A “small” update… (My summer and a rant or three)
Well it’s been a while since I updated this, so now is the time…
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Working for the government, past or present..
Just a short article as something came up in conversation earlier… Many people don’t know, but in most countries when you work for the government/civil service you job can often entail more than you sign up for. In my experience working for Commonwealth countries, if you have a position that requires security clearance, gaining that…
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Karnival Tan-Nadur 2011 Photos..
Well what a success it was. The photos are up on facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/ (if you want to tag/comment on the photos please email michelle@shellsshots.com with your facebook email address or ID so I can add you… sorry you won’t be able to add/search on me directly because of problems with stalkers, but I should…
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The results of the attack…
This was done by my partner of the time (Katie Crothers – now ex-partner), and I was forced to remove it, however now I cannot be forced to remove it again so here it is again: Why have I marked it public again it you might ask? Well simply when I get messages from my…
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Creating an EV Certificate Request in OpenSSL
Quick technical FAQ as it has just taken me over 2 hours to find out how to do this… When generating a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) for an EV (Extended Validation) certificate there are some required fields. These required fields are very well documented (probably too well) and the problem you will find is trying…
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Facebook does it again…
When will Facebook ever learn…?! (and when will I learn!) I have a Facebook account to keep in touch with old friends, and to showcase the photos I take at parties and events. I have over 500 people on my profile which probably less than 100 are my friends, the rest are people I have…
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The True Colours of HP Printers…
Well, I’m sure you’ll remember my previous 2 articles (here and here) on HP Printer Cartridges, and their deliberate regionalisation to that anyone who moves country has to throw away a perfectly good printer (even if it’s only a few months old) and how very “Not Green” the whole practice is. Well after my original…
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Coffee, how to (and not to) store it…
Well as per usual you learn something new every day Not so long ago a partner told me that one should always keep fresh coffee in the freezer to prevent the oils degrading.
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Update about HP Print cartridges
This is an update to my previous article about the non-green side of HP and printer cartridge regionalisation. Thanks to Peter for pointing me at the article on ‘The Inquirer‘ about this page and in particular HPs response.
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Regionalised print cartridges… WTF!?!?!
So finally I managed to unpack my printer and get it setup. Well more than finally it was needed urgently as I have to print and sign some forms to get my car and bike cleared by customs or the shipping company will confiscate them…..My printer is a HP Photosmart C7180 which I spent over…
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Some days you just wish you never saw something….
Many people don’t know in my previous life I was originally trained as a Multi-Skilled Electronics Technician, trained by way of an apprenticeship at Birds Eye Walls in Lowestoft in England. The first year of training was all at the Lowestoft college where I spent my time working lathes and milling machines, then later wiring…
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The Great Australian Farcewall…
I’ve been staying well clear of this one for various reasons until now.