.
Here's the final scoreboard and answers:
Position Player Time Taken Right Answers Total Time 1 Faye (Aber)Very quick; every one … -
Dan And Alex
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Dan’s Dingbats Challenge III
It's back! Dan's Dingbat Challenge III!
If you've not played Dan's Dingbat Challenge before, you'd better go back and look at the first and second ones, and Andy's one. Or just go look at the answers to my first and second ones. Or just give it a go.
I've made a few changes since last time:
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3 Brazilian Soldiers
Donald Rumsfeld was giving the president his daily briefing.
He concluded by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed."
"OH NO!" the President yells. "That's terrible....just terrible!"
His staff watches as he buries his head in his hands and saying, "This is bad; bad for the coalition."
His staff sits stunned at this display since he had never shown … -
Black & White 2 Installer
I've just been installing Black & White 2, and was quite impressed by the following screenshot:
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The Way Lunch Should Be
There's a right way to go for lunch during your break at work, and, if you're in Aberystwyth, this is it.
Starter
I started in Scholars, where Matt (in the Hat) is spending the entire day as a birthday celebration. I treated Matt to a pint of Guinness, and had a half myself, thereby giving … -
Abbey National’s Rebranding
Is is just me who sees Abbey National's new logo - the result, inevitabley, of thousands of pounds worth of rebranding as part of their "new appeal", as looking like some kind of symbolic steaming turd?
Perhaps it's just me, but when I first saw it in Aber high street the other day, that's the first … -
InterfaceLIFT: High-Resolution Wallpaper @ 1600x1200
Bookmarked via del.icio.us: InterfaceLIFT: High-Resolution Wallpaper @ 1600x1200.
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Writing A Calendar App In Rails Vs. PHP
Some time ago, I wrote a web-based calendar application in PHP, one of my favourite programming languages. This tool would produce a HTML tabular calendar for a four week period, Monday to Sunday, in which the current date (or a user-specified date) fell in the second week (so you're looking at this week, last week, …
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National Novel Writing Month
Bookmarked via del.icio.us: National Novel Writing Month.
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Textile (Textilize) Quick Reference
Bookmarked via del.icio.us: Textile (Textilize) Quick Reference.
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The Flat Is Tidy
Thanks to JTA for his help. Huge thanks to Matt (temporarily minus his hat) for his help: feed the guy oatcakes and rum and he'll mop your floor! Winnage!
This is, of course, a result of the anticipated sale of the building we live in. The owners of MG's cafe, below us, and - in fact … -
A Jolly Good Fundraiser
Just got back from three days of fundraising for Aberystwyth Nightline, selling hot dogs, burgers, and fries at a stall at the University "Fresher's Fair". That was pretty successful.
In other news, a large padded A4 envelope arrived at The Flat today, addressed to Paul. The stamps, letter header etc. all seem to imply that the …