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Wp_timer update

Philbert — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:37:01 +0000

I thought I’d outline my plans for wp_timer.

Firstly just after I published it I realised I had been an idiot and it was making database calls that it didn’t need to. So that will be the first major fix. Another issue is that when the plugin gets deactivated it deletes data it uses to work out it’s time. I plan to change this, but as the old plugin will be deactivated before gte new version gets installed users will not see the benefit of this just immediately.

The rest of the update will be a new feature. I want the plugin to log when it gets reset so that blog admin will be able to see the history.

These are the plans for the next release, I have more but will save those for I time when I can implement then better.

Update

Philbert — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:08:33 +0000

I know it’s been ages since I posted anything here. I’ve been busy. I finished my CCNA, I am about to move in with my partner, I plan to update the wp_timer plugin, I have a new php project I’m working on and a new Android phone to play with so I may even have a proper attempt at programming in java with the view to trying to build an Android app.

WP_timer now on wordpress directory

Philbert — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:54:50 +0000

My first Wordpress plugin is now listed on the Wordpress directory. The latest version can be downloaded from the Wordpress directory

WP_timer

Philbert — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:43:48 +0000

Today I have finished my first Wordpress plugin, it’s not much and didn’t take all that long to create. It was doen more as a learning excercise that for anything else. but i thought i’d release it to the public.

It is a small counter that simply keeps track of how long it has been since it was last reset. the main twist is that anyone can reset it. I got the idea from XKCD.

If anyone wishes to use it on their site please feel free as it is being released under the GNU General Public Licence. It can be downloaded from the link below, and hopefully soon it will be listed in the Wordpress plugin directory.

WP_Timer

Ping batch script

Philbert — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:06:02 +0000

While working I sometimes come accross a time when I need to run a ping accross the network and leave to running while I do something else, but I need to be able to check the result of the ping for lost packets. This led me to write this script. It will ping a address that you specify and log the result into a text file. It also logs the date and time of the result.

Please click the link below to dowload the script

Pingv2.zip

New Look

Philbert — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:25:58 +0000

If you’ve been to the site before you’ll notice that it looks a little different. Thats because I felt the previous layout looked a little lacking, and also I wanted to include the wonderful new banner that I’ve had done.

It was created by a friend of mine who has a natural talent for amazing looking artwork. please check her site at bextur.co.uk to see more of her art and ideas.

New server. working

Philbert — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:30:43 +0000

after a slight issues with the DNS (or my ability to update it correctly) the site is back up and working correctly

New server \o/

Philbert — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:00:53 +0000

This site will be offline this weekend as I move it to it’s new server. All going well it’ll be back up by monday

Toshiba NB100 factory restore

Philbert — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:09:12 +0000

I’ve seen a number of people trying to find out how to restore this netbook back to factory defaults. As I had to do that mine the other day I thought it would be a good idea to note down the steps and put them here for people to follow.

My netbook was shipped with Ubuntu Netbook Remix version 8.04 (hardy) and has a factory restore DVD. Extra to this you will also need an external USB DVD drive.

The steps below are what I used to restore the NB100 to factory defaults, I don’t know if different versions of the restore disk are available or if different hardware configurations exist that may give different options.

0. TAKE BACKUP OF EVERYTHING YOU NEED, and most stuff you don’t

1. Connect usb external optical

2. Power on and press f12 at the splash screen to get boot menu

3. Select CD/DVD

4. Select language

5. READ and accept warning about data loss

6. Select recovery of factory default software option

7. READ final warning about data loss – last chance to cancell

8. Watch progress bar

9. Watch another progress bar

10. Laptop will power off, turn back on. follow steps for new setup

11. ???

12. profit!

I hope these steps help, please feel free to leave comments/ask questions if there is something I have missed

Toshiba NB100 Review

Philbert — Wed, 06 May 2009 22:38:01 +0000

I’ve just bought myself a new Toshiba NB100 netbook, the idea being that I can use it at work and while at customer sites to keep track of everything that I normally fail to keep in my head.

It’s a got a fairly good spec for it’s £200 price tag. Toshiba have managed to fit an Intel Atom N270 chip, 512MB of RAM and an 80GB HDD into it. They have shipped the netbook installed with Ubuntu netbook remix which is ubuntu but optimized for small screens. I was expecting it to either be too basic so that i’d end up installing something else or that it would struggle with the low ammount of RAM. I’m glad to say that neither of these are the case, as you can turn off the netbook desktop and get a classic desktop. I have had it playing mkv movie files at a watchable rate, this was probably the biggest suprise so far.

With 3 USB ports, you can plug in just about anything you need, also there are the standard ports for VGA and ethernet, along with an SD card reader. The trackpad although small, is easy to get used to, and precise enough that you can move the cursor from one side of the screen to the other in a single movement. There is a manual fan control on the keyboard for those really trying to make the battery strech, although without the fan it does get fairly warm. At first i struggled with the keyboard, but i am quickly getting used to it, and can almost type at my normal speed.

As i have said the netbook comes shipped with Ubuntu netbook remix and therefore uses the Gnome UI. My previous experiance with Linux has been with the KDE UI in Kubuntu. I decided i’d see if i could get it working. so fired up a terminal and started installing kubuntu-desktop through apt, expecting at anytime for the netbook to throw it toys out of the pram, leaving me with only a factory restore as a way to fix it. Apt completed it’s download and install without complaint. I restarted (mainly through habit, being a windows user) and was pleased to see the kubuntu loading screen and login menu. I chose my session type and selected KDE, I was amazed to find that it all worked.

After some more testing I admit that the default KDE is not as well suited to the small screen as Gnome’s netbook remix, and does run a little slower. But it is definatley useable should any die hard KDE fans decide to give it a try.