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It had to be done…

Alex — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:33:00 +0000

Q: How does well does adsense perform on a site like this?

Alex — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:36:55 +0000

A: Haha: Not quitting my day job. Despite increasing revenue by 50% over the previous month I still need to increase revenue a further 500% to cover the costs of running this site. And at the moment it’s a tiny …

Changes

Alex — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:16:20 +0000

I made a small change recently – I’ve moved from WordPress.com hosting to a self-hosted server. The main reason for this is education – I want to learn more about e-commerce and running my own site, which is a bit …

Quick analysis of a phishing attack

Alex — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 03:18:15 +0000

Twice in three days I have received emails purporting to be from ASB and ANZ Bank. Both are New Zealand banks, and the fact that I’ve received two of them clearly indicates that my email address is on a spam …

The Search for an Android News Reader

Alex — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 19:48:18 +0000

Seriously you’d think this would be easy. FeedingIt on the N900 wasn’t amazing but it did the job and was totally free. I don’t think my requirements are unreasonable here: RSS support – not just via Google Reader Ethical developer …

N900 PR1.3 is a screamer

Alex — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:31:47 +0000

Just installed the OTA (over the air) update on my N900 and the difference in speed is actually user-perceptible. Animations are smoother, rotation happens much more quickly and I could swear applications are starting faster as well. Many people are …

Au Revoir Ubuntu, Bonjour Fedora

Alex — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:56:47 +0000

If you check the about page and previous posts you’ll note that I’ve been travelling the past few months. In fact I’ve just settled in London and started looking for a job. There are several shortcomings on my CV that …

I’m off…

Alex — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:47:29 +0000

… but unfortunately before finishing the series on setting up the Ubuntu home server. Realistically it is unlikely it will be finished until I setup another one, as the original is back in New Zealand and I’m en-route to the …

N900 PR 1.2 finally released

Alex — Tue, 25 May 2010 11:06:40 +0000

It’s about time. I know it’s really sad to eagerly await a firmware update, but since this one fixes a lot of bugs, improves stability and adds Skype video calling, I think any eagerness is warranted. The update was released …

It’s here!

Alex — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:53:53 +0000

Currently updating the firmware to the latest version, I’ll be writing a review once I’ve had a good play and am familiar with the device. Initial impression: awesome.