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Why Don?t Modern Applications Use Embedded Databases?
2007-12-13 12:34:00
I use many different applications. I like using programs dedicated for one purpose, rather than the sort who uses a few applications to do many different things.  The Major reason I change from one app to another that I use is that they are either processor, disk or memory intensive.  What I have noticed is ...
More About: Software , Applications , Databases , Open-Source , Modern

Politics: When you get what you did not pay for
2007-12-08 14:40:00
One of the problems that I have seen lately is that not all leaders stay for the full term, when there is nothing left to achieve, like an elite athlete retiring after they have all the records then there is a void. Other leadership transitions can occur through party room battles, death, illness or similar; the fact is that a leader that did not face the election is the leader of the government. This individual then sets their own policies, agendas and ideas and starts to put them into motion. This assumption of power is not a problem if one assumes that each politician is only there to look after their own electorates, and because of this then if the majority of electorates support the new leader then everything is all good. If however you see the government as being affirmed and the representatives are elected on a geographical area only for convenience of getting people to form the government and as a pool of ministers for the duly elected government. where this view is t...
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Hosting Decisions - Why A VPS Is a Good Idea
2007-12-04 13:22:00
if your site is important to you, and you can afford the fees then I would recommend a VPS over any shared hosted solution, as control, backups, lack of hardware support is something that all but the dedicated should need
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10 + 1 Reasons Why its Easier to be a Spectator rather than a Blogger
2007-11-30 09:39:00
The title says it all... After a blogging holiday I am back with more spare time, fresh full of ideas and new enthusiasm, I did note however that it was hard to get windows live writer and start my first post back and I thought I'd share some of the reasons with you
More About: Blogger , Reasons , Spectator

Personalize Your Email
2007-11-06 13:05:00
.| Type |. Although people like me have had hotmail email addresses for over ten years, it does not mean that using this address in the workplace is either credible or professional. I do not think that using a common, free email looks good on a resume to a top tier law firm. Nor does sending emails to prospective clients or even new social networking associates with an email that is littered with ads seem an approach that means that people will take you seriously. Using the email address provided to you by your Internet Service provider does not look much better (In Australia the ominous bigpond.com.au address prevails) and both of these have the disadvantage that the services could end at any time. I have found a solution (I have not been paid for this) that will provide you with reliable, free, professional looking email for the price of going to a movie once a year. It also means that you can get your own name at your domain (andrew rather than and0ew8492 or simila...
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I DoFollow
2007-11-03 12:08:00
Completely avoiding the double entendres that could be drawn out of being a blogger that Does Follow; I have now decided to open all comments on this blog to let their url’s not be shielded by a "link condom".  I really like the idea of people commenting on my blog and encourage anyone to do ...

Mind Mapping; A Valuable Tool
2007-11-01 13:16:00
What is Mind mapping? Mind mapping is method of brainstorming that uses visual cues for putting thoughts onto paper. This produces an easy to read result that is visual, fun, fast and creative. Many different ideas and unexpected connections can be easily drawn limiting words and increasing understanding. A picture, idea or central word is used to begin with, branches are then drawn out, free associations and other words are added as they appear in one's brain as they arise in the course of thinking about or studying the topic. From these nodes, further branches are drawn. This can create a web like image, ideas can further be linked via arrows - In a short period of time many connections can be drawn for a single word.
More About: Ideas , Tool , Mapping

Blogrush - Is it Worth the Hassle?
2007-10-31 08:04:00
You may have seen boxes appear in the last few months on people’s blogs that look like: I have one on the right hand side of my blog.  This service is called Blogrush.  The idea is that you sign up your blog and they will display your posts headlines on other people’s blogs the same amount ...
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8 Questions That Need Answers
2007-10-30 12:42:00
 It may be possible that some questions can not be answered, others are those that are not impossible but there is nothing that you have ever heard to explain the phenomenon, below are some of the questions I have been asking myself for some time where I can not find answers…. Are they answerable - ...
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Smilies & Emoticon Etiquette - Readers Not Getting The Message
2007-10-29 13:29:00
When you use a smiley or emoticon - do people really know what you are saying? There seem to be many problems in communication / conveying mesasges that arise because of the lack of consistency in the use of smilies and emoticons. I propose that there needs to be a standard usage across the board.
More About: Etiquette , Readers , Message , The Message , Smilies

