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Top Tips from Linux-Fu
02 June 2009
Read moreI have recently been giving a talk entitled "Linux-Fu for PHP Developers" (slides are here) and although it includes some really basic commands, even some quite experienced people have thanked me for particular bits that they picked up. I'm considering dropping some of the sections from this talk so here …
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Architecting Web Services - FOWA Tour
29 May 2009
Read moreI spoke at the FOWA Tour event in Leeds yesterday, as their local speaker (they set aside a slot for each place they go). It was a great event, good atmosphere and I really enjoyed the both crowd and content. I can't imagine what the logistics for something like this …
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php|tek 2009: Quick Round-Up
27 May 2009
Read moreLast week I was at the php|tek 2009 conference in Chicago. This was a really exciting trip for me - only my second conference as a speaker and the first time I'd attended any of the MTA conferences. I was absolutely delighted to have three of my sessions accepted into …
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Linux-Fu For PHP Developers
22 May 2009
Read moreThe slides from my talk at php|tek are now online - Linux-Fu for PHP Developers. Thanks to everyone who attended and left feed back for me on joind.in. Feel free to leave a comment if you were there or if you have any questions about the slides!*
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php|tek 2009: Tutorial Day
19 May 2009
Read moreI'm currently attending the php|tek conference in Chicago. Today is tutorial day, and I delivered a half-day session with Matthew Weier O'Phinney of Zend. Our session was entitled "Practical SVN for PHP Developers" and the slides are online. The session seems to have gone over pretty well - this is …
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Error Feedback for Web Services
18 May 2009
Read moreI have been thinking, writing and speaking a little bit about web services recently, starting with a few thoughts on authorisation mechanisms for services. Today we'll look at another really important aspect of authoring web services, and one feature that will definitely get used - error handling and feedback! Having clear …
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Speaking at FOWA Tour, Leeds, May 28th
14 May 2009
Read moreI'm surprised and delighted to announce that I will be one of the speakers at the rather excellent FOWA Tour even in Leeds on 28th May (two weeks today!). The day is like a roadshow version of the famous FOWA conferences, with a morning of (free!) cloud workshops and an …
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Leeds GirlGeek Dinner 27th May 2009
13 May 2009
Read moreI'm delighted to hear that the date has been set for the next Leeds GirlGeek Dinner - Wednesday May 27th 2009! I've been really enjoying this series of events and always meet some really interesting ladies when I attend these events. The idea is to get geek girls together for some …
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Presenting Under Linux: xrandr
11 May 2009
Read moreThis is a mini-primer on using xrandr to configure a second screen under Linux, but first I'll start with some background.
I've been a linux user for a few years now but when I started working for Ibuildings I started giving presentations, either as a speaker or when delivering training …
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PHPNW TestFest
10 May 2009
Read moreYesterday saw the PHP North West User Group hold their first Test Fest in Manchester. As a relatively young user group (at less than a year old) with not a single @php.net email address between us, this was an ambitious venture. Scott MacVicar very kindly offered to come and …
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Looking Forward to php|tek
07 May 2009
Read moreThis year I'm excited to be heading to the php|tek conference in Chicago (May 19th to 22nd), and even more excited to be going there as a speaker. Over the course of the conference I will present or co-present three sessions; one tutorial and two talks.
The tutorial session …
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Screen-Profiles - Improved Screen in Ubuntu Jaunty
06 May 2009
Read moreI recently upgraded my kubuntu installation to 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope". It turns out that they have added some very cool features to screen in this version.