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Welcome to my new and improved blog, its been a while since I offered any of my random thoughts to the world, so please consider yourself fore-warned.
View ArticleWindows Live Writer
During my recent trip to Switzerland for Jump in Camp I was discussing blogging and how I found it too time consuming to get the longer blog posts written using an online interface. Then Josh Holmes...
View ArticleLove Thy Project
I’ve been planning to write again for a while but things such as “life” have gotten in the way, today however I decided to stop finding reasons to avoid writing and actually sit down and write about...
View ArticleHow one line of Javascript killed the Internet
Warning: The post below is a rant based on my own personal views and should be read as such. There is a constant battle which rages across the Internet almost everyday. Users want up-to-date content...
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MySQL Query Analysis – Explain Extended
I have recently discovered a feature in MySQL which is useful in debugging performance issues with queries. We all know about the EXPLAIN statement which looks something like EXPLAIN SELECT statement...
View ArticleBack to Blogging
Its been quite a while since I last blogged anything, partly because I have been quite busy and partly because I didn’t have anything interesting to say. Well now a challenge has been set by Russell...
View ArticleEmployer Morality
Something I have been pondering over the last few days whilst studying a course on management is where in the hierarchy of needs does the morality of ones employer fit. For those who haven’t heard of...
View ArticleBreaking Up is Hard To Do
Dear Codeigniter I’ve been meaning to bring this up for a while but it never seemed to be the right time but I’ve met someone else so I think its time to finally end this relationship. You’ve been good...
View ArticleDear Zend
Following on from my previous article Breaking Up is Hard To Do its now time for me to also say goodbye to Zend Framework 1.x as well. It too has served me well for a number of years, although the...
View ArticleUsing a Freelance Developer? – Buyer Beware
I’ve seen the story played a hundred times over, you download some software to power your website, blog, shop or you click the ‘1-click installer‘ to get it up and running and then it hits you. You’ve...
View ArticleJump in Camp – SQL Server Edition – The Photos
Here is just a selection of the many photo’s I took during my time at Jump in Camp. The post Jump in Camp – SQL Server Edition – The Photos appeared first on FreelancePHP.
View ArticleJump In Camp – SQL Server Edition – Day 2
Despite my initial reservations it seems getting up in time for breakfast at 7.30am was easier than I thought. Due to the timezone difference I actually awoke at about 4am and then had trouble getting...
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Jump In Camp – SQL Server Edition – Day 3
Day 3 of Jump in Camp started roughly the same as Day 2 except that I managed to get a few extra hours of sleep before having breakfast at 7.30. The first subject of the day was about porting SQL...
View ArticleWhy Web Developers are Right about Relative URL’s
I’ve just been reminded about a post from Joost de Valk (who authored the WordPress SEO plugin I use on just about all the WordPress sites I have built) about Why relative URLs should be forbidden for...
View ArticleMy WordPress 4.0 Wishlist
I’ve been pondering for a while what I would like to see in a major new version of WordPress. Yes there are the constant updates such as the upcoming WordPress 3.6 but whilst these features are nice it...
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