Archive For November 1st, 2004
As of a few moments ago, these are the prices on both candidates in the US election from Paddypower.com: 2004 US Presidential Elections Selection Prices George W. Bush (Rep) 4 – 7 John Kerry (Dem) 5 – 4 And, as we approach the election hour, here’s Bush showing his true colours, giving Just a one-fingered [...]
I bought the paper yesterday but it’ll probably be easier for me to browse it online anyway. I find myself skimming articles and on paper that’s hard to do. I blame the web. First we grew accustomed to banner ads and flashing gizmos flying out of our browsers, then to suck down all the content [...]
Yay! I finally got around to fixing it! I noticed a while back that paging of categories didn’t work, but then got swept off by some other problem before I could fix it. Anyway, it’s a simple fix to your wp-inst/.htaccess file. Open that file up in your favourite editor, and add the following after [...]
WordPress 1.3 has much better anti-spam features than previous releases. It’s still relatively simple however but despite the existence of third-party hacks and plugins to catch spam here’s how I configured my site: Disable email notifaction when comments are held for moderation Before a comment appears, the comment author must have a previously approved comment [...]
How to make a Button Set in the GIMP. Nice. Solving Color and White Balance Problems: Using Levels – Works equally well in the GIMP too! Slow Shutter Speeds and Long Exposure Photography – Here’s my tip. Hold the camera steady in your hands, suck in your breath and let it out slowly, hit the [...]
They’re all over the place but didn’t stop major damage to many shops and premises in the city center. I guess the road works didn’t make things any better for retailers or shoppers alike. Hopefully we won’t see floods as bad as that again this year. Did anyone see Clonmel on the news? Yikes! I [...]