Things To Do Instead of Studying
2007-10-26 13:28:00
It interests me that I always seem to be most productive when I am supposed to be studying. Not productive in terms of what I should be doing, rather things that I normally avoid but would rather do than study. I detest cleaning, abhor any physical labor, don't like filing but do not like studying either. Here is what I almost always end up doing when I should be studying.
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Temporary Transition from Expert to Reporter
2007-10-25 00:30:00
I have been suffering from serious computer problems, a heavy workload, cramming for exams and trying to keep the blog filled with unique and original content. John Chow reckons that his average posts take him ten minutes to write and although this is reflected in the quality of the content it is something that I am going to do until my exams are finished. I am going to put ideas that I would normally flesh out into a long post into a shorter one and invite comments. The best posts over this period I will then take the effort to re-write and encapsulate the ideas that are left in the comments.
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Do Not Mail Register
2007-10-23 13:25:00
The Australian Federal Government instituted a Do Not Call Regis ter earlier this year.  This is a system where you register your personal details and telemarketers are forbidden to call (except for charities and political parties).  This is something that I have felt that was needed for some time and it was about time it ...
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30 Thought Provoking Ideas
2007-10-15 00:25:00
I have been trying to come up with something interesting to write, on the topic of law and less of technology and programming that I have been writing about recently.  I have noticed however that I am not sure what is the best thing to write about, and was inspired by a recent post that ...
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Is Bigger Better? Looking At RSS Image Use
2007-10-11 15:12:00
Recently I was contemplating redesigning my blog, and was told by a regular reader that I need a really Large RSS icon to make sure readers have somewhere to subscribe to. This made me feel rather Inadequate and I decided to ignore the comment. Days Later, as a point of interest I went out looking for some Beautiful and Large RSS images for my blog. I found some of these; The Big
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3 Brand New Wordpress Widgets
2007-10-10 15:02:00
My last post indicated the plugins that I use on my blog.  These are fine but some require that you change code in the actual blog.  Changing code is not something that I think people should have to do when all they want to do is publish their thoughts and ideas in their CMS platform.  ...
More About: Wordpress , Widgets , Brand

My Favourite Wordpress Plugins
2007-10-09 12:23:00
Plugins extend and expand the functionality of WordPress. If you are hosting your own blog and want to have complete control over its appearance and functionality then plugins are for you.  They are generally very easy to install and what they will do make it easy for someone who can’t or don’t want to touch the code to create a site that really rocks. The concept is very similar to plugins for applications like firefox, where you can download code that increase what they can do see The Top 50 Lightweight Firefox Add-Ons. Powerful plugins and extensions that will not kill your computer for information about other plugins that I find extremely useful. I have noticed that it is hard to find what actual plugins people use on their blogs and how they actually look when they are installed.  Here is what I have currently installed on my blog and why I chose those plugins.  Note that currently the only code changes to Wordpress and my template that I have made, w...
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WordPress 2.3, The Joy of Upgrading
2007-10-08 13:08:00
After Working in IT for what seems a very long time, I do not generally like upgrading things. I have read the good things about the newest version of WordPress, and thought that added security and functionality are the things that I would like for my own peace of mind and that of my readers. Yesterday I had some spare time and decided that I would take the plunge and upgrade WordPress from 2.2.1 to 2.3.  As readers of this blog will know, it has not been around for too long, but in this time Wordpress has wanted to upgrade two minor versions and now to 2.3, it seems that everything moves very quickly and I had better keep up with the times. This is an account of what I did in upgrading and the experiences that I encountered. Automatic Upgrade Plugin I downloaded the Wordpress Automatic Upgrade Plugin as I have read that it does a pretty good job.  I was rather impressed with how well it actually worked.  It took me through the following steps: Located and Found the...

