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PHP register_globals is ON
08 March 2007

I started writing PHP when I was at University, in 2001 or thereabouts. Having checked the dates it looks like I did technically write PHP before PHP 4.3 was released and register_globals went out of fashion. I don’t recall it though and obviously its been a while!

Today …
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Happy International Womens Day
08 March 2007

I know I’ve been a bit quiet this week, new job is keeping me occupied … which its supposed to! I had to pop up and wish you all a Happy International Women’s Day, today 8th March.

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Yorkshire Wool Shops
04 March 2007

There was a recent post to the Leeds Knitterati mailing list (the local knitting group) asking about local wool and equipment suppliers. I replied mentioning The Wool Shop and another member sent this which I had to share as its so good!

There’s also quite a good shop at …
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UK PHP Conference: The Roundup
02 March 2007

As promised, here’s a more in-depth update on our trip to the PHP London Conference last week. I’m sure there are others who will write more fluently and accurately about the talks, but here’s what I brought home from it.

Cal Evans: My First Mashup

Cal is …
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New Addition To The Family
01 March 2007

I’m proud to announce that we are now the owners of a MacBook! Or rather, Kevin is the proud owner of one and I am being friends with it too. It arrived yesterday and is called Edoras. All our computers need names because we have too many to be …
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CRAFT Magazine
27 February 2007

I may have mentioned that I made it to the PHP Conference last week. O’Reilly had their own stand and were doing a healthy 30% discount on a selection of technical books. I was enchanted to see in the corner of the stand, copies of CRAFT – so I bought …
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WTF?
27 February 2007

The Daily WTF website has redefined itself to make WTF stand for “Worse Than Failure”... WTF???

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UK PHP Conference: The Highlights
25 February 2007

I’ve been away for a couple of days at the UK PHP Conference in London. Due to the unique way that train ticket prices work here, it was wildly cheaper to travel a day either side of the day we actually wanted to be in London for which allowed …
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Verdict: House Not Falling Down
22 February 2007

The survey results are in for the house (here’s the obligatory link to previous episodes of this story) and there are fewer nasty shocks than we feared. It does have damp issues, the roof is missing a few slates, the guttering needs looking at and the electrics/gas need …
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5 Things I'll Miss About My Job - And 5 Things I Won't
21 February 2007
In case you missed it I’m leaving my job. I’ve been with the company one year and its had its ups and downs, I thought I’d share some of each.
Things I’ll Miss
1. My colleagues. It took them months to speak to me at all, and …
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A Recruiter Dropped Me In It
21 February 2007

I resigned last week1, and my manager said he wasn’t surprised. A recruiter rang him a few weeks ago and announced “I have the perfect candidate for you! ... oh wait, she already works for you … sorry …”

Can you spot the one word that identifies which member of the …
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Pancakes
21 February 2007
Today’s recipe is the obligatory follow-up to Shrove Tuesday yesterday. I had actually forgotten it was pancake day until I got in from the gym starving!
Pancake Batter
- 4oz plain flour
- 1 egg
- half a pint of milk
weight the flour (sift it if you like, I never bother …
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