Category Archives: Web

How not to: Do A Hack Day

Posted on 24/7/2010 by Ian

It’s been well over a month since I attended science hack day and I’d thought I’d put out some notes on my time there. Rather than do a run down of the event, for which I’m sure there’s far more … Continue reading →

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Amazon Associates WordPress Plugin v0.2

Posted on 25/10/2009 by Ian

I’ve just updated my amazon associates plugin to take into account the recent signiture changes which amazon have introduced for their webservices api. This now also means you’ll have to enter your amazon secret access key in the plugin configuration … Continue reading →

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Create Your Own TinyURL Service for WordPress

Posted on 16/5/2009 by Ian

I don’t particularly like using URL shortening services. I think I first noticed them getting used rather prolificly in the Guardians technology section to include lots of random links to bizarre web content. TinyURL’s own web site wouldn’t particularly inspire … Continue reading →

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My Vicious Circle of Posting Quality Content

Posted on 15/5/2009 by Ian

I’ve been looking back at the posts on this site and the commitment that I supposedly made (internally) a couple of months ago about posting regular, interesting content. But it seemed to die a death very promptly. I think that … Continue reading →

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Stephen Fry and the Ascent of “Micro Blogging”

Posted on 6/2/2009 by Ian

Twitter is all over the news at the moment. For the uninitiated, it allows you to list short updates of what you are doing at any time. BBC News seemed to have an all-out assault at the end of January … Continue reading →

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Are Music Blogs getting a Raw Deal?

Posted on 31/1/2009 by Ian

I can’t help but feel a little sorry for music blogs as of late. I’m sure you may be familiar with The Hype Machine and may use it on a daily basis. For the uninitiated, it is essentially a music … Continue reading →

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What do I have to contribute?

Posted on 29/1/2009 by Ian

It has struck me over the last couple of days and it’s a reflection of my attitude to being interested in geeky things in general. I’m an elitist. When I started my blog back in 2003, I loved the fact … Continue reading →

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Cardiff Web Meetup #3

Posted on 31/5/2008 by Ian

Just a quick note to remind people that this coming week is the third Cardiff meetup for web types in wales. It’s in 10 Feet Tall on Church St on Wednesday 4th June from 6.30pm. Featured speakers include Matthew Cashmore … Continue reading →

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Amazon Associates WordPress Wishlist Plugin

Posted on 2/4/2008 by Ian

One of the things that’s bugged me for a while whilst having a website is that at certain times of the year when people might actually like to buy me a gift they’re unable to find my wishlist. This is … Continue reading →

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Google Developer Day

Posted on 3/6/2007 by Ian

I’ve just returned from my stint in the South East after being invited to attend Googles London Developer day on thursday and remaining there to hang out in Haddenham for the weekend. Theres a ton of photo’s over on a … Continue reading →

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