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  1. ChrisHirst

    Scripting for the IoT

    Scripting for the IoT Chris. Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares? Time flies like an arrow, however, fruit flies like a banana. Never mind this jesus character, stars had to die for me to live.
  2. ChrisHirst

    Sloppy!

    From The Huffington Post Would it not be more usual to have a gate attached to a brick pillar? (edited to fix the quotes) Chris. Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares? Time flies like an arrow, however, fruit flies like a banana. Webmaster Forum
  3. ChrisHirst

    According to me!

    Does anyone else find that the misuse or mistranslation of "in my opinion" being worded as "according to me" makes anything that follows it appear to be incredibly arrogant? Example: thread1842-1757978 second post. Chris. Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares? Time...
  4. ChrisHirst

    How to Stop Your Smart TV From Spying on You, ... ...

    http://www.howtogeek.com/233742/how-to-stop-your-smart-tv-from-spying-on-you/ I suppose that your nice shiny humongous flat screen 'smart' television is not just the "elephant in the room" it's also the "fly on the wall". The Orwellian vision of "telescreens" are REALLY with us. :) Now...
  5. ChrisHirst

    .. though sometimes the impression is not what was intended.

    From a now deleted post at another forum entitled: "your brain that will variability you refreshed and" Spammers are sometimes so hilariously dumb. What a great advert that is for a "Brain boosting product" I can only assume that "caprice greytakwqpu" was a graduate from the Stanley Unwin...
  6. ChrisHirst

    Another couple of cautionary tales

    http://www.howtogeek.com/176392/smart-tvs-are-stupid-why-you-dont-really-want-a-smart-tv/ Hopefully, some of the news announcers are getting my rants about their dumb grammatical errors. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/24/smart_fridge_security_fubar/ Anybody long for the days when...
  7. ChrisHirst

    Oh yes!!

    https://business.yell.com/knowledge/five-web-design-trends-day/ Chris. Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares? Time flies like an arrow, however, fruit flies like a banana. Webmaster Forum
  8. ChrisHirst

    My first thought was, ...

    ... Why does it matter who wrote the book??? When this email arrived from the Huffington Post. Quebec girl told to stop reading book by school bus driver Chris. Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares? Time flies like an arrow, however, fruit flies like a banana...
  9. ChrisHirst

    Inside the Internet of Things

    http://www.techrepublic.com/resource-library/hangouts/wind-river-video-inside-the-internet-of-things/ watch the video... Chris. Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares? Time flies like an arrow, however, fruit flies like a banana. Webmaster Forum
  10. ChrisHirst

    Oh Dear! And the general IQ drops another level, ...

    ... I do fear that the world is steadily dropping back to where all communication will be monosyllabic with numerals representing entire words or phrases. Marketing message just received from Pizza Hut And of course does appear to indicate that their mathematics are also somewhat awry...
  11. ChrisHirst

    Facebook and satire ...

    Facebook are now flagging posts with URLs from "The Onion" with a 'satire' tag to remind their users not to take them seriously. http://www.webpronews.com/facebook-is-reminding-idiots-that-the-onion-is-satire-2014-08 Which might be a good idea, except for, .... ... Those users most likely...
  12. ChrisHirst

    Firefox 29 and the dumb idea that, .....

    everybody should have their tabs in the position that makes least sense. To get them back now needs a 'plugin' https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-make-new-firefox-look-like-old-firefox Chris. Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares? Time flies like an arrow...
  13. ChrisHirst

    Batch file renaming, I was going to

    Batch file renaming, I was going to write my own, until I found this Bulk Rename Utility it has far more features than I was goin to write as well. Chris. Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares? Time flies like an arrow, however, fruit flies like a banana. Webmaster Forum
  14. ChrisHirst

    Windows IDE for

    Not tried this but someone has to make the first post. NS Basic/App Studio So it may as well be me :-D Chris. Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares? Time flies like an arrow, however, fruit flies like a banana. Webmaster Forum
  15. ChrisHirst

    MKV video files crashing. Windows Explorer

    Any one having trouble with Windows 7 and .mkv video files causing Windows Explorer to crash when opening folders with mkv files in the solution is to update the video codecs. This pack on cNet does the job admirably, just don't let it install the "branded" Yahoo toolbar at the very end...
  16. ChrisHirst

    Web Design Time Management

    http://humor.beecy.net/geeks/web-design/web-design.gif Chris. Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares? Woo Hoo! the cobblers kids get new shoes. People Counting Systems So long, and thanks for all the fish.
  17. ChrisHirst

    SEO is Nothing but Karma

    A light hearted look at good practice SEO SEO is nothing but karma Chris. Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares? Woo Hoo! the cobblers kids get new shoes. People Counting Systems So long, and thanks for all the fish.
  18. ChrisHirst

    Google lecture video

    This is absolutely fascinating (for a geek) http://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-post/unrestricted/colloq/details.cgi?asx=mms://videosrv6.cs.washington.edu/talks/Colloquia/JDean_041021_OnDemand_100_256K_320x240.wmv Nearly an hour long, have a comfy chair and a brew ready. Chris...
  19. ChrisHirst

    MySQL worm

    I've posted a link in the Virus forum thread760-994176 Chris. Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares? Woo Hoo! the cobblers kids get new shoes. www.cram-system.com Nightclub counting systems So long, and thanks for all the fish.
  20. ChrisHirst

    MySQL worm

    MySQL Worm Spreading Chris. Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares? Woo Hoo! the cobblers kids get new shoes. www.cram-system.com Nightclub counting systems So long, and thanks for all the fish.

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