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Private Key Compromise
What happens if an attacker compromises your root private key? SSL certificates are used to authenticate clients and servers and to provide a means of…
Removing the sidebar from ShutterShot Wordpress Theme
I recently changed the theme on my photography portfolio site to the beautiful ShutterShot theme from www.fabthemes.com. I had been looking for a simple full-screen…
Hotspot Shield VPN
I regularly connect to the Internet using free WiFi hotspots with my Nexus 7 tablet and, although most of the services I connect to use…
Creating Multiple Outlook Distribution Lists from Excel
Suppose you have a list of companies you deal with, and each company has more than one contact. You want to send a customised email…
Forcing a Jellybean 4.2.2 update for Nexus 7
A very quick post today to tell you how to force an update to your Nexus 7 tablet if you have been checking for software…
Pure Gym Classes
I finally decided to rejoin Pure Gym, the gym I signed up with about 3 years ago when it was just opening. When I first…
Migrate a guest OS to a new datastore in ESXi 5.1
A step by step guide to moving a virtual machine from one datastore to another in VMware ESXi 5.1 (probably applies to earlier versions too)…
My diet 6 months in
I’m now about 6 months into my diet and fitness challenge and I’m continuing to make good progress! Since starting on July 23rd 2012, I’ve…
Installing Photoshop CS2 on Windows 7 64-bit
Adobe have kindly made Creative Suite 2 (CS2) available to download for free – you can download it at http://www.adobe.com/downloads/cs2_downloads/index.html – however, there are a…
How to move from Instagram to Flickr
Today, 18th December 2012, Instagram announced that they would be changing their Terms of Service effective 16th January 2013. After that date, Instagram will…
16 weeks of dieting
10 weeks ago, I wrote a blog post about my diet progress. I am now 16 weeks into my diet and have made great progress.…
Wireless adapter problems on Acer Laptop after November 2012 Microsoft Update (Windows 8)
On Tuesday, November 13, 2012, Microsoft released 6 security bulletins in their regular 'Patch Tuesday'. After installing the bulletins and rebooting my Acer V3-571 laptop…
A playlist for running
When you're running, it's really easy to lose enthusiasm and run out of energy. I've put together some tunes which help me stay motivated -…
iTunes - converting from Music to Books
So, you have ripped an audiobook from CD and imported it into iTunes, but it's showing up as an album in amongst your music -…
6 weeks of dieting
When I was a teenager, I was slim and sporty - I was a keen member of my local swimming club and swam at Scottish…