Monthly Archives: August 2008

Project Management and Developers

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Sheldon Lendrum

Robert Kern of www.robertkern.com has found this great article about Project Management and the view from a web developer written by Brandon Ching. I think it is a great article.

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2008 Olympix

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Sheldon Lendrum

2008 Olympix Now, I didn’t watch that much of the Olympics, I watched a few events NZ were in, the Evers-Swindell sisters win gold and that about it. Its not that i don’t support NZ, or any other country, but … Continue reading →

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Hiking in the Rain

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Sheldon Lendrum

Today it was wet, wet and horrible. There was Thunder, lightening and heavy rain. It was Yuck! Not as bad as it has been many times this winter, but Yuck! So, being bored out of my mind, and trying to … Continue reading →

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Using PHP exec to backup mySQL databases.

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Sheldon Lendrum

Backing up your site and files is a Must, and many servers have back-up options available to them. But one thing that is forgotten far too often when backing up your site, is backing up your database. With a blog, … Continue reading →

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BlueSimplicity – WordPress Free Theme

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Sheldon Lendrum

This is a free WordPress theme available for download. Is it a Clean, 2 Column Layout with a Left side Navigation / Sub Navigation. The Sub navigation uses Mootools to appear, and will display Posts under their Categories. It has … Continue reading →

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New Modem – Thomson TG8585v7

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Sheldon Lendrum

Configuring my new Thomson TG8585v7 thanks to lightning on friday night that fried my previous modem ( DLink 604t ( No big loss)), My ISP Telescum sent me a replacement. Thanks you Telescum! Contents First Impressions Digging Deeper Account Connection … Continue reading →

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New Theme for Sheldon.Lendrum

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Sheldon Lendrum

I have just launched my site with a theme that I have made myself completely from scratch. It uses multiple colour sets and some ‘grunge’ style imagery. Let me know how you like it, and if you come across any … Continue reading →

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Security Update to SimpleSite 07/08

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Sheldon Lendrum

I have had a concern brought to me that using .inc files is a security issue, people can access the xxx.inc file directly and read the full file contents. While I agree, this can be fixed with a rule in … Continue reading →

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