Dissertation is over…

31 05 2010

I meant to blog about this ages ago!  Better late than never I suppose…

Back in April (April 22nd to be precise) I handed in two copies of my 72 page document which outlines everything about my project.  I wanted to blog about my dissertation while I was doing it, but the thought was always pushed back by other thoughts of actually doing the project. Read the rest of this entry »



Changes to the site

28 05 2010

So, over the last week and last night I have been working on a script to automagically generate galleries, not that that is finished I have a brand new gallery up and running.

I have also created a breadcrumb script, in the status bar of the window you should see a new breadcrumb trail :)

The following browsers are supported 100%:

  • Camino 2.0.3
  • Firefox 3.5.8
  • Opera 10.10
  • Safari 4.0.5
  • Chrome 5.0.375.55
  • Lynx 2.8.7rel.1 (Yes, that’s right, it works very well in a text browser too!)

    Please send me any feedback on the new design :)



    Sun VirtualBox becomes Oracle VirtualBox and grows into version 3.2

    20 05 2010

    So Oracle had Sun for a fair while now, all of the sites have been rebranded, and finally, as of Tuesday, the stable release of VirtualBox was also rebranded. Read the rest of this entry »



    Robust Bash Scripts – Part Four

    19 05 2010

    This is part of a series of posts which should aid anyone writing Bash scripts to make them more robust.

    This post describes how you can use traps to help your code fail more gracefully. Read the rest of this entry »



    Robust Bash Scripts – Part Three

    19 05 2010

    This is part of a series of posts which should aid anyone writing Bash scripts to make them more robust.

    This post offers some advice on how to Bash script defensively. Read the rest of this entry »



    Robust Bash Scripts – Part Two

    18 05 2010

    This is part of a series of posts which should aid anyone writing Bash scripts to make them more robust.

    This post shows you how to use Bash’s built-in error checking. Read the rest of this entry »



    Robust Bash Scripts – Part One

    18 05 2010

    This is part of a series of posts which should aid anyone writing Bash scripts to make them more robust.

    This post shows you how you can guard against unset variables. Read the rest of this entry »



    May the Fourth be with you!

    4 05 2010

    Happy Star Wars day everybody!  May the Fourth be with you!



    Exhibition in London

    7 04 2010

    Faye and some others from the Aberystwyth university are putting on an exhibition in London between 2nd April and 16th April.  The exhibition is taking place in the Proud Central Gallery (32 John Adam Street – WC2N 6BP), just off the Strand and literally a minutes walk from Charing Cross.

    The exhibition is the display of 19 artists work, all in the medium of photography.  It’s well worth a visit, especially as it’s FREE to get in!  Support the artists by buying a catalogue (a bargain at £4) and if you see a piece of work you like, please buy it!



    Next generation Sun Ray hardware is out!

    7 04 2010

    Oracle have uncovered a new Sun Ray (ultra) thin client recently.  They seem to have been quite quiet as I haven’t heard any news about it.

    The client is called the Oracle Sun Ray 3 Plus and boasts the following features: Read the rest of this entry »