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  • Planning a wedding reception and Tawarri Reception Centre review

    Having recently executed a very successful wedding reception, I thought I would share my experience, and also provide a thorough review of Tawarri Reception Centre. It all started September 2010, we got married and decided we must have a reception next year.  We browsed through a number of well known venue brochures, Matilda Bay Restaurant,…

  • Online RSVP form and database with PHP, JavaScript and MySQL

    Requirements Recently, I needed an online RSVP system for a reception I was hosting, all the options out there didn’t meet my requirements; Customisable and able to self-host No need for tracking codes/numbers to be sent with invitation Able to RSVP additional guests Able to modify an existing RSVP Implementation As usual, I decided to…

  • USB Wireless Presenter with Mouse and AutoHotkey

    I bought this USB Wireless Presenter for 12 USD from eBay as I needed to control the music and slideshow at a reception. It turned out to better than I expected, some of the reasons i purchased this was; Radio Frequency technology – no need to ‘point’ it at a receiver. 25m operating distance –…

  • Tips for traveling Egypt

    Having recently traveled Egypt, I thought I would share my tips for being safe and not taken for a ride; Never accept the first offer, always bargain (unless it’s for a few Egyptian Pounds). Don’t be afraid to walk away, there are 80 million Egyptians, you will find another. If an Egyptian asks you to…

  • Unused CSS – find unused CSS

    I am no html expert, and my artistic design talent is non-existent, so when I needed to create a login form, contact and RSVP form (will post further details later) I turned to hacking an open and freely available existing website, WordPress to be exact. If you try logging into the admin page, you will…

  • JPG Stripper – remove wasteful metadata

    Ever wondered why when you change the jpg compression of thumbnails it changes the image by a few kilobytes only? The reason, which I was shocked to find out, was that most of the image is actually metadata. An unfortunately named program, Stripper, allows the removal of this wasteful metadata and produces some amazing results.…

  • In search of the elusive Google default marker

    For a number of years now I have been developing a Google Maps plugin for WordPress <end of plug>, I have even created a script to dynamically generate coloured markers with custom text. This is a great solution for hosting your own markers, but is has a lot of overhead, having to host a custom…

  • A network administrator’s guide to activating monitor Power Management while transitioning to Windows 2000 or Windows XP

    Anyone looking for PM_Win2k_Whitepaper.pdf from the now defunct host http://www.computerpowersaver.com, I have made it available. PM_Win2k_Whitepaper.pdf

  • Check Point VPN – “SR_Service.exe – Application Error”

    If you are getting the following error; ————————— SR_Service.exe – Application Error ————————— The instruction at “0x77c478c0” referenced memory at “0x00000000”. The memory could not be “read”. Click on OK to terminate the program Click on CANCEL to debug the program ————————— OK Cancel ————————— The solution is; Open Microsoft Internet Explorer Internet Options Content…

  • How to Unlock Garmin maps

    For information only, How to Unlock Garmin maps. First get your hands on the desired Garmin City Navigator Downloadable Update for your country/city (MapSource A). In the compressed file should be the folders IMG, support and Windows plus a readme.txt. You will need a version of Garmin MapSource 6.13.1 or older which does NOT support…