http://www.smiffysplace.com/2007-02 RSS Feed for Smiffy's Place: posts from February, 2007 en (C) Copyright 2001-2008 Matthew Steven Smith Matthew Smith http://www.smiffysplace.com/im-feeling-lucky-good-news-for-camera-phones Google's Picasa seems to be a good way to patch up dodgy camera phone pictures. Smiffy is impressed, a rare occurrence. Matthew Smith 2007-02-28+09:30 Google;Picasa;Software;Technical;Wine;image manipulation;photographs;photography;pictures http://www.smiffysplace.com/doping-meat-more-medical-lunacy Smiffy comments on the disappearance of lamb shanks (as in cut of meat) impregnated with Lignocaine. Matthew Smith 2007-02-27+09:30 Commentaria;Gesundheit;Health;Krankheit;commentary;current affairs;health;healthy;illness;infirmity;malade;maladie;malady;medical;medicine;news;sante;sickness;stupidity;wellness http://www.smiffysplace.com/pork-shitake-mushrooms-with-amaranth-pasta Breaking away from his usual maize-based gluten-free pasta recipe, Smiffy tries amaranth as an alternative pasta flour. Matthew Smith 2007-02-27+09:30 Food & Drink;Life Without Gluten;alimentation;allergy;amaranth;coeliac;drink;epicure;epicurean;food;gluten free;gourmandisme;gourmet;intolerance;maize;nutrition;pasta;porc;pork;rice;riz;sans glutene;senza glutine http://www.smiffysplace.com/fish-and-chips-gluten-free Fish and chips, with a gluten-free batter. Matthew Smith 2007-02-26+09:30 Food & Drink;French fries;Life Without Gluten;alimentation;allergy;battered fish;chips;coeliac;drink;epicure;epicurean;food;gluten free;gourmandisme;gourmet;intolerance;nutrition;sans glutene;senza glutine http://www.smiffysplace.com/british-parliament-debates-coeliac-disease On February 21st, 2007, parliamentary member for Ochil and South Perthshire, Gordon Banks, presented a debate in British Parliament raising awareness of coeliac disease/gluten intolerance. Matthew Smith 2007-02-24+09:30 Gesundheit;Health;Krankheit;Life Without Gluten;Social Inclusion;allergy;coeliac;food;gluten free;health;healthy;illness;infirmity;intolerance;malade;maladie;malady;politics;sans glutene;sante;senza glutine;sickness;wellness http://www.smiffysplace.com/aussie-thyroid A new thyroid patients site is launched. Matthew Smith 2007-02-22+09:30 Gesundheit;Health;Krankheit;hashimotos thyroiditis;health;healthy;hyperthyroid;hypothyroid;illness;infirmity;malade;maladie;malady;sante;sickness;thyroid;wellness http://www.smiffysplace.com/not-quite-sir-james-gosling Creator of the Java programming language, James Gosling, is appointed to the Order of Canada. Matthew Smith 2007-02-22+09:30 Commentaria;Java;Sun Microsystems;Technical;commentary;current affairs;news http://www.smiffysplace.com/web-accessibility-a-small-part-of-a-jigsaw Article on how Web Accessibility is part of Accessibility as a whole. Matthew Smith 2007-02-21+09:30 Accessibility;Social Inclusion;adaptability;usability;web design http://www.smiffysplace.com/smiffy-2007-a-day-in-the-life-of A typical day in my life, being a composite of the last few days plus a little artistic license. There is always hope. Matthew Smith 2007-02-19+09:30 Gesundheit;Health;Krankheit;Personal;cfs;chronic fatigue;chronic illness;endocrine;fibromyalgia;health;healthy;illness;infirmity;malade;maladie;malady;sante;sickness;thyroid;wellness http://www.smiffysplace.com/real-coconut-ice Smiffy continues his essays in the making of frozen desserts with one based on coconut milk. Matthew Smith 2007-02-17+09:30 Food & Drink;Life Without Gluten;alimentation;allergy;coconut;coeliac;dessert;drink;epicure;epicurean;food;gelato;gluten free;gourmandisme;gourmet;ice cream;icecream;intolerance;nutrition;sans glutene;senza glutine;sorbet http://www.smiffysplace.com/multilingual-gluten-free-lexicon A useful table of terms in various