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Sample Page

This is an example page. It’s different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes).

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Tech solutions

Using MFA for Sudo Only

Passwords are weak, we know this and so often methods such as key based authentication is used for connections like SSH.

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Art

Pattern for a tshirt/hoodie I’m looking to make Pattern for a tshirt/hoodie I’m looking to make

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Tech solutions

Powershell Speaking Clock

After a phone system upgrade we were unable to get the speaking clock within the office, which started off a conversation about how much it costs to call, presently 50p per call in the UK.

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Music

Bordering On Obsession Released!

Over the summer I took part in a song writing game/mission with other songwriters on the web and one of the resultant songs that came out of the exercise was Bordering on Obsession, a song about lost loves, aspirations and self examination.

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PersonalWindows

Dism.exe Cleaning Up Invalid Images

After finishing editing and wim image using dism I was being left with Windows still thinking the image was still mounted somehow and not able to remount the image file.

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PowershellTech solutionsWindows

[Solved] WDS Driver Filters Not Working

Like many people it seems I’ve been scratching my head as to why WDS’s Driver Package Filters were not matching my hardware when imaging a machine that I’d created a driver package group for.

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MicrosoftPowershellTech solutionsWindows

Easy GPO Audit Using Powershell

After poking around the Group Policy Objects (GPO) of an infrastructure that was new to me I needed a decent way of producing a quick and useful report on the state of the GPOs.

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InternetPersonalTechnology

Google+ For the Win!

Last month Google+ introduced Collections https://plus.google.com/collections/welcome A devilishly simple way to group your posts by topic.

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How toMusicTech solutionsTipsVideoWeekend project

Weekend Project: Battery Powered Sonos Play:1

Following this video guide and the step up booster converter from ebay below I’m going to make a Sonos Play:1 battery powered so I can enjoy some lovely music on the balcony over the summer.

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TechnologyTechnologyWebWeb designWebsites

HTTP/2 Explained

Explaining the methodologies implemented within HTTP/2, this is a must read for IT staff O’Reilly Book Chapter 12 HTTP/2

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CiscoHow toPersonalTech solutionsTechnologyTechnology

Cisco How To Find A MAC Address By IP

From a switch that the device is plugged directly into (otherwise you’ll get the MAC of the next hop) first ping the IP address to ensure it’s in your ARP cache, then view the ARP cache, like so

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Photography

I love the constant learning that comes with photography and the incredible range of techniques and compositions.

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LinuxTech solutionsUbuntu

Cleaning Up Linux Headers

Make sure you’ve rebooted BEFORE running any of these commands so that you are actively using the latest kernel.

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Photography

Photo24London

I recently took part in a 24 hour photo shoot event whereby the participants were directed and could wander around London and throughout the day were text messaged little missions.

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PersonalPhotography

Recent Photo Work

I’ve been taking my camera out with me a lot more lately and it’s given me a wealth of opportunities for some amazing photos.

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Modern livingTips

Can I Park On A Single Yellow Line?

I learnt this today, & thought it best to share it with all to help you avoid getting a parking ticket or your car towed as was experienced by my friend today:

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PhotographyTech solutionsTips

Canon SLR Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB

If you want to use AEB feature on a Canon SLR camera, make sure whilst you are trying to set the bracketing that your on body flash is down/off , otherwise no matter what you do you won’t be able to enable bracketing.

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SecurityTechnology

Mac OS X’s Hidden FTP Server

Seeing as there is already the capability to run a built in ftp server on OS X why bother downloading and potentially paying for one?

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PersonalWeight loss

Losing Weight Again

Losing Weight, It takes effort So after my previous efforts to lose weight after the 14 Stone Wobble eventually fell by the wayside I’ve recently gone back up to 14 stone again and so I’m trying to lose weight.

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GamingModern livingPersonalTechnology

Xbox One An Honest Write Up

Day by day I see PS fan boys slam the Xbox One misquoting sources, or not quoting the full story, or printing satirical articles as fact.

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AndroidPersonalTechnology

Google Hangouts Firewall Ports

Our firewall was configured as per Google’s documentation to allow the Google Hangouts nee Talk client and the Android Google Hangouts app to connect.

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Personal

Is the world 20dB too loud?

On The Buses Again With my last flat move I’ve spending move time on public transport than I have for a long time and, arguably, more time in public too.

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Personal

Stressimism

When stress exists in the pessimist The pessimist find it hard to exist

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Personal

Negativity

As the English nation, we are, by and large, a nation of complainers.

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AppleTechnology

IOS6 What Would You Like To See?

IOS6 Is Coming IOS 6 looks to be certain for this Monday’s Apple Keynote, along with what we suspect is a new iPhone and every item in their arsenal, aside the iPad, getting a little something something.

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Personal

Copenhagen

I’m doing a bit of travelling at the moment and this is a station Herlev, near Copenhagen city.

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Gaming

PS Vita: My Review

I bit the bullet I was being good and avoiding buying a PS Vita but sharing a flat where I can’t game on my own schedule and desire, but on when the front room is free.

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ArtPhotography

Light

Another shot I just had to take. In Bank tube station.

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PersonalWeight loss

First wobbly steps

So since making my post 14 Stone Wobble I’ve been making the changes I said I would.

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Weight loss

14 Stone Wobble

Well I knew I’d put on some weight, but was shocked to see the scale telling me I was 14 Stone this morning.

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E booksEducationIdeasTechnology

Tablet’s will not cure all that ails you

As I read the article Tablets Will Transform the Classroom [OPINION] I found myself getting increasingly frustrated at this article’s view on what Tablets like the iPad, Galaxy Tab, etc would bring to the classroom.

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ProductivityTechnology

Reverse Timesheeting

I’m lazy and forgetful, not in a bad way, but I don’t like to do more than I have to if I can simplify something and streamline it, and I have a bad memory for the more mundane things.

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E booksHouseholdTechnology

The future of newspapers

Newspaper publishers are finally coming to terms with new media and trying to work out where there business model lies in this new landscape.

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Ideas

Time O’The Signs

Via gizmodo.com, and email a couple of webbased service pricing changes that affect me came to light this week.

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Ideas

What’s in the future for the iPad?

I’ve been a bit quiet hear so far this month whilst my work get’s busier, but that’s not to say I’m not constantly thinking about technology and our future with it.

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About

Work I work as an Infrastructure Engineer for an AdTech company.

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Ideas

This is the Future of Transport in London

Gizmodo posted an interesting article today http://gizmodo.com/5530730/b+cycle-the-gps+equipped-bike-sharing-system-i-want-right-now This is very similar to a cycle system I was envisaging for London about 6 years ago except more techie.

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E booksGeneral

How eBooks and iBooks Might Cost Us All

I was looking for a book on Buddhism yesterday and, as I’m sure it not uncommon for many reader, I checked Amazon first had a browse around and found a book I liked the look of.

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Ideas

Bluetooth Hearing Aid

A colleague of mine, Dan Shane, suggested to me today a good topic to post on my site would be bluetooth hearing aids.

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IdeasI phoneTechnology

Zero Foot Print Earphone Plugs

In this crazy world where you can buy a 64GB usb drive that is little bigger than the USB plug itself how comes ear phones still have a zonking great big plug on them.

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HouseholdIdeas

Compact Living

After moving flat time and time again one thing is true of all rented accommodation it seems.

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Power

USB Power Sockets

A discussion came up amongst friend about devices that charge via USB socket, such as phones, Nintendo DS etc.

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Contact

Strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me.

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Music

Strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me.

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Photos

Strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me.

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