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Frank — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:06:26 +0000

I have decided to add my old photos to the built-in Wordpress media library. I’m having some trouble with the gallery tag, as it completely refuses to order the images in any way I ask it to, but at least it displays them. Below is a list of links to new posts with photos.

Wordpress Updated

Frank — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:36:42 +0000

This site had been down for quite a while, after it had been hacked, and I simply disabled Wordpress. Now I’ve finally done the right thing and upgraded Wordpress to the latest version, 2.7, which rocks, and hopefully things will calm down now.

A big thanks goes out to Neil, and his mate Ed, for some SSH scriptery to remove all the iframe lines that had been added to my files.

Windows Live Writer

Frank — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:19:24 +0000

It’s part of the new (well, I’ve only seen it recently) Live Suite, and it’s a essentially a tool to publish from your desktop to your blog, supporting different blogs, like Spaces and Wordpress installations. I thought I’d give it a whirl, and as such, this is published with the very software.

Part of the same suite is Windows Live Mail, which I installed on my laptop and am quite pleased with so far. I wanted to try it on my main machine but for whatever reason, it seems to refuse to launch properly.

Also, my cat spilled a glass of wine on my keyboard the other day, and now my control key is sticky, and my full stop either doesn’t work at all or puts 3 stops…. (or 4 it seems)…

EDIT: I finally managed to get Windows Live Mail working, with the directions outlined here. Previously it had always gotten stuck on the "please wait while windows configures windows mail live" message when trying to launch. An annoyingly common problem as a quick googling would indicate.

Time to Upgrade

Frank — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:38:33 +0000

Wordpress that is. Now to find the time to do this inbetween work and Gears of War. Hm…

Christmas

Frank — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:19:43 +0000

It’s a curse as well as a boon. If, like us, you’re a little strapped for cash (and who isn’t around that time!), buying presents for friends and family can turn into more of a chore than the uplifting, spontaneous “thank you for being a friend/family member” action it’s supposed to be.

Having said that, choosing a present is often as difficult as paying for one (call me cynical). For that reason I’ve updated my Amazon wishlist (also here) once again. It contains a lot of cheap items that I’d nevertheless appreciate a lot. If you’ve got one of these list, by all means let me know!

Halo 3 Review (3rd Party)

Frank — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:54:19 +0000

I’m not usually in the habit of posting other people’s videos here, but this is just too funny.

Birthday Pub Crawl

Frank — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:00:21 +0000

It’s my 21st birthday (give or take 10 years) this Friday, and everyone is invited to a pub crawl! The route is detailed below, divided as it is into 3 parts.

Part the First, Warm-up

17:45, 2 Breck Road – Apéritif (one for the road)
18:00, Fatso’s
18:45, Brickmaker’s
19:30, Cider Shed

I appreciate that most people might not be off work or ready for the warm-up. For anyone interested though, I can come pick you up ahead of time, then we can walk in together and both build up and quench a thirst.

Part the Second, Crawl Proper

20:00, King’s Head
20:30, Mischief
21:00, Golden Star
21:30, St Andrew’s Tavern
22:00, Wild Man
22:30, Steam Packet

Part the Third, Aftermath

23:00, Hades (Exmortis)

Frank’s notes to himself:

Don’t start drinking Jägermeister until Hades. Don’t start drinking Jägermeister until Hades. Don’t start drinking Jägermeister until Hades. Don’t start drinking Jägermeister until Hades.

Mike & Rachel’s Wedding

Frank — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:33:16 +0000

Here are my snapshot from Mike & Rachel’s wedding. It was a beautiful affair, in gorgeous surroundings, with a sprinkle of very lucky, good weather.

Teeth Saga – The Convergening

Frank — Thu, 03 May 2007 10:40:59 +0000

It’s all slowly coming together. The teeth are now almost straight at the top. The front two teeth are battling over a little space – a fight I expect to be resolved within the next couple of weeks, and than that’s the brunt done. Afterwards I understand there will be a bit of fine-tuning.

Teeth Saga – The Continuing

Frank — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:46:30 +0000

Progress is being made. Apologies for the somewhat blurry second picture.

3rd March 2007

16 February 2007