The problem – I have a lot of event details for a local club in an XML file and I wanted to load them into a C# application which will import them into a Google Calendar (see my earlier article to understand why). I originally started to write a C# application to maintain the events Read More
Embedding Google Calendar Events in a Club Web Site
I maintain a web site for a Scottish Country Dancing group, Thistle Society Wigan (http://www.thistlesociety.org.uk/). As part of this I need to update the list of forthcoming events for the society and this can be quite time consuming. So I wondered if I could find a way to simplify the way events were maintained – Read More
Tags: Google Calendar, jQuery, PHP, XAMPP, XML, XSD, XSL
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An Update on iPhone Email Settings with Vodafone and Virgin Media
I wrote a while ago about setting up my email on my iPhone – it worked, then it didn’t work and then it worked and… Until tonight it didn’t work – I could receive emails fine, but it wouldn’t send them out. From my original Virgin Media account settings, the outgoing SMTP server didn’t work Read More
Windows 7 Can’t Access Windows Server Shares
OK, I said I was chuffed with Windows 7 – but there was one problem that caused me some agro – accessing my other computers’ shared drives on the network. I was somewhat disappointed when I realised that it insisted on joining this “HomeGroup” – of course I had purchased the upgrade to Home Premium Read More
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Apple iPhone Email with Vodafone, Virgin Media and Outlook 2003
–> See An Update on iPhone Email Settings with Vodafone and Virgin Media for a better and more up to date solution! It’s taken a while, but I’ve finally managed to get my email working properly (send and receive) on my iPhone. The initial setup was relatively easy (my teenage daughter did it for me) but Read More
I’ve Re-built My Inspiron 8600 Laptop: Windows 7 Dual Booted With Ubuntu Linux 10.4
I thought this might be of interest to anyone else who is trying to do a similar task… I bought the laptop in April 2004, Windows XP Professional and a 40 GB HDD, and I’ve rebuilt it a couple of times and upgraded it with a 120 GB Hard Disk and more memory. Recently, however, Read More
Apple iPhone Web Site Icons
A colleague mentioned the BBC iPlayer for the iPhone – so I tried it. Not bad! He also mentioned that he had the icon on his home screen – just like an App. I had a play and that’s when I found out what the “Add to Home Screen” button meant when you click the Read More
How to Identify Project Use Cases
I’ve spent an awful lot of time over the last few years identifying and writing use cases. Often, I am asked a few common questions by people associated with the project – what is a use case, how do you write them, how do you identify use cases, what’s the point of them? This posting Read More
I Finally Gave In and Bought an iPhone
Yes, I’ve gone over to the dark side and got myself an iPhone from Vodafone. I spent ages agonising over which deal, which network and tried to love any one of the other smart phone offerings, but eventually, the Apple marketing engine caught me hook line and sinker. And the 1GB data limit swayed me Read More
It’s Time for a Clear Out
Apparently, I have too much stuff. The attic is full to bursting, there’s no room in the shed to potter, and I can barely squeeze a single shirt into the wardrobe. So I have to get rid of some of it so that my wife has somewhere to keep all her old handbags “till she Read More