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Nginx Rewrite Rule for Html Files
I’ve recently switched to using nginx + php-fpm + mariaDB for the backend running this WordPress blog and running it on a micro instance on amazon web services. I did this because I wanted to learn some newer technologies and see how they differ from the standard LAMP setup that I’m so familiar with. While doing so I…
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Food Preparation
Eating healthy sometimes isn’t easy but there are some simple things you can do to eat well is to get on top of your food preparation. I’ve always cooked most of my meals and as I’ve got older my free time has gotten shorter. I live with someone who is even more health conscious than myself and…
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Quinoa Protein Cookies (Attempt One)
I’ve wanted to make a gluten free cookie for a while and so I checked my cupboard to see what I had and came up with the following. I make all my food and I don’t have many snacks and decided to make my own. My snacks need to be something that is healthy that I can make…
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Time Lapse Time
Time lapses have been something that have always fascinated me and I love some of the sequences people have created. After hanging out with my buddy and discussing time lapses I thought I would give it a go. I’ve recently moved into a high-rise overlooking the main exhibition grounds in my city and thought it…
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One Location – Two Views
I spent some time down in Byron Bay with my best friend over the weekend and I took my camera with me. These were taken from the same bridge facing north and south just after midnight on Monday. If you want any details about the images, just ask and I’ll let you know. It’s the first time…
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Programming Sucks – Peter Welch
I spend a lot of time on the Internet, its part of my job. I look after servers, write software and do all kinds of ‘Internet things’ for work, play and just plain curiosity. Today a good friend of mine linked me to this piece written by Peter Welch called Programming Sucks. For anyone that’s in…
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Heartbleed Vulnerability and WordPress
Unless you’ve been under a rock for the last day and a half you would have heard something about the latest OpenSSL vulnerability called Heartbleed. This article is going to help anyone that cares about the heartbleed vulnerability and WordPress SSL. What this vulnerability allows is for an attacker to steal information that is usually nice and…
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WordPress Plugins I Recommend
I’ve been working and developing websites with WordPress since version 1.5 and before that I was using b2. WordPress has come along way from a blogging platform to a very powerful content management system. I’ve used WordPress to build catalog sites, e-commerce sites and even an ebay/etsy like market place. Some people like to have…
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Oven Roasted Kale Crusted Freshwater Trout
People that know me know that I like to eat healthy and a lot of people asked me for my recipes. After posting a prep photo on Facebook of my dinner the other night I had a few people ask me for this recipe. Oven Roasted Kale Crusted Freshwater Trout served with steamed sweet potato…
