http://www.smiffysplace.com/ RSS Feed for Smiffy's Place en (C) Copyright 2001-2010 Matthew Steven Smith All Rights Reserved dc.blog v1.0b http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:44:13 GMT Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:44:13 GMT http://www.smiffysplace.com/technology-business-asset-or-business-risk http://www.smiffysplace.com/technology-business-asset-or-business-risk Do you consider technology an asset to your business? Are there technologies that you cannot work without? If so, your assets may be exposing you to risk. This article gives a simple guide on how to identify and minimise those risks to help protect your business and that of your clients who rely on it. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:30:00 GMT Technical http://www.smiffysplace.com/welcome-to-the-wheeling-gourmet http://www.smiffysplace.com/welcome-to-the-wheeling-gourmet New food-related site from Smiffy's friend, Nicolas Steenhout. Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:30:00 GMT Food & Drink Life Without Gluten alimentation allergy coeliac drink epicure epicurean food gluten free gourmandisme gourmet intolerance nutrition sans glutene senza glutine http://www.smiffysplace.com/getting-better-2009 http://www.smiffysplace.com/getting-better-2009 The last six years have been a tale of chronic ill-health resulting in varying degrees of incapacity. January/February 2007 was pretty much the nadir of all of this - scarcely able to get out of a chair or work more than 2-3 hours per week. This article is a story of hope - how things have improved since then and what I have done to aid those improvements. A good doctor, weight training and life management have been three of the key factors in getting where I am today. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:30:00 GMT CFS Gesundheit Health Krankheit Personal Weighty Matters bodybuilding chronic fatigue syndrome exercise fibromyalgia fitness health healthy illness infirmity malade maladie malady powerlifting pumping iron sante sickness sports medicine sports nutrition weight lifting weight training wellness http://www.smiffysplace.com/smiffys-bacon-and-egg-pie http://www.smiffysplace.com/smiffys-bacon-and-egg-pie When I was a child, we called this type of dish bacon and egg pie. Others might call it quiche. This recipe is gluten-free and low-carbohydrate (unless served with chips.) Can even be meat-free, if that takes your fancy. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:30:00 GMT Food & Drink Life Without Gluten alimentation allergy coeliac drink epicure epicurean food gluten free gourmandisme gourmet intolerance nutrition sans glutene senza glutine http://www.smiffysplace.com/extensible-metadata-for-your-cms http://www.smiffysplace.com/extensible-metadata-for-your-cms How many Open Source Content Management Systems (CMS) have an extensible system that can allow the creation, maintenance and display of metadata such as Dublin Core? Very few, if any. Now over 2 years in the making, this article explains concepts that may be used to extend CMS to accommodate this. Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:30:00 GMT Software Technical http://www.smiffysplace.com/blue-hat-for-a-blue-day http://www.smiffysplace.com/blue-hat-for-a-blue-day Smiffy's Twitter avatar gains a blue hat - nothing to do with Nick Heyward, everything to do with web standards and social inclusion. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:30:00 GMT Accessibility Social Inclusion Social Networking adaptability social media social networking http://www.smiffysplace.com/what-gives-smiffys-corollary http://www.smiffysplace.com/what-gives-smiffys-corollary "We’re all freaking killing ourselves" says Derek Featherstone in a blog post, essential reading for those wrestling with the work/life balance - and losing. This article presents a couple of related lessons that I have learned regarding Quality of Work and Quality of Life. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:30:00 GMT Commentaria Gesundheit Health Krankheit commentary current affairs health healthy illness infirmity malade maladie malady news sante sickness wellness http://www.smiffysplace.com/base-conversions-in-mysql http://www.smiffysplace.com/base-conversions-in-mysql Want to convert between number bases in MySQL? Here are a couple of stored procedures to let you convert to/from any base you fancy. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:30:00 GMT SQL Software Technical http://www.smiffysplace.com/vodafone-australia-mobile-broadband-on-linux http://www.smiffysplace.com/vodafone-australia-mobile-broadband-on-linux What it takes to get a Vodafone Australia prepaid mobile broadband connection working on Linux. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:30:00 GMT BSD Linux Solaris Technical Unix operating systems http://www.smiffysplace.com/in-and-out-of-svg http://www.smiffysplace.com/in-and-out-of-svg Whilst SVG is a great graphics format to work with, sometimes there is a need to import other formats into it or to export it to the likes of PDF. This article details a real-life application and techniques I used to import to and export from SVG. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:30:00 GMT SVG Scalable Vector Graphics Software Technical raster graphics rasterizer http://www.smiffysplace.com/smiffys-adelaide-adventure http://www.smiffysplace.com/smiffys-adelaide-adventure An two-day trip to Adelaide: comments on transport, food and accommodation. Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:30:00 GMT Food & Drink Gesundheit Health Krankheit Life Without Gluten Reise Travel 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 travel voyages wellness http://www.smiffysplace.com/twitter http://www.smiffysplace.com/twitter The Twitter landing-page for Smiffy's Place. This is the page linked from my Twitter profile (@smiffytech) to explain, in brief, who I am and how/why I use Twitter. Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:30:00 GMT Personal Social Networking social media social networking http://www.smiffysplace.com/smiffys-further-rules-of-following http://www.smiffysplace.com/smiffys-further-rules-of-following This sequel to the article, Smiffy's Rules of Following, discusses triaging Twitter followers, Evil Robots, and the benefits of pruning. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:30:00 GMT Social Networking social media social networking http://www.smiffysplace.com/badd-headline-dress-as-a-disabled-person http://www.smiffysplace.com/badd-headline-dress-as-a-disabled-person My post for BADD 2009 comments on an ill-advised 'disability dress-up' day. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:30:00 GMT Against Disablism Social Inclusion accessibility adaptability disablism discrimination social inclusion http://www.smiffysplace.com/rudd-stimulus-package-lets-down-struggling-small-businesses http://www.smiffysplace.com/rudd-stimulus-package-lets-down-struggling-small-businesses The Rudd Government's Economic Stimulus Package is letting down struggling small businesses. Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:30:00 GMT Commentaria commentary current affairs news http://www.smiffysplace.com/serendipity-and-german-popular-music http://www.smiffysplace.com/serendipity-and-german-popular-music How my horizons have been broadened with regards to popular music from Germany. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:30:00 GMT Music arts http://www.smiffysplace.com/dear-oracle http://www.smiffysplace.com/dear-oracle Oracle to buy Sun Microsystems. Smiffy wants stuff. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:30:00 GMT JAVA ORCL Software Technical http://www.smiffysplace.com/smiffys-random-tech-tips http://www.smiffysplace.com/smiffys-random-tech-tips The first in a series of irregular and infrequent collections of tips relating to (X)HTML, Perl, MySQL, Un*x and other technologies. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:30:00 GMT Software Technical http://www.smiffysplace.com/accessible-twitter-accessible-tweets http://www.smiffysplace.com/accessible-twitter-accessible-tweets The Twitter web application leaves much to be desired from a usability/accessibility standpoint. However, the API allows others to provide alternative interfaces, such as Accessible Twitter. But just how accessible is the actual information conveyed in Twitter messages (tweets?) Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:30:00 GMT Accessibility Social Networking adaptability social media social networking http://www.smiffysplace.com/cider-farm-for-sale http://www.smiffysplace.com/cider-farm-for-sale A rare opportunity to own your own boutique cider business in rural South Australia. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:30:00 GMT Burra Food & Drink alimentation cider cidrerie drink epicure epicurean food gourmandisme gourmet nutrition winery http://www.smiffysplace.com/twitter-smiffys-rules-of-following http://www.smiffysplace.com/twitter-smiffys-rules-of-following Whom should one follow on Twitter in order to avoid information-overload and unproductive use of time? These are the rules that I am using currently. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:30:00 GMT Social Networking social media social networking time management http://www.smiffysplace.com/bodyblog http://www.smiffysplace.com/bodyblog Weight training ramblings (as opposed to proper articles) are being split off from Smiffy's Place and will now appear in a separate BodyBlog. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:30:00 GMT Gesundheit Health Krankheit Weighty Matters bodybuilding exercise fitness health healthy illness infirmity malade maladie malady powerlifting pumping iron sante sickness sports medicine sports nutrition weight lifting weight training wellness http://www.smiffysplace.com/follow-u-tron http://www.smiffysplace.com/follow-u-tron Smiffy's answer for Twitter #followfriday nominations. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:30:00 GMT API Social Networking Software Technical Twitter social media social networking http://www.smiffysplace.com/iwd-2009 http://www.smiffysplace.com/iwd-2009 Smiffy talks about International Women's Day 2009 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:30:00 GMT Personal Social Inclusion discrimination sexism http://www.smiffysplace.com/fig-and-apple-clafoutis http://www.smiffysplace.com/fig-and-apple-clafoutis A very pleasant dessert made with fresh figs, gluten-free batter. Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:30:00 GMT Food & Drink Life Without Gluten alimentation allergy coeliac drink epicure epicurean food gluten free gourmandisme gourmet intolerance nutrition sans glutene senza glutine