WordPress 2.3, The Joy of Upgrading
2007-10-08 13:08:00
After Working in IT for what seems a very long time, I do not generally like upgrading things. I have read the good things about the newest version of WordPress, and thought that added security and functionality are the things that I would like for my own peace of mind and that of my readers. Yesterday ...
More About: Wordpress , Programming

Mountain Parrot
2007-10-07 05:35:00
I was at O’Riellys yesterday, Nestled in the Gold Coast Hinterland.  They have wild parrots and other birds that you can hand Feed.  It was lots of fun, but they have very sharp claws and all of us had many cuts and scratches afterwards.  Here is one of hundreds of Great Photos I took yesterday:   What ...
More About: Photography , Parrot , Mountain , Mount

The Top Nine Most Important SQL Keywords; What they mean and how to use the
2007-10-05 06:57:00
 After contributing to thousands of requests for programming help online and in person I have many theories and ideas about how people should learn programming and how they should consider the problems that they find themselves in.  This post is the first of many that will look into commonly asked problems and give tips that ...
More About: Programming , Keywords

You Can Win by Entering Blogging Competitions
2007-10-05 04:50:00
Yesterday I wrote a post for problogger’s 24 prize giveaway, and never thought I would win anything, but it filled a need of mine to come up with some content I would not otherwise have written.  Although I wanted to win some LCD monitors I won 10, 500 Word Articles about anything of my choice ...
More About: Blogging , Competitions , Erin

Three Tips for the Blogging Challenged
2007-10-04 12:27:00
ProBlogger is one of the biggest blogs online that has information about blogging and making money online.  This week having a birthday bash and giving away over $54,000 worth of prizes over the next seven days.  There are many competitions, many involve using your blog to enter competitions and to blog about blogging. This post ...
More About: Tips , Blogging , Halle

Which Camera to Buy if You do not want a DSLR?
2007-10-03 06:06:00
I am very happy with my canon 350D.  This Digital SLR gives me the control I want, and the lenses to buy (when I can afford them) however, recently I was asked by a friend to review a camera the, Canon PowerShot SD750 / IXUS 75 Digital Camera .  He is not after a DSLR as ...
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Rock God of Hyde Park
2007-09-28 07:21:00
After Taking the Thomas Hawk’s advice in a recent article about photowalking and taking my camera with me wherever I go.  I was in Sydney yesterday for work and when I finished early I had the opportunity to take some great pictures.  Below is an un-photoshopped unconventional look at an unconventional statue.  
More About: Photography , Rock , Hyde , Park , Hyde Park

How to Gain the Attention of A-List Bloggers; 50 Ways to get a Celebrity Wr
2007-09-26 14:46:00
Thankyou for all the feedback from my last post - Why You Should Want an A-List Blogger to Notice You - Many of the ideas I was sent are incorporated in this post, and others may be a separate venture I will start in the coming months. As my previous post indicated blogging is something where ...
More About: Celebrity , Lists , Bloggers , Attention

Why You Should Want to Get Noticed by an A-List Blogger
2007-09-20 13:42:00
Influence is not all that an a-list blogger has that is valuable to an aspiring blogger like myself. I started blogging to meet people, encourage discussion, write about things that interest me and belong to a community. After attempting to blog for some time I have made the following observations: It is very lonely having a blog ...
More About: Blogger , List , A list

20 Sure-Fire Ways to Stop Hiccups
2007-09-17 04:49:00
In the newer theme of this blog, covering technology, programming, law and anything that is relevant to me, today I am suffering from my first bout of hiccups in years.  These are not just polite, these are violent, body heaving, mind distracting monster hiccups. As I write this I have not found a cure for the ...
More About: Tutorials , Lists , Fire , Stop

The Ethics of Blogging: Should There Be a Blogging Code of Conduct?
2007-09-09 14:19:00
The Ethics of Blogging : Should There Be a Blogging Code of Conduct? One of the articles that I had been thinking about that was not necessarily relevant to my blogging theme was if there are ethics to blogging and what should be disclosed, discussed conversed, done to other blogs, interaction with communities, advertising, monetizing and manipulation of content. One of the problems that I have always had with ethics and morals is that to me there is no central set of ethics and morals, not just world-wide, but within any society or even family. What is appropriate and acceptable conduct for one person is not for another. Different people have

Announcing changes to the way that this blog is going to operate in the fut
2007-09-08 13:52:00
I started blogging as I was inspired that I could write quality articles that people would enjoy reading.I thought that I would have my own style and I would be able to meet new people and exchange ideas. Unfortunately I have become distracted with many other areas and aspects of blogging that I did not even ...
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