I found this video on the linuxmagazineacademy’s youtube channel. The speaker (Ross Brunson) is the trainer for Linux Magazine Academy LPIC-1 online training program. In this video Ron raises some good points on how to prepare for the LPIC-1 exam (Which I am taking later this year). Ron outlines the does and dont’s when studying ... Read More
On Sunday the 20th of May 2012, me and a running mate are going to take part in the 10k race at Bristol. Now my normal run is a measly 3.8 km which pales in comparison to the distance that I will be running. However I’m pleased with the current progress and there’s 23 weeks ... Read More
Today I took a break from studying to make the Christmas Count Down. The count down is made from the following mashups Keith Wood‘s jQuery countdown plugin Jason Brown’s jQuery Snowfall plugin Googles Spicy Rice web font Dean Martins Let It Snow Let It Snow video from youtube Facebook and twitter links The most challenging ... Read More
As mentioned in my previous post, I am keeping to the same route and trying to reduce the overall time. So far I have managed three runs and should be able to fit in a forth before the new year. When I say reducing the overall time, I don’t mean increasing the speed but managing ... Read More
Trello is a lightweight planning and organization tool for individuals and teams. I use it at work as a project management aid and at home to store any personal to-do lists. Here are six reasons why I like it. Trello is simple Theres no need to read manuals or instructions. Its very quick to pickup. ... Read More
Firstly I would like to give a big thank you to all those who have donated to me and the team for 2011. I mentioned in the previous movember post that I wanted raise a modest £30 pounds for the movember charity’s. Well I’m happy to announce that the total stands at £55 pounds. Almost ... Read More
I’m delighted to announce that Noupe has included the jQuery wordCounter plugin on their 40+ Useful and Fresh jQuery Plugins post. I’m over the moon that Nousheen Aquil from the Curious Side of Smashing Magazine would think this plugin worthy for the list. The post includes popular jQuery plugins such as Lettering.js, Cuepoint.js and simpleSlider ... Read More
Its been two weeks since I gave up my beard and started growing a mustache for Movember 2011. So I thought I would post an update on the fluff below the nose. So far I’ve raised £18 for Movember and aiming for £30 by the end of the month. If you want to make a ... Read More
A month ago I started running and I thought I should post my progress to date. So far I’ve had 3 runs as I have skipped a few weeks due to work I’ve increased the distance from 1.1 miles to 2.4 (still with walking breaks) Here’s the new route Some stats Running Cold Created by ... Read More
Google Analytics is a must have tool for SEO junkies. I’ve recently added it to a few of my own sites but unfortunately I didn’t setup any filters. I started working on a site locally over the weekend and forgot the tracking code was still active. This meant that for two days the site had ... Read More
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