Category: Blogging
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It’s that time of year again and this year I’m going to keep a list of the things I take to Glastonbury – so I can track what gets used/forgotten. So to start the list… Essentials Good walking boots Rucksack (65l) Daysack Tent – 3 man Sleeping bag Inflatable mattress – I’m getting old Electric…
The 2016 Glastonbury packing list
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To say work has been busy would be an understatement. It seems every week brings an opportunity to go and visit a different element of the country to help with something. This has meant I’ve got far more familiar with trains and public transport than ever before – almost intimately! But travelling is a great…
The friendliness of crowds
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So holiday blues have well and truly settled in… Partly the lack of beautiful blue ocean from my bedroom window Partly not enjoying firepits with good friends Partly the ecstasy and agony of a go-live in work Partly…or maybe mostly going through Emily’s laptop It’s a tough job – tougher than I ever thought it would…
Back to reality…
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So I picked up a new laptop today Asus ZenBook UX305 – ok it looks like a MacBook air knock off but did everything I needed. Anyway I thought I’d track the Software I install/remove:- Chrome – mainly as I hate IE and love Google GDrive – because most of my stuff is on gdrive…
Software list
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I’ve taken over responsibility for the Remission Possible website which is currently hosted on WordPress.com The plan is to develop a new look for the site then migrate the content over before relaunching the site along with a calendar of fundraising events. Easy… So here I will keep track of what I’ve done in case…
Developing a new look for remission possible
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Next in my quest to move my website design to a more professional workflow is using version control more thoroughly. For me this means getting to grips with a little app that I’ve been avoiding for a few years – GIT! So what’s my goal…. Basically I want a local development server that links to…
Setting up Git with 1&1
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Preparing the new platform Create a new directory Create a new SFTP account Create a new mySQL DB and user Update wp-config.php Update DNS to point to the new folder Create a new directory Just one minor rant before I get started – 1&1 your cPanel replacement is rubbish!!! Anyway job number 1 is creating…
WordPress migration to a new host – Part 2