http://smiffysplace.com/ RSS Feed for Smiffy's Place en (C) Copyright 2001-2010 Matthew Steven Smith All Rights Reserved Matthew Smith http://smiffysplace.com/technology-business-asset-or-business-risk Do you consider technology an asset to your business? Are there technologies that you cannot work without? If so, your assets may be exposing you to risk. This article gives a simple guide on how to identify and minimise those risks to help protect your business and that of your clients who rely on it. Matthew Smith 2009-12-15+09:30 Technical http://smiffysplace.com/welcome-to-the-wheeling-gourmet New food-related site from Smiffy's friend, Nicolas Steenhout. Matthew Smith 2009-12-14+09:30 Food & Drink;Life Without Gluten;alimentation;allergy;coeliac;drink;epicure;epicurean;food;gluten free;gourmandisme;gourmet;intolerance;nutrition;sans glutene;senza glutine http://smiffysplace.com/getting-better-2009 The last six years have been a tale of chronic ill-health resulting in varying degrees of incapacity. January/February 2007 was pretty much the nadir of all of this - scarcely able to get out of a chair or work more than 2-3 hours per week. This article is a story of hope - how things have improved since then and what I have done to aid those improvements. A good doctor, weight training and life management have been three of the key factors in getting where I am today. Matthew Smith 2009-12-08+09:30 CFS;Gesundheit;Health;Krankheit;Personal;Weighty Matters;bodybuilding;chronic fatigue syndrome;exercise;fibromyalgia;fitness;health;healthy;illness;infirmity;malade;maladie;malady;powerlifting;pumping iron;sante;sickness;sports medicine;sports nutrition;weight lifting;weight training;wellness http://smiffysplace.com/smiffys-bacon-and-egg-pie When I was a child, we called this type of dish bacon and egg pie. Others might call it quiche. This recipe is gluten-free and low-carbohydrate (unless served with chips.) Can even be meat-free, if that takes your fancy. Matthew Smith 2009-12-08+09:30 Food & Drink;Life Without Gluten;alimentation;allergy;coeliac;drink;epicure;epicurean;food;gluten free;gourmandisme;gourmet;intolerance;nutrition;sans glutene;senza glutine http://smiffysplace.com/extensible-metadata-for-your-cms How many Open Source Content Management Systems (CMS) have an extensible system that can allow the creation, maintenance and display of metadata such as Dublin Core? Very few, if any. Now over 2 years in the making, this article explains concepts that may be used to extend CMS to accommodate this. Matthew Smith 2009-12-07+09:30 Software;Technical http://smiffysplace.com/blue-hat-for-a-blue-day Smiffy's Twitter avatar gains a blue hat - nothing to do with Nick Heyward, everything to do with web standards and social inclusion. Matthew Smith 2009-11-30+09:30 Accessibility;Social Inclusion;Social Networking;adaptability;social media;social networking http://smiffysplace.com/what-gives-smiffys-corollary "We’re all freaking killing ourselves" says Derek Featherstone in a blog post, essential reading for those wrestling with the work/life balance - and losing. This article presents a couple of related lessons that I have learned regarding Quality of Work and Quality of Life. Matthew Smith 2009-10-06+09:30 Commentaria;Gesundheit;Health;Krankheit;commentary;current affairs;health;healthy;illness;infirmity;malade;maladie;malady;news;sante;sickness;wellness http://smiffysplace.com/base-conversions-in-mysql Want to convert between number bases in MySQL? Here are a couple of stored procedures to let you convert to/from any base you fancy. Matthew Smith 2009-09-18+09:30 SQL;Software;Technical http://smiffysplace.com/vodafone-australia-mobile-broadband-on-linux What it takes to get a Vodafone Australia prepaid mobile broadband connection working on Linux. Matthew Smith 2009-09-10+09:30 BSD;Linux;Solaris;Technical;Unix;operating systems http://smiffysplace.com/in-and-out-of-svg Whilst SVG is a great graphics format to work with, sometimes there is a need to import other formats into it or to export it to the likes of PDF. This article details a real-life application and techniques I used to import to and export from SVG. Matthew Smith 2009-08-04+09:30 SVG;Scalable Vector Graphics;Software;Technical;raster graphics;rasterizer