Andy's Shizzle,: 04/01/2014

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Announcing Joomla! CMS 3.4

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Twitter / Search - #myNYPD - Epic NYPD Social Media fail

Twitter / Search - #myNYPD Epic NYPD Social Media fail on #myNYPD

My Quest to Build the Ultimate Music Player - Andrew Kelley

My Quest to Build the Ultimate Music Player - Andrew Kelley great development case study and generally interesting article

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Press Release: ‘Big data’ innovation centre set to add over 300 jobs and £150m to Scottish economy | The Data Lab

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Chromecast USB cable is power only

An odd thing I've noticed, the USB cable that comes with a Chromecast dongle is power only, and does not support a data connection. So, in a true sense, it is not a USB cable, just a power cable with USB fittings. It is a shame they don't mention this on the Chromecast What's in the Box page.

Friday, April 18, 2014

Scaling Windows - The DPI Arms Race

AnandTech | Scaling Windows - The DPI Arms Race an interesting article and useful reference for front end (web/desktop) developers

Thursday, April 17, 2014

HowTo: Upgrade To a Newer Version of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

HowTo: Upgrade To a Newer Version of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS a useful quick ref

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

How To Sign Up Google Apps For Free

How To Sign Up Google Apps For Free on your domain, but with only one user

FM By Design - Facilities Management Services and Solutions in Aberdeen

FM By Design - Facilities Management Services and Solutions in Aberdeen a nice new single page site, first static non CMS site I've done for years

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

QHD Displays are stating to look a good proposition.

27" QHD (2560x1440) Displays are stating to look a good proposition, might be an option to replace my aging 22" pair
Two options seem like the
QNIX QX2710LEDDport for ~£200 or the Monoprice IPS Pro for ~£280