languages that would be of use to one following a gluten-free diet. Matthew Smith 2007-02-11+09:30 Food & Drink;Gesundheit;Health;Krankheit;Life Without Gluten;alimentation;allergy;coeliac;dictionary;drink;epicure;epicurean;food;glossary;gluten free;gourmandisme;gourmet;health;healthy;illness;infirmity;international;intolerance;language;lexicon;linguas;lookup;malade;maladie;malady;nutrition;sans glutene;sante;senza glutine;sickness;wellness http://www.smiffysplace.com/allergyblock Food shop for allergy sufferers. Matthew Smith 2007-02-11+09:30 Food & Drink;Gesundheit;Health;Krankheit;Life Without Gluten;alimentation;allergic;allergy;coeliac;drink;epicure;epicurean;food;gluten free;gourmandisme;gourmet;health;healthy;illness;infirmity;intolerance;malade;maladie;malady;nutrition;reaction;sans glutene;sante;sensitivity;senza glutine;sickness;wellness http://www.smiffysplace.com/gluten-free-makeup-a-cautionary-tale You don't have to eat gluten to get sick, as this article explains. Matthew Smith 2007-02-11+09:30 Gesundheit;Health;Krankheit;Life Without Gluten;allergy;coeliac;cosmetics;food;gluten free;health;healthy;illness;infirmity;intolerance;makeup;malade;maladie;malady;sans glutene;sante;senza glutine;sickness;wellness http://www.smiffysplace.com/sunnybrook-gluten-free-shop Another good source of comestibles for the gluten-afflicted. Matthew Smith 2007-02-11+09:30 Food & Drink;Gesundheit;Health;Krankheit;Life Without Gluten;alimentation;allergy;coeliac;drink;epicure;epicurean;food;gluten free;gourmandisme;gourmet;health;healthy;illness;infirmity;intolerance;malade;maladie;malady;nutrition;online;sans glutene;sante;senza glutine;shop;shopping;sickness;store;wellness http://www.smiffysplace.com/wheat-free-world-baking-without-gluten Web site and books relating to gluten-free baking. Matthew Smith 2007-02-10+09:30 Food & Drink;Gesundheit;Health;Krankheit;Life Without Gluten;Workman, Lola;alimentation;allergy;coeliac;drink;epicure;epicurean;food;gluten free;gourmandisme;gourmet;health;healthy;illness;infirmity;intolerance;malade;maladie;malady;nutrition;sans glutene;sante;senza glutine;sickness;wellness http://www.smiffysplace.com/unwelcome-visitors Smiffy has a look at the error logs on his backup Web server and finds a whole host of unwelcome visitors, including what appears to be a neighbour. Matthew Smith 2007-02-09+09:30 Spam & Other Internet Pests;Technical;annoyances;exploit;hack;hackers;hacking;nuisance;spam;ucbe;xmlrpc http://www.smiffysplace.com/motorola-razr-v3i-two-months-on A follow-up on the original view of the Motorola RAZR V3i. Matthew Smith 2007-02-08+09:30 J2ME;Java;Motorola;MyMoto;RAZR;SDK;Software;Technical;software development http://www.smiffysplace.com/gluten-free-with-gusto Gusto Ristorante, in Norwood, serves good, gluten-free food. Matthew Smith 2007-02-08+09:30 Food & Drink;Gesundheit;Health;Italian;Krankheit;Life Without Gluten;alimentation;allergy;celiac;coeliac;drink;epicure;epicurean;food;gluten free;gourmandisme;gourmet;health;healthy;illness;infirmity;intolerance;malade;maladie;malady;nutrition;restaurant;sans glutene;sante;senza glutine;sickness;wellness http://www.smiffysplace.com/i-love-my-linodes Smiffy re-evaluates and re-builds his hosting infrastructure, using Linode virtual servers. Matthew Smith 2007-02-08+09:30 BSD;Linode;Linux;Solaris;Technical;UML;Unix;XEN;containers;operating systems;virtualization http://www.smiffysplace.com/netbeans-an-idiots-development-environment Whilst they can be slow, resource-hogging monstrosities, on a powerful enough machine, software IDEs can be handy. Smiffy has a bash at writing Java using NetBeans and is pleasantly surprised. Matthew Smith 2007-02-02+09:30 IDE;Java;NetBeans;Software;Sun;Swing;Technical;Weather;climate;climatology;meteorology