http://smiffysplace.com/smiffys-adelaide-adventure An two-day trip to Adelaide: comments on transport, food and accommodation. Matthew Smith 2009-07-19+09:30 Food & Drink;Gesundheit;Health;Krankheit;Life Without Gluten;Reise;Travel;alimentation;allergy;coeliac;drink;epicure;epicurean;food;gluten free;gourmandisme;gourmet;health;healthy;illness;infirmity;intolerance;malade;maladie;malady;nutrition;sans glutene;sante;senza glutine;sickness;travel;voyages;wellness http://smiffysplace.com/twitter The Twitter landing-page for Smiffy's Place. This is the page linked from my Twitter profile (@smiffytech) to explain, in brief, who I am and how/why I use Twitter. Matthew Smith 2009-07-19+09:30 Personal;Social Networking;social media;social networking http://smiffysplace.com/smiffys-further-rules-of-following This sequel to the article, Smiffy's Rules of Following, discusses triaging Twitter followers, Evil Robots, and the benefits of pruning. Matthew Smith 2009-06-07+09:30 Social Networking;social media;social networking http://smiffysplace.com/badd-headline-dress-as-a-disabled-person My post for BADD 2009 comments on an ill-advised 'disability dress-up' day. Matthew Smith 2009-05-01+09:30 Against Disablism;Social Inclusion;accessibility;adaptability;disablism;discrimination;social inclusion http://smiffysplace.com/rudd-stimulus-package-lets-down-struggling-small-businesses The Rudd Government's Economic Stimulus Package is letting down struggling small businesses. Matthew Smith 2009-04-27+09:30 Commentaria;commentary;current affairs;news http://smiffysplace.com/serendipity-and-german-popular-music How my horizons have been broadened with regards to popular music from Germany. Matthew Smith 2009-04-24+09:30 Music;arts http://smiffysplace.com/dear-oracle Oracle to buy Sun Microsystems. Smiffy wants stuff. Matthew Smith 2009-04-21+09:30 JAVA;ORCL;Software;Technical http://smiffysplace.com/smiffys-random-tech-tips The first in a series of irregular and infrequent collections of tips relating to (X)HTML, Perl, MySQL, Un*x and other technologies. Matthew Smith 2009-04-15+09:30 Software;Technical http://smiffysplace.com/accessible-twitter-accessible-tweets The Twitter web application leaves much to be desired from a usability/accessibility standpoint. However, the API allows others to provide alternative interfaces, such as Accessible Twitter. But just how accessible is the actual information conveyed in Twitter messages (tweets?) Matthew Smith 2009-04-03+09:30 Accessibility;Social Networking;adaptability;social media;social networking http://smiffysplace.com/cider-farm-for-sale A rare opportunity to own your own boutique cider business in rural South Australia. Matthew Smith 2009-04-01+09:30 Burra;Food & Drink;alimentation;cider;cidrerie;drink;epicure;epicurean;food;gourmandisme;gourmet;nutrition;winery http://smiffysplace.com/twitter-smiffys-rules-of-following Whom should one follow on Twitter in order to avoid information-overload and unproductive use of time? These are the rules that I am using currently. Matthew Smith 2009-03-26+09:30 Social Networking;social media;social networking;time management http://smiffysplace.com/bodyblog Weight training ramblings (as opposed to proper articles) are being split off from Smiffy's Place and will now appear in a separate BodyBlog. Matthew Smith 2009-03-25+09:30 Gesundheit;Health;Krankheit;Weighty Matters;bodybuilding;exercise;fitness;health;healthy;illness;infirmity;malade;maladie;malady;powerlifting;pumping iron;sante;sickness;sports medicine;sports nutrition;weight lifting;weight training;wellness http://smiffysplace.com/follow-u-tron Smiffy's answer for Twitter #followfriday nominations. Matthew Smith 2009-03-14+09:30 API;Social Networking;Software;Technical;Twitter;social media;social networking http://smiffysplace.com/iwd-2009 Smiffy talks about International Women's Day 2009 Matthew Smith 2009-03-09+09:30 Personal;Social Inclusion;discrimination;sexism http://smiffysplace.com/fig-and-apple-clafoutis A very pleasant dessert made with fresh figs, gluten-free batter. Matthew Smith 2009-03-02+09:30 Food & Drink;Life Without Gluten;alimentation;allergy;coeliac;drink;epicure;epicurean;food;gluten free;gourmandisme;gourmet;intolerance;nutrition;sans glutene;senza glutine