Struggles With Koken
Spent a day tearing the remnants of my hair out trying to find a way to stop Koken appending the site title
Annoying Greetings
I have a courier delivering my tea who insists on addressing me as “pal”… WTF? He seems to be an obnoxious twerp,
And Another Change Of Mind…
Very disappointed with Firefox Quantum, and I’ve changed my main browser to Waterfox. Never heard of it until today, but it’s looking
I Reserve The Right To Change My Mind. Continually.
Right, then: having definitely decided to use Coppermine for the gallery, I am now using Koken… Just felt that Coppermine looks a
Piwigo Problem Solved
OK, this was not too difficult to sort out. Just stick: date_default_timezone_set(“Europe/London”); near the top of /include/common.inc.php. However, Piwigo does not seem
Where Did They Go?
Been wondering what happened to the mistle thrushes we had in the garden earlier this year: spotted one by Greno Surgery.
Photo Galleries
Having settled on Piwigo for my image gallery, I’m a bit disappointed to find that it won’t run properly on hosting.co.uk: it
Blogging Software
Looking to move from my home-brewed blog, I’ve been trying just about everything that’s available from the Hosting Cpanel. WordPress looked good
Bye Bye, Hostinger…
… and hello hosting.co.uk. Couldn’t justify the price hike from £50 to £70 for what is essentially a bit of dabbling, so
Collared Doves
We seem to be being invaded by collared doves; which is nice… Yesterday, noticed a flock of around 20 descending on trees
Water, Water, Everywhere…
Had a visit from a Yorkshire Water bloke yesterday to test the water quality in our area, and learnt a few things.
Lazy Summer Monday
Glorious sunshine, no clouds, no wind – today must be summer! A late decision to have lunch at the Ladybower Inn: meal,
The Age Of Equality? Not Just Yet, It Seems
An advert spotted by Andy after family lunch at Monsal Head. Where would women be without us men, eh?
Birds Again
Swallow perched on telegraph pole along Skew Hill, singing quite merrily. Yellowhammer singing away along Stanley Hill. I disturbed some largish bird,
Fox Again
Looks like we’ve had another walk-through from a fox: left a pile of droppings on the back lawn overnight…
Avian Activity
Don’t know what’s going on here: amazing number of bird visits to back and front these past few days. Mistle thrush (one
Bird News
Since the neighbours hacked down all their bushes and replaced them with a stalag fence last year, bird visitors to the gardens
Getting Rid Of Piwigo
Having used Piwigo for my gallery for some time and found it pretty good, I now need to replace it as it’s
Looking Good To Me
Getting rid of Joomla has very much improved the look and feel of the whole site. The Editorial template provided free by
What I Got For Christmas
Amongst other items, Becky and Andy gave me a DNA-testing kit from ancestry.co.uk. Being dutifully-minded, I gozzed in the tube and posted
How Many Browsers Does One Person Need?
I’ve just installed Opera Neon out of curiosity. It does look rather weird, and I’m not sure whether I’ll find it useful.
Boredom Is…
… being bloody housebound! Apparently, back problems are the biggest issue for GPs nowadays, and I’ve added to the statistics… Had a
School Days
Decided to scan (and read!) all my school reports from Brigg Grammar that have survived the years. Interesting reading! Didn’t realise I
Time Can Do So Much
An attempt to recreate the 1968 Oxford matriculation photo outside the Sheffield Tap in October 2012…