Archive for July 2009
Angel of Ocean
Alright, the title is a bit of a misnomer; this seagull was captured just above the waters of the River Thames.
Now I know what I said before about not liking taking nature photos so much, but these are the kinds of photos I like.
They’re dynamic; they capture scenes that we are unable to see with the naked eye. …
Quickly Open an Elevated Command Prompt in Vista
Just a quick little thing I noticed, although everyone else probably knows it by now.
To launch an elevated command prompt (i.e. a prompt with admin privileges, required to do various things if UAC is enabled on Vista), simply open the Start Menu (Windows key), type “cmd” without quotes, and press Control+Shift+Return.
This will bring up a UAC…
I’ll Modify You in to Next Week.
A couple of days ago I came across this interesting quirk, and I had to do a double-take before I realised what had happened.
Basically, I recently got a NAS and decided that I wanted my router to save its bandwidth usage statistics on it. That way whenever I perform an upgrade to the firmware on the router I won’t …
Eternal Serenata
Like the first photo I uploaded to this site, Boldly Growing, this was taken at Mottisfont Abbey National Trust garden. However instead of out in the gorgeous gardens, I was inside a rather ‘cosy’ (read: cramped) used-book shop located on the site.
I happened to spy this rather odd looking insect having a rest from its fatigue (read: injury), …
Fixing Slugs in WordPress
Having trouble selecting the slug you want in WordPress? If you’re like I was just a moment ago, you’ll try changing the slug on one of your categories to something different that you prefer, only to have WordPress change it back to whatever it was previously. What gives?
Turns out the solution might be simpler than you think — check …
Lazy Days
Here’s a picture I took a little while back of my aunt’s dog, George. He’s a lively bugger (my aunt’s finger getting broken is proof), but this photo captures the moment where I actually managed to get up close to him without him trying to take my head off.
And I was lying down.
Good one.…
Dirty Sexy Photography
Did you know I’m really not into this “nature” stuff very much? It’s just that there’s so much of it around I can’t really avoid it…
Take this for example. Captured near the coast in North Devon, this rather saucy number demonstrates that creatures really will do it anywhere, even on camera.
What impressed me most is that they could …
Changing GPRS, MMS and Access Point Settings on Android
I feel kind of silly for falling foul of this, but I guess it’s just a case of going against what you’re used to.
I was looking for a way to check on my MMS settings on Android. On just about every other phone I’ve used it’s been a submenu of the messaging application, so that’s where I went — …
Buzz Lightyear, Away!
I have a weird attraction to this photo… It’s probably because instead of the bee bee-ing posed on the plant as you would normally see in a photo such as this, it’s heading straight past me!
If that bee were better bee-haved I might have gotten a picture of it on the plant. Wait, I have taken pictures …
