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This website will be blacked out 18 Jan 2012

17 Jan 2012 | Category: General

As part of the protest against SOPA this website will be blacked out tomorrow ( 18 Jan 2012 ) GMT. Full details of why i am taking this step can be foun din my personal blog here More

Encouraging the next generation of hackers

19 Dec 2011 | Category: Free software magazine

My latest article is now available at Free Software magazine. This is about the need to encourage the next generation of computer hackers (by which I mean programmers not criminals).
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New client website - Keswalls

12 Dec 2011 | Category: General

I'm pleased to announce a new client website has just gone live. Keswalls are an established fishing tackle shop who have revitalised their online presence with a brand new store. More

Equitasit.co.uk compliant with new EU cookie directive

08 Aug 2011 | Category: Articles

There is a new EU directive on the use of website cookies. It will come into effect in the UK in May 2012 but this site is now compliant with it regardless. This short article explains what the law is and how we are compliant.

 

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FSM Blog: creating a glass effect icon in Inkscape

08 Aug 2011 | Category: Free software magazine

There's a new Inkscape tutorial up on my Free Software magazine blog. More

FSM Blog: Tilt Shift with GIMP

02 Jun 2011 | Category: Free software magazine

My latest Free Software Magazine article is up. It's a tutorial showing how to create tilt-shift effects using GIMP More

New client website

07 May 2011 | Category: General

I'm happy to announce the launch of another client website. GM Photographs are a husband and wife photography team who specialise in capturing the moment and making memories More

FSM Blog: The lack of commodity mobile hardware and free software

30 Mar 2011 | Category: Free software magazine

My latest post is up at Free Software Magazine. It discusses whether the lack of commodity hardware will kill free software on mobile platforms. More

FSM Blog - Getting more out of VIM

16 Feb 2011 | Category: Free software magazine

My latest article over at Free Software Magazine is packed with handy tips for using the Vim[proved] editor. More

FSM Blog - Debian frees the kernel again

24 Jan 2011 | Category: Free software magazine

The latest blog post is up at Free Software Magazine. It concerns Debian removing non-free firmware from its stock kernel. More

FSM Blog - the bad guys are worried..

02 Dec 2010 | Category: Free software magazine

My latest FSM blog is entitled The bad guys are worried - did we win?
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Latest FSM blog

26 Nov 2010 | Category: Free software magazine

My latest blog "The Wave phoenix is set to rise" is up at Free Software magazine.  It covers the reinvention of the ex-Google Wave project . More

RyansIOB v3.1 released!

26 Nov 2010 | Category: General

Ryan's In/Out board version 3.1 is released today.

This is the latest upgrade in the intranet-based tool which modernises and enhances the traditional in/out slider boards found in offices of old. Find out where your colleagues are and when they'll be back with a single click. Fully customisable and easy to install and use. More

Latest FSM blog

18 Nov 2010 | Category: Free software magazine

My latest Free Software Magazine blog post is out. Entitled "The rise of Google, should we be worried?" it takes a look at the amount of trust we give Google and whether that will be a problem in the future. More

New case study

20 Oct 2010 | Category: General

A new case study has been added to the web development page. More

New FSM Blog: Copying debian package selections to a new machine

04 Oct 2010 | Category: Free software magazine

My latest blog at FSM magazine is now out. It details in easy steps how to duplicate package selections from one Debian-based machine to another.

RyansIOB v3 hits 1000 downloads in 7 months

29 Sep 2010 | Category: Software

Ryan`s In/Out board has been downloaded over 1000 times in the first 7 months. More

New FSM blog: How do you find and choose free software?

20 Sep 2010 | Category: Free software magazine

My latest blog post is up at Free software magazine.

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Free software and hardware innovation

09 Aug 2010 | Category: Free software magazine

See my Free Software Magazine blog for the full story entitled "Why can't free software lead to hardware innovation?"

Google dumps Wave - good news?

06 Aug 2010 | Category: Free software magazine

Google has announced it will drop Wave, it's social networking and communication tool. I've written a piece on how good this news is for free software. More

Backing up Googlemail locally

24 Jun 2010 | Category: Free software magazine

I've just posted a new blog at Free Software Magazine entitled "Backing up your Googlemail locally with getmail" which does exactly what it says on the tin.

RyansIOB demo available

04 Mar 2010 | Category: Software

Due to popular demand, a demo of Ryan's In/Out board is now available on this site. See the project page for more details. More

RyansIOB v3 released

26 Feb 2010 | Category: Software

Ryan's In/Out board version 3.0 is released today.

This is the latest upgrade in the intranet-based tool which modernises and enhances the traditional in/out slider boards found in offices of old. Find out where your colleagues are and when they'll be back with a single click. Fully customisable and easy to install and use.

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RyansEDS project pages have moved

03 Feb 2010 | Category: Software

The project pages for Ryan's electronic diary sheet have moved to the Equitas site. More

RyansIOB project page moved here

03 Feb 2010 | Category: Software

The project pages for Ryan's In/Out board have been moved to the Equitas site. More

Two new blogs at FSM

20 Jan 2010 | Category: General

I've recently posted two new blog posts over at Free Software Magazine. The first is entitled Web code is already open - why not make it free as well and the second: The Open-PC: one step closer to open-hardware.

 

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Playing with potatos

14 Jan 2010 | Category: Software

I recently submitted two new playgrounds for the popular children's "game" KTuberling (Potato Guy). Due to bad timing on my part they won't make it into the next release so I am putting them here for you to download in the meantime. More

Creating a DVD with free software

08 Jan 2010 | Category: Free software magazine

Terry Hancock has produced a really good article over at Free Software Magazine on how to produce professional looking DVDs (with menu etc.) using a free software application called QDVDAuthor. Worth a look, even (especially?) if you are just fiddling with your home movies.

Who's to blame for malware costs?

09 Nov 2009 | Category: Free software magazine

My latest blog over at Free Software Magazine discusses the issue of malware (viruses, worms etc.) on Windows machines and exactly who is to blame for the cost of clearing up the resulting mess. More

Free software cartoon strips

03 Nov 2009 | Category: Free software magazine

For a little over a year now I've been publishing a cartoon strip,the Bizarre Cathedral over at Free Software Magazine. The latest strip is shown on every page of the magazine. More

Linux-based phones : Why are GNU/Linux users treated as second class?

04 Oct 2009 | Category: Free software magazine

I've posted a new blog piece over at Free Software Magazine with the title above.

"Like many free software users, I am greatly encouraged by the number of mobile phones that are starting to come out running some form of embedded Linux-based OS.... All of this is good news, but just how useful are these free software phones..?"

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This website will be blacked out 18 Jan 2012

17 Jan 2012 | Category: General

As part of the protest against SOPA this website will be blacked out tomorrow ( 18 Jan 2012 ) GMT. Full details of why i am taking this step can be foun din my personal blog here Read on...

Encouraging the next generation of hackers

19 Dec 2011 | Category: Free software magazine

My latest article is now available at Free Software magazine. This is about the need to encourage the next generation of computer hackers (by which I mean programmers not criminals).
Read on...

New client website - Keswalls

12 Dec 2011 | Category: General

I'm pleased to announce a new client website has just gone live. Keswalls are an established fishing tackle shop who have revitalised their online presence with a brand new store. Read on...

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