Category: WebDev & Code

  • Hot topic – our backup server (overheating!)

    Ahh, computer backups. I’ve said before and learn’t first hand how important they are over the years. My business backup routine is to copy the files from the server in another building. I used to have a ReadyNAS NV+ (image on wikipedia) and for many years it served us well. Actually, 8 years, which is…

  • Royalty free music and a time lapse video for work

    Here’s a great way to start 2016, Win an award for “Best Domestic Bathroom Installer 2015“. My brother David entered the Geberit Awards, Geberit being a large multinational manufacturer of bathroom products and out of all the entries from all of the UK, he won. We’re very proud 🙂 That prompted us to finish editing…

  • Migrating from phpBB to Google Groups

    For many years I’ve run a tiny web site for the village we live and work in. 8 years ago (or maybe more) I added a forum to the site using phpBB, as they say about themselves ‘THE #1 FREE, OPEN SOURCE BULLETIN BOARD SOFTWARE’. It’s been very good software, regularly updated and very easy…