November 13th, 2008 | 10:09 pm
You may have arrived here by following a link to http://davestevens.co.uk (or by entering that URL in your browser’s address bar, of course). If you have a keen eye, you’ll see that you’re now at http://davestevens.co.uk/blog or a descendant of this sub-directory.
This is achieved via mod_rewrite, an Apache module that lets you specify where the user should be directed when they enter a URL on your site.
When I am browsing around on other blogs and feel compelled to comment, I am often asked to enter my URL. Rather than entering the full link to the blog, I always enter the root URL - http://davestevens.co.uk - so that in future, should I move away from a blog format or perhaps rethink the type of content I am providing here, I won’t have to accommodate set incoming links to a defunct address.
How do you approach this consideration? Can anyone see any potential SEO issues through using this technique?
November 9th, 2008 | 10:40 am
Following a competition, Warsaw architects Are have won the contract to design a new terminal for Lublin International Airport in Poland. It’s stunning:
Lublin International Airport
Via DeZeen Blog
November 5th, 2008 | 10:03 pm
Remember, remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot;
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot…
November 5th, 2008 | 12:56 am
No words to describe today that would be adequate. I’ve spent the day being inspired by speakers and artists alike, had a wonderful evening with Jessi and then home in time to see the announcement that Obama has won the US Presidential election.
No words. Thank you, America.
October 27th, 2008 | 09:49 pm
I’ll be attending Future of Web Design in New York City next week and would love to hear from anyone else who’s going to be there. Get in touch here or through Twitter and hopefully I’ll see you there…
October 25th, 2008 | 11:04 pm
If you work in an office in the western world, chances are you’ve encountered a Flavia drinks machine. If you have one in your place of work, I have something for you. It’s the perfect recipe for a cappuccino from said machine, as I discovered through experimentation this past week.
First, get your cup and put the contents of a packet of sugar in the bottom. Put the cup in the machine and insert the Foamy Topping packet. Once it completes, pour a second packet of sugar in to your cup and then insert the Espresso Roast packet in to the machine. Finally, add a third and final packet of sugar, stir well and enjoy.
You’re welcome.
October 25th, 2008 | 07:50 pm
Apple software update popped up on my Macbook running OS X Leopard yesterday and prompted me to install the 10.5.5 update. I did so and after restart found that there were black boxes showing around various icons and the shortcut to Macintosh HD on my desktop.
This bothered me somewhat so I googled around to see what the problem might be and came across a post on Red Sweater Blog about a similar problem:
So … if you googled your way here after installing 10.4.8, and want to lose the damn rectangle. Let me review:
- Open System Preferences
- Go to Universal Access pane.
- Switch to the “Seeing” tab.
- Click the “Options” button for the Zoom section.
- Turn off the “Show preview rectangle” checkbox.
So I checked these preferences on my machine but found the “Show preview rectangle” checkbox was already turned off. Further searching on the topic found no other help so as a last resort, I tried enabling Zoom, turning the checkbox on, then closing System Preferences. Then, I followed the instructions from the Red Sweater Blog again to turn it off and hey presto - no more black boxes.
Thought I’d share in case anyone else is perplexed with the same issue.
