Saturday, 28 July 2007 at 21:09
The dfpx.co.uk website is going to be moving to new servers fairly soon, so there may be a short period of time when things go a bit wobbly. Generally this is just the delay while the name servers around the world are updated to point to the site’s new home, so it shouldn’t be for more than a few hours.
If we’re not back after 12 hours, then you know there’s something to worry about! ;o)
Update: Blimey, that was smooth… Site move complete!
Wednesday, 02 May 2007 at 02:07
If you’re using the Zem Contact Reborn plugin with your Textpattern powered site, but are finally sick of the spam bots playing havoc with your lovely forms, this solution is close at hand. And has been for a while, although I didn’t realise it. :o)
Released all the way back in February 2006, pap_contact_cleaner is a cunningly simple way of foxing the merchants of spam. Those bots never actually look at your site; they just scan your form code, fill all the boxes and blam! You’ve got spam. Read more »
Thursday, 26 April 2007 at 23:42
Yesterday, someone working for MTAS; the Medical Training Application Service used by medical students and doctors to apply for training posts; copied an Excel spreadsheet into an unsecured area of the website for distribution.
This would normally be unremarkable; however, this particular spreadsheet contained the personal details of literally thousands of medical students applying for their foundation year posts, resulting in possibly the largest privacy crisis ever to hit UK public service staff. Read more »
Category: Web
Wednesday, 04 April 2007 at 20:02
Just having a brief look on Google Video reveals that some footage has been posted showing B of the Bang’s opening ceremony. The display was created by Salford’s own fantastic Walk The Plank.
While working for the SIRF Fringe I was lucky enough to see quite a few of Walk The Plank’s productions: always good fun. Along with the stunning pa-BOOM, they’ve also put together some of the best pyrotechnic shows I’ve ever seen.
Category: Design