Author Archives: mjr

ECJ on SAS v WPL: A Coming Storm?

2010-11-30 by mjr

While I share Alex’s “law [is] boring” view, this also attracted my attention because it’s (slightly) about statistics software. I feel the SAS v WPL case mentioned on his blog deserves a wider airing: “The basic story is that the … Continue reading →

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What Price Networking?

2010-11-29 by mjr

How much would you pay to participate in a social network and what would you expect for that? On the web, I’m used to some social networks being available for free. Usefulness and size varies massively, but there’s quite a … Continue reading →

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FixTheWeb is Coming!

2010-10-19 by mjr

I travel across the Sedgemoor/North Somerset/Bristol council borders, so I’m a big fan of FixMyStreet which puts fault reporting for things like potholes, flytipping and broken lights behind a common interface. Credit to the MySociety charity project, once again. So … Continue reading →

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UCEPROTECT and SORBS SPAM: Two DNSBLs to Avoid

2010-10-14 by mjr

I just had another conflict with a debatable anti-spam configuration. I think it was debatable rather than obviously wrong, so I’m not going to rant about the specific setup, but while discussing it with other postmasters, the following two Domain … Continue reading →

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Report on TravelWatch SouthWest General Meeting 9 Oct 2010

2010-10-13 by mjr

I attended this meeting last Saturday, taking up the Cooperatives-SW invitation (we have been invited before, as reported on this blog). It was held, once again, at SCAT in Taunton. First, we had introductions from everyone. The Go! Co-op rail … Continue reading →

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Blog Action and Blog Action Day

2010-10-12 by mjr

Blog Action Day approaches on Friday. The call this year is for clean water and some high profile blogs including the UKFCO and the White House will be joining in. But until then, you can look at the wonderful direct … Continue reading →

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What’s a Good Payment Service?

2010-10-01 by mjr

There was a lot of news coverage like Credit card fees being imposed by councils, says Which? earlier this week. People seemed outraged that councils were making a small surplus over the year in total. Interviewees suggested that councils should … Continue reading →

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Best Email Server Features

2010-09-22 by mjr

I’m putting together a list of email server features that you should look for. I’m thinking: Transport Layer Security support – this successor to SSL means that your connection will be encrypted. You want this so that your email and … Continue reading →

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Forthcoming Attractions

2010-09-09 by mjr

Members of our co-op will be attending: North Somerset Cycle Forum, Yatton, Somerset, 9 September 2010 A Roundtable Discussion about Bristol City Council’s Future Web Platform (#BCCWeb), Bristol, 10 September 2010 Futures North, Leeds, 11 September 2010 Bristol Business Show, … Continue reading →

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KohaCon10

2010-09-02 by mjr

Russel Garlick writes on behalf of the KohaCon10 Organising Committee: “KohaCon10 starts on October 25th in Wellington, New Zealand. We have an exciting line up of speakers on a range of topics related to Koha and [Free and] Open Source … Continue reading →

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