Author Archives: mjr

Smart Tricks with ssh

2008-12-11 by mjr

Host * ControlPath ~/.ssh/sock/%r@%h:%p ControlMaster auto from Nijel’s weblog: Speed up SSH logins – is there any disadvantage to this? Also, “completition” is a great typo along the lines of my frequent “abou tit” one. ServerAliveInterval 3600 for reasons explained … Continue reading →

Posted in GNU/Linux | Tagged , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Environmental Policies and Computing

2008-12-10 by mjr

I’ve not written about this for a while, but I’ve just started seeing Apple’s Greenwash adverts, so I went and found the latest Greenpeace electronics report which says: “Apple’s score increases slightly to 4.3 points, but the company drops to … Continue reading →

Posted in ThePhoneCoop | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Farewell Oliver Postgate: Chairman Bagpuss, I almost knew you

2008-12-09 by mjr

There have been glowing tributes in the news today following the death of Oliver Postgate, creator of Bagpuss, Ivor the Engine and Noggin the Nog and co-creator of the Clangers. But it’s surprised me how few of the mainstream news … Continue reading →

Posted in Web Development | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

95% of British Residential ISPs Censor – but I think I’m OK

2008-12-08 by mjr

The Internet Watch Foundation has objected to the cover of a 1976 Scorpions album (which is, as far as I know, still legally on sale here, with that cover) and their collaborator ISPs have blocked access to Wikipedia. They claim … Continue reading →

Posted in ThePhoneCoop | Tagged , , , , , | 17 Comments

Do Your Shop Photos Leak?

2008-12-04 by mjr

If you’ve set up an online shop, are your product photos saying more about you than you intended? “there’s a huge amount of potentially privacy-sensitive metadata in your typical JPEG as generated by your camera (including camera type, settings, date/time, … Continue reading →

Posted in OSCommerce | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Bristol Alternative Christmas Quiz

2008-12-02 by mjr

I’m working away from the office today because the office window is being replaced (an end to leaky draughty windows – yay! – but it does mean it’s about 3 degrees in there while it’s happening). For some reason, some … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooperatives | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Supporting World AIDS Day

2008-12-01 by mjr

“HIV/AIDS has been a global epidemic for more than 27 years. Most of today’s youth have never known a world without it. … The time is now. Together, we can prevent the spread of this pandemic – through awareness, care, … Continue reading →

Posted in Wordpress and Blogs | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Bristol Cooperatives and Social Enterprise Trade Fair on Monday

2008-11-28 by mjr

Cooperatives-SW is working in partnership with the Regional Infrastructure for Social Enterprise (RISE) to hold a Trade Fair with support from CDA (BRAVE Ltd.), Social Enterprise Works, Co-opportunity and Watershed Media Centre. It will be held on Monday 1 December … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooperatives | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Please Vote for Weston Woods Path tel:+448716268156 (10p)

2008-11-25 by mjr

I spent the second half of this morning delivering leaflets asking people to vote for the Weston Woods Path Project in today’s itv People’s Millions Big Lottery Fund competition. Just £50,000 gets a smooth, fairly flat, surfaced and edged path … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooperatives | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Broadband Service Changes at ThePhoneCoop

2008-11-24 by mjr

It’ll be going out as a letter anyway, but broadband users who have usernames containing @phonecoop may like to read the announcement about changing uplink suppliers. There have been some other changes at The Phone Co-op which I’m asking about … Continue reading →

Posted in ThePhoneCoop | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment