http://timkenington.com Triathlon and Web Development Tips Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:32:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Whilst out walking yesterday I was having a think about the races I've completed over the past few years - and those I would love to toe the startlines of sometime in the near future. So of those completed so far: Most Physically Demanding Race - The Victorian Mountain Running Championships. ... http://timkenington.com/2010/03/04/on-the-list/ I've recently been trying to apply the use of .htaccess files to some test sites running on my localhost web server (Mac). After wondering why I couldn't get things to work and subsequently spending several hours tinkering with the content of my .htaccess and httpd.conf files, I discovered this fantastic ... http://timkenington.com/2010/01/01/editing-apache-settings-on-localhost/ If I'm still in your RSS feed and this has popped up - big thanks for not having hit the delete key before now! I've designed the Wordpress theme for the site. Not quite polished and final just yet. Exciting content to come - both on the triathlon and web development side ... http://timkenington.com/2009/12/30/fresh-content-on-the-way/ With Study Period 4 of the 2008 OUA study calendar behind us, it's time to move onto the first period of 2009. I'm pretty excited about getting stuck into the two units I've chosen - Computer Organisation at RMIT; and Human Computer Interaction at Swinburne. I've previously attempted the Computer Organisation ... http://timkenington.com/2009/03/04/kicking-off-2009-oua-style/ I thought I would just take a few moments to reflect on what I am lucky enough to take away from NET11 - Internet Communications. First of all, I've met some really great and fascinating people (characters, for a more affectionate term) through the various communication channels we've been using - ... http://timkenington.com/2009/02/24/net11-why-i-loved-this-unit/ 5. The mobility of electronic digital data Email and similar forms of asynchronous communication carry with them the possibility for rapid, efficient, almost invisible 'multiplication' of the addresses to which communication is being sent. Functions such as carbon copying, forwarding and so on enable the most rapid form of communication 'expansion' ... http://timkenington.com/2009/02/05/concepts-reflection-project/ As part of Module 5 we have been encouraged to consider how Internet technologies can be thought of as an "information ecology", rather than simply a set of tools, systems, and communication between them. As we know from our physical environment, an ecosystem consists of everything from ourselves, animals, plants, physical ... http://timkenington.com/2009/01/31/an-information-ecosystem/ This task involved working through a tutorial about evaluating a web site in terms of it's purpose, author, content, coverage, currency and recognition. The tutorial suggests thinking about the following points: What is the purpose of the content and is it relevant to your goals? Who is the author and publisher, and what ... http://timkenington.com/2009/01/31/module-4-evaluating-web-sites/ Search Engine Task I chose to search for the keywords applescript and xcode using the following format to begin with: "applescript, xcode". I tried this using several web browsers and found the results varied: Google - 482,000 results Yahoo - 1,010,000 results Ask - 85,700 results Live - 300,000 results [caption id="attachment_147" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Searching Google for ... http://timkenington.com/2009/01/29/module-4-searching-the-web/ I thought I would outline a few of the main tools I use when browsing the web. Keeping these tools up to date help ensure I can access online material, and where possible I use auto-update settings to make sure the applications update as soon as a new version becomes ... http://timkenington.com/2009/01/28/module-4-tools-for-using-the-web/