A couple I found or had recommended to me
Read moreP2P DNS
Looking at DNS and the attempt to P2P it. Peter Sunde launched a project, reported at Computer World in an article called “P2P DNS to take on ICANN after US domain seizures”. It seems to have got stuck. This article dated 18 Oct 2011 and called Continuing the Distributed DNS System on Slashdot has some…
Read moreTwitter API V1.1 (Deprecated)
This post was written in 2013 and I discovered in May 2018 that most of the links failed. It’s been a while, and it surprises me that my little wiki has lasted longer than the resources I point to, but not here. I could have deleted this post, but chose not to; I have heavily…
Read moreLife after Google reader
So it’s finally going, should have left it when they swapped RSS publication for Google Plus only. Here’s the then alternatives …
Read moreBerlin
I originally wrote this for me, and used it to record stuff I need to plan and visit the city. It’s still pretty much the same. It might be useful for others. I first stayed there at the end of the summer 2005. We stayed at the art’otel mitte im Mitte and visited the centre…
Read moreWindows Virtual Desktop
Here are some ideas for a windows virtual desktop, written for a W7 machine; deprecated in 2023.
Read moreSharing my Reading List
I used to use books.livingsocial.com but they’ve gone away. I revisited this page in January 2014, and added that WordPress have at least one plugin, here is one called Currently Reading Book and this link, How to get an RSS feed out of an Amazon wish list, does what it says which may help on…
Read moreFeed Aggregation, paper.li and storify
I am considering a revamp of my web site. I am planning to rely more on dynamic content mainly hosted in this wiki and on the blog. One item of research is how to present my bookmarks and microblog articles. I thought I was interested in paper.li vs stori.fy. Here is a google search, storify…
Read moreModding in NWN, a custom helmet
I need to do some NWN modding. The first project I set myself looks harder than it should. I want to remodel the NWN1 Thayvian Circlet, to be a circlet. It’s currently a helmet.
Read moreW7 and Sleep with an HP Probook
As shipped the HP Probook can take too long to wake from “Sleep”. Made in 2012 and tagged as deprecated in 2023
Read moreBelbin Teams
I have been aware of this important insight into team management and motivation for years, but I need to use it as part of a presentation I am building. I say, Strong Teams are based on a balanced blend of imperfect players. And I found these links Google Search on “Belbin team” Team Roles at…
Read moreNWN – Some Modules
There’s only so many times one can play the official campaigns and after about 4 years I began to look for additional content. Obviously I have the Kingmaker Expansions, but for various reasons I decided to look further. This page is impacted by the bioware hack and also by the collapse/destruction of the original vault….
Read moreConverting a Snip
I need to convert my snipsnap snips to wordpress. I therfore need to consider the following things.
Read moreZurich
The financial & commercial capital of German speaking Switzerland. I needed to visit on business, in Jan 2007, and returned 13 months later. In 2010, it began to be a second home, travelling through it to Zermatt (flickr pictures) and Budapest (flickr pictures) and needing to work on projects in Zurich West. I have not…
Read moreRipping BBC iplayer
For some reason, I wanted to capture a BBC iplayer stream onto my hard disk; it looks like I was planning to use my MAC, and so didn’t because I would have needed to upgrade the MAC OS version to 10.6 or better. Please note I am a BBC license fee payer, although of course…
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