Showing posts with label General. Show all posts
Showing posts with label General. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Moved
I've decided to move my blog to a self-hosted site powered by WordPress. New updates will be posted on my blog here: http://blog.alexseifert.com.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Computer Problems
The hard drive in my four year old MacBook has finally died after a struggle for life that lasted a couple of weeks. Since then I have been forced into using a borrowed PC with Windows 7 on it and ever since, I have been pulling the hair out of my head. I managed to install Cygwin which has helped ease my pains to some degree since it gives me access to a Unix-like terminal with some familiar commands. The biggest issue, however, has been trying to connect to the servers at work.
Our servers run Linux and require a SSL tunnel to access. I have not been able to find a way to connect to them in Windows that works. I've tried a couple of things including OpenSSL and stunnel, but have not yet managed to successfully connect. It is very frustrating and has cost me a lot of time.
I ordered a 1TB hard drive for my MacBook on Wednesday from Amazon and chose to have expedited shipping (shipping within 1 business day) so I would get it today. But, as usual, the postal system in the UK is unreliable. They managed to send it to the wrong depot at the wrong end of the country and as a result my shipment is now delayed. I probably won't get it until tomorrow. I am quite upset about that because I could have chosen the next cheaper option (for £3 less) and it would have arrived tomorrow. I'm going to give the Home Delivery Network a ring and let them hear about it.
Our servers run Linux and require a SSL tunnel to access. I have not been able to find a way to connect to them in Windows that works. I've tried a couple of things including OpenSSL and stunnel, but have not yet managed to successfully connect. It is very frustrating and has cost me a lot of time.
I ordered a 1TB hard drive for my MacBook on Wednesday from Amazon and chose to have expedited shipping (shipping within 1 business day) so I would get it today. But, as usual, the postal system in the UK is unreliable. They managed to send it to the wrong depot at the wrong end of the country and as a result my shipment is now delayed. I probably won't get it until tomorrow. I am quite upset about that because I could have chosen the next cheaper option (for £3 less) and it would have arrived tomorrow. I'm going to give the Home Delivery Network a ring and let them hear about it.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Getting Started
I've been a web developer now for over a decade. I began when Windows 98 was brand new and when Microsoft had just released FrontPage 98 which I used to learn the article of webpage design. Until now, however, I've never actually written about it. That is what this blog will be about.
Generally, I intend to focus not just on web development, but also on browsers and the internet in general. Whilst there may be several other blogs that delve into these topics, this will be my own little corner where I share things I find useful or interesting and that I hope every visitor to this blog will also find interesting.
To get started, I've created a poll to see which browser is your favourite or which one you use the most. If you would like to share more about it, please leave a comment here!
Generally, I intend to focus not just on web development, but also on browsers and the internet in general. Whilst there may be several other blogs that delve into these topics, this will be my own little corner where I share things I find useful or interesting and that I hope every visitor to this blog will also find interesting.
To get started, I've created a poll to see which browser is your favourite or which one you use the most. If you would like to share more about it, please leave a comment here!
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