http://www.smiffysplace.com/2007-02 RSS Feed for Smiffy's Place: posts from February, 2007 en (C) Copyright 2001-2008 Matthew Steven Smith dc.blog v1.0b http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:07:24 GMT Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:07:24 GMT http://www.smiffysplace.com/im-feeling-lucky-good-news-for-camera-phones 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. Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT Google Picasa Software Technical Wine image manipulation photographs photography pictures http://www.smiffysplace.com/doping-meat-more-medical-lunacy 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. Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT 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 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. Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT 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 http://www.smiffysplace.com/fish-and-chips-gluten-free Fish and chips, with a gluten-free batter. Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT 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 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. Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT 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 http://www.smiffysplace.com/aussie-thyroid A new thyroid patients site is launched. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT 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 http://www.smiffysplace.com/not-quite-sir-james-gosling Creator of the Java programming language, James Gosling, is appointed to the Order of Canada. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT Commentaria Java Sun Microsystems Technical commentary current affairs news http://www.smiffysplace.com/web-accessibility-a-small-part-of-a-jigsaw http://www.smiffysplace.com/web-accessibility-a-small-part-of-a-jigsaw Article on how Web Accessibility is part of Accessibility as a whole. Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT Accessibility Social Inclusion adaptability usability web design http://www.smiffysplace.com/smiffy-2007-a-day-in-the-life-of 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. Sun, 18 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT 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 http://www.smiffysplace.com/real-coconut-ice Smiffy continues his essays in the making of frozen desserts with one based on coconut milk. Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT 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 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. Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT 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 http://www.smiffysplace.com/allergyblock Food shop for allergy sufferers. Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT 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 http://www.smiffysplace.com/gluten-free-makeup-a-cautionary-tale You don't have to eat gluten to get sick, as this article explains. Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT 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 http://www.smiffysplace.com/sunnybrook-gluten-free-shop Another good source of comestibles for the gluten-afflicted. Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT 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 http://www.smiffysplace.com/wheat-free-world-baking-without-gluten Web site and books relating to gluten-free baking. Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT 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 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. Thu, 08 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT Spam & Other Internet Pests Technical annoyances exploit hack hackers hacking nuisance spam ucbe xmlrpc http://www.smiffysplace.com/motorola-razr-v3i-two-months-on http://www.smiffysplace.com/motorola-razr-v3i-two-months-on A follow-up on the original view of the Motorola RAZR V3i. Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT J2ME Java Motorola MyMoto RAZR SDK Software Technical software development http://www.smiffysplace.com/gluten-free-with-gusto http://www.smiffysplace.com/gluten-free-with-gusto Gusto Ristorante, in Norwood, serves good, gluten-free food. Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT 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 http://www.smiffysplace.com/i-love-my-linodes Smiffy re-evaluates and re-builds his hosting infrastructure, using Linode virtual servers. Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT BSD Linode Linux Solaris Technical UML Unix XEN containers operating systems virtualization http://www.smiffysplace.com/netbeans-an-idiots-development-environment 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. Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:30:00 GMT IDE Java NetBeans Software Sun Swing Technical Weather climate climatology meteorology