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Bear with me while I change servers
I’ve taken the plunge, and this time I’m not doing it by halves. I’m moving from my Windows Server 2003 physical co-located server to a Virtual Private Server (VPS) running Linux. All of the websites have been transferred…
Read More »Live Renders of Earth
I’ve recently come across the open source software Xplanet, which will render images of the globe with very realistic results. I render them in 512×256, 1024×512, 2048×1024 and 4096×2048 resolutions. The clouds information is obtained from weather satellites…
Read More »12 November 1969 – Today in Apollo History
Apollo 12 stories from Newspapers on the 12th November 1969.
Read More »I'm tweeting the Apollo 12 landing… 40 years late
Just like I did with the Apollo 11 landing, I’m tweeting the Apollo 12 landing 40 years late. I’m using the same account so you can find all the tweets at http://www.twitter.com/apolloecho.
Read More »10 November 1969 – Today in History
Apollo 12 stories from Newspapers on the 10th November 1969.
Read More »My first "real" attempt at Kite Aerial Photography (KAP)
Although I’ve done my bit of Aerial Photography, I’ve always wanted to give Kite Aerial Photography (KAP) a go. Back in September I started to acquire a few bits. Since the main component was a kite, I decided…
Read More »Help Noah Biorkman enjoy his early Christmas
Five year old Noah Biorkman from Michigan, USA is celebrating Christmas this weekend. The reason santa is coming early this year is that Noah is in the finals stages of cancer that he has been fighting since he…
Read More »1122334567895
I’ve been trying to work it out, but what is so important about the number 1122334567895 anyway?
Read More »Problems while running the Nokia Software Updater?
If you get the following error while trying to update the firmware on a Nokia Phone… Nokia Software Updater has attempted to connect to the internet but has failed three times. This could be because of a poor-quality,…
Read More »No more Windows Live Messenger for Windows Server 2003
Microsoft just upgraded Live Messenger. If you happen to use Windows Server 2003 as your operating system of choice – As a lot of web developers do, you are now out of luck using Windows Live Messenger. As…
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