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PHPNW Site and Call for Papers Launched
21 August 2008
Read moreYay! The PHPNW site is now online with all the details of the PHP North West Conference to be held on November 22nd, 2008 in Manchester, UK. The conference is specific to PHP and aims to develop the skills of the developers in the local area. Look out for local …
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Curl Cheat Sheet
19 August 2008
Read moreI have a scribbled sheet on my desk, which is my "cheat sheet" for curl, its really short and I thought I'd put my notes here for safe-keeping. If you're visiting, then I hope they help you too.
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Six Months of Telecommuting
17 August 2008
Read moreAlthough it seems impossible, I really have been in my "new" job for 6 months. The big change this time around is that my new role is based almost entirely from home - I'm a salaried, 40-hours-per-week, home worker. This post is about my experiences adapting to this change rather than …
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Crochet Tutorial: Chain Stitch
16 August 2008
Read moreFollowing on from last week's crochet lesson with the slip knot, today we get started with the crochet hook itself and the simplest crochet stitch - the chain. This demonstration uses double knitting weight wool and a 4mm hook.
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Crochet Cupcake
15 August 2008
Read moreWe have a whole raft of birthdays in the family at this time of year. My sister and my dad share a birthday, and theirs is today!! Happy birthday Dad, happy birthday little sister. In addition, my not-brother-in-law and my niece have birthdays in the next couple of days too …
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Professional Development for Girl Geeks
14 August 2008
Read moreLast night I gave a talk at the Leeds Girl Geek Dinners entitled "Professional Development for Girl Geeks" - and you can find the slides on slideshare if you're interested.
Most of what I said wasn't on the slides, but the gist of it was along the lines of:
- Use the …
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Surfing Without a Mouse
12 August 2008
Read moreI don't use a mouse most of the time, because I have tendonitis in my forearms and find that I can use a keyboard for a whole working week without too much pain, whereas any mouse usage starts hurting badly in a day and half. As a web developer, I …
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Daisy Unlocked on Mario Kart
10 August 2008
Read moreI am a big fan of pretty much anything Nintendo, particularly Zelda and Mario Kart. I loved mario kart doubledash and this was the first driving game I really got into (I still can't do technical driving games, only kiddy ones). So when Mario Kart was launched for Wii, we …
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Crochet Tutorial: The Slip Knot
08 August 2008
Read moreI often get asked what "crochet" is ... well, you can read about it on wikipedia, but actually its really easy ... so I'll teach you :)
Here's the first task, all you need is a bit of yarn, or string, or anything really.
Part 2 coming soon ...
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PHPNW 2008 - 22nd November
06 August 2008
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I'm wildly excited to be able to tell you that the PHP North West Conference now has a date and venue confirmed! The event will be at Manchester Central (apparently this used to be the GMex), on Saturday 22nd November with an early bird ticket price of £50. At the … -
Bubble Wrap Camera Case
02 August 2008
Read moreI've made a new case for the camera, using bubble wrap as padding. The inside is microfibre cloth (note to self: don't ever use this again, its too fluffy for words and frays much too easily!) and the outside is crochet with a button fastener.
I started by making the …
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Accessing Incoming PUT Data from PHP
30 July 2008
Read moreRecently I started writing a REST service. I began in the usual way, writing a php script, calling it with a GET request, accessing the variables using the PHP superglobal variable $_GET. I wrote code to handle a POST request and used the variables I found in $_POST. Then I …