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Can I post from my mobile?

Lachlan — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:01:39 +0000

Web on mobile phones is becoming quite normal there days, but by these standards my phone is antique. I have been able to install the Opera Mini browser, which gives me a level of web access that is useful but not exciting.

If this works, however, then it proves I can post here from my phone.

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Server migration

Lachlan — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:02:15 +0000

This morning I migrated this site to a new server, and it seems to have been a smooth and successful transition. As far as I can tell the only difference is that some of the post, page and category IDs have changed – which will probably stuff up any remote links to particular pages.

I have finally set up an old Toshiba Portege 3110CT as a webserver, which replaces the large Dell laptop that I’ve been using for the last year. The little Portege should use less power, and take up less space on top of the filing cabinet.

The Dell, with its large and high res screen (for a laptop) is now free to become our multimedia machine.

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Weather button

Lachlan — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:52:05 +0000

I regularly check the local weather online at Weatherzone, and discovered recently that they offer a range of free weather feeds that can be incorporated into websites. I’ve added the current weather button to this site. Its interesting, but I wish that it was customisable; for instance, it would be great if it displayed rainfall information.

I’m still not sure of a few things. In its current location, does it clutter the page too much? Also, would a forecast button be more useful or interesting?

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Floriade in the morning

Lachlan — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:41:03 +0000

I wanted to catch Floriade in early morning light, but its opening hours definitely exclude the crack of dawn. It does open an hour earlier on weekends (8 instead of 9 am), and so a few weeks ago I rode down to make the most of this opportunity.

On the way I passed a pair of black swans with their bank of cygnets, one of which seemed happy enough to pose for a photo. By the time Floriade openend there was not longer any hint of soft dawn lighting, but the flowers were still wet with dew and delightfully photogenic.

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New lens – AF Nikkor 70-300mm 4-5.6 G

Lachlan — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:49:42 +0000

Yesterday I succumbed to the special that Ted’s had on the cheap Nikon 70-300 long zoom. Normally $300, this is not at all a professional lens. However, it does have quite respectable Nikon optics and for the reduced price of $200 it was just too tempting.

I’ve already pointed it at the moon, and here is an un-cropped frame. It certainly brings things close, and would have been very useful during the recent lunar eclipse.

I’ll be back here to add more about this lens when I’ve had a bit of a play with it.

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Hello world!

Lachlan — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:56:13 +0000

So my new site works. I think that, when I get the hang of it, this wordpress thing will be a massive boost to the operation of this site. Now lets see if I can customise things a little to make it feel more like home.

Although this is really the first post here, I have back-dated some previous content which thus appears older.

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