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My name is Matthew Pollard I am a web developer based in Bournemouth in the UK . I like to think of myself as a client side developer although I know stuff about server side things as well. I have been web developing for quite some time - the earliest browser version I developed with was version 2 of Netscape.

At that time I wasn’t bothered about validating my HTML and I thought opening a popup window with JavaScript was cool. I’d like to think I have learnt a bit since then. The closest I had come to OOPs was in Lingo bouncing a ball around the screen which I had copied from somewhere.

Now I try and write semantic, well structured HTML or XHTML using CSS. I use JavaScript to travel through the DOM and add new bits to the page at will (well almost). I almost completely understand OOPs.

I know a bit of PHP and a bit of SQL too - can just about find my way round a command prompt on Linux and I am trying to create a media/file server using a mini-itx mother board with a large hard drive.

This blog is a place where I put ideas that I have come across that I think will help other people like me. I am not a programmer I have had no formal programming education so if something doesn’t make sense or is totally wrong leave a comment.

I have another blog too - this is where a put ideas that don’t generally relate to web development or computers but are more about the rest of my life and my efforts to be greener!

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  • 20 Tech Habits to Improve Your Life

    A few new habits can make the difference between staying on task, finding what you need, and getting things done--or having a tech meltdown.

  • Space Cube - The World's Smallest Linux PC

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  • How Simple Web Design Helps Your Business

    It’s crucial to have simple web designs to allow the user to quickly find the information they need, especially if you are selling a product. If the page is cluttered with useless text, widgets or unrelated products, the site becomes meaningless.

  • 24 Core, 48GB Linux Render Cluster built inside IKEA Cabinet

    This amazing Linux Cluster consists of 6 Intel Core 2 Quad(2.4GHZ) Processors, 48GB of RAM spread across 6 GIGABYTE GA-G33M-DS2R Micro ATX motherboards and put inside an IKEA Helmer cabinet, WHY YOU ASK? 3D computer rendering is very CPU intensive and the best way so speed up slow render problems, are usually to distribute them on to more computers

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    The very best software for your Linux machine.

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  • Leaked Document Shows Verizon's Anti-iPhone Propaganda

    Verizon's tactics to combat the Jesusphone 3G now include briefing its employees about the iPhone's failings, so they can answer customer questions about why it doesn't carry the device.

  • 10 Good UNIX Usage Habits

    Adopt 10 good habits that improve your UNIX® command line efficiency -- and break away from bad usage patterns in the process. This article takes you step-by-step through several good, but too often neglected, techniques for command-line operations.

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