Random Thoughts Always take the shot September 27, 2015 / July 23, 2021 by Tim Groeneveld | Leave a Comment You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. Wayne Gretzky Read more »
Random Thoughts Google+: Please give us a write API June 10, 2014 / December 16, 2014 by Tim Groeneveld | Leave a Comment It seems that Google has been on a relentless campaign to get Google+ to work. From only allowing YouTube users to comment with a Google+ account to their desperate attempts to integrate it into Google’s own search results (which seem to be all but gone now…) it all seems to be very pointless on Google’s […] Read more » API Google+
Random Thoughts The price of BitCoin June 3, 2014 / June 3, 2014 by Tim Groeneveld | Leave a Comment Read more »
Random Thoughts Internet Explorer 6 makes me sad. December 17, 2012 / June 3, 2014 by Tim Groeneveld | Leave a Comment In this day and age, I can’t believe that people are still using Internet Explorer. Because I am a good net citizen, I decided to help my uneducated users out. if (preg_match('/MSIE [456]/i', $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'])) { require 'templates/blank_development/ie6.php'; exit; } Read more »
Random Thoughts Bandwidth of a Boeing 747 December 4, 2012 by Tim Groeneveld | Leave a Comment Read more »
Random Thoughts How Meetup.com started September 11, 2011 / December 4, 2012 by Tim Groeneveld | Leave a Comment I got an email today from Scott Heiferman, one of the founders of the site ‘Meetup’. A lot of people were thinking that maybe 9/11 could bring people together in a lasting way. So the idea for Meetup was born: Could we use the internet to get off the internet -- and grow local communities? […] Read more »
Computers Documentation Linux Random Thoughts More snippets September 6, 2011 / December 4, 2012 by Tim Groeneveld | Leave a Comment Yesterday I posted about having an existing ssh-agent load on all new shells. Here are two more handy snippets of code from my .bash_profile The first code snippet is a follow on from yesterday, were I can type ‘lock’ or ‘unlock’ into my shell and the ssh-agent will follow on accordingly. When your ssh-agent is […] Read more »
Holidays Humor Random Thoughts Duff Beer, IRL! July 24, 2011 / August 23, 2011 by Tim Groeneveld | Leave a Comment While in Brisbane, a good friend of mine (Hadi Nematollah) introduced me to Duff Beer (of The Simpson’s fame). Although I am not really a beer drinker, I can say that I was not put off the taste. Not a bad deal, $25 for a six-pack of novelty beer. Bonus points for being drinkable! Read more »
Computers Documentation Random Thoughts Sydney IT Meetup Calendar February 5, 2011 / August 23, 2011 by Tim Groeneveld | 1 Comment on Sydney IT Meetup Calendar Wondering where all the interesting Sydney IT meetups are? I have listed here a rough calendar for 2011. There may be some updates further on in the year as more events are announced. Big Meetups PHPConfAu – Late October. You didn’t hear that form me though because the exact date is yet to be confirmed. […] Read more »
Google Linux Random Thoughts Google’s Android Fonts January 23, 2011 / January 23, 2011 by Tim Groeneveld | Leave a Comment I love Android, and I love that Google is offering such a good mobile operating system, for free. Many people might just remember that Microsoft grew to prominence in the IT industry in much a similar way. They provided DOS for free (or at least at a low cost) to OEMs, which provided them with […] Read more »