We have had, in the office, a GS748T for a while now. This is a mid-range 48 port managed switch
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Using ImageMagick to create thumbnails for the web
You can use ImageMagick’s convert tool to resize images on the command line in a Linux, BSD or Windows environment.
Continue readingKwik Fit Rugby: Avoid at all costs
The Short Story Kwik-Fit have featured on more episodes of than I care to count. They have been criticized for inflated
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When files are being uploaded, you cannot rely on the the sends. This data is entirely under the control of
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This article assumes you’re using PHP version 5.3 or above. If you are not, you should note that “the PHP
Continue readingHorribly amazing PHP – check if you’re on the last iteration of a foreach loop
The code is so horrible, it’s gone a full circle and become amazing once again. It’s a method of finding
Continue readingPHP – Converting bytes to a readable format
The following function takes in a number of bytes and the number of decimal places required in the output and
Continue readingSolved! phpMyAdmin cannot start session without errors
This was a bit of a ridiculous error. It occurred after a PHP upgrade to 5.2.17 running under Apache with
Continue readingPHP – Obtain the maximum allowed file upload size
This was actually remarkably difficult to do, in terms of the volume of code required. It uses the fact that
Continue readingCabling your house with cat5e… Geeky or essential?
When I bought my house, I wired it with cable for data networking. I ran 2 cables to each of
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