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Solar Flares – mind your Sat Nav!
With the new solar monitoring satellites in place it is nice to have early warning of impending solar activity. There is currently an ‘alert’ on a solar flare pointing directly at earth. Apart from the ability to give Hollywood B … Continue reading
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CMS – Still the need for custom builds.
Although we do quite a lot of WordPress work it often happens that we need to look at a bespoke solution to a problem. Recently I was asked to put together a custom built ‘Articles’ page for www.lawschoolonline.co.uk. The articles … Continue reading
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Data Jim, but not as we know it…
With the coming of ‘Open Government’ a project that it must be said is very laudible, there comes a danger that the overeagerness to get ‘stuff’ out there can sometimes lead to dangers. I am not being melodramatic here, but … Continue reading
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Putting all your eggs in one basket can cause havoc
As users of UK Online are about to find out having all your email addresses in one ISP can be a pain, as UK Online is about to close down. http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1895999/uk-online-shut As I understand it, users will have the Christmas period to … Continue reading
SQL Injection attacks
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Non Animate Objects
Why do certain harmless objects cause such stress? I personally think that printers are the most likely source of ‘object rage’ that I can think of and this following clip – which contains VERY STRONG – not for the faint-hearted - … Continue reading
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Security starts at home
As soon as the dust settles on one crisis story about internet security, another pops up. As developers we are on scores of mailing lists, and it is no surprise to find that the bulk of our alerts come from … Continue reading
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How safe is your phone?
After years of hacking, phishing and other malware in PC’s, the criminal fraternity has moved onto mobiles in a big way. Using the same tools as we use for our modem development software it is poosible to create an app … Continue reading
At last – a use for football?
I was trying to explain why an internet page used ‘F’ as part of the colour designation. “it’s because it is a hex number” I unhelpfully suggested. “How can F be a number?” was the instant reply. I was surprised as this … Continue reading
Not another ‘End of the world’!
2012 is getting filled up slowly but surely with end of world scenarios. In true prophet of doom style we now hear that all IP addresses will run out, meaning no more internet connections. While it is true that the … Continue reading