http://www.darwinshome.za.net/blog A tech guide by darwinshome Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:32:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A couple of months back my wife completed a photography course and following the course she purchased a Canon 450D digital camera. Taking photos, getting the right light, getting that perfect shot, is all well and good – But looking at the results on a computer screen does not always ... http://www.darwinshome.za.net/blog/2009/09/epson_stylus-photo-1410/ Nasty little bugger I have managed, after much fighting and arguing, invited the flu in for a visit - as per usual the chap is going to stick around for a week (or two), then leave without so much as leaving a thank you note. I do not normally get sick - ... http://www.darwinshome.za.net/blog/2009/06/website_blog_life_updates/ Go Away. I iz writing my memoirs... Image credit: misshepeshu The difficulty of blog writing Maintaining a blog does not usually come easy, most of us in the blog space need to work really hard to maintain our blogs outside of our regular work, and with the need for regular ... http://www.darwinshome.za.net/blog/2009/06/the-difficulties-of-writing/ Compliments of Heidi I have been tagged (for the first time mind you) to fill in this 50 question internet meme. So without further ado: 8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? 1. Do you like Blue Cheese? I dislike the smell enough to have never tried blue cheese. ... http://www.darwinshome.za.net/blog/2009/04/50-things-a-meme/ I enjoy social networking; it allows me to keep in touch with friends, family, and sometimes complete strangers relatively easily from the comfort of my desk. I love meeting people; As much as social networks keep me in contact with my friends when I am stuck behind my desk, I ... http://www.darwinshome.za.net/blog/2009/03/jhb-march-tweetup-recap/ As the first month of 2009 draws to an end, the dust on most of the New Year resolutions is settling, I start to re-look at all the goal lists I have made in the past, review what I have completed, and add the items I want to do going ... http://www.darwinshome.za.net/blog/2009/01/not-new-year-resolutions/ Following a post on an Internet forum, here is a small expansion on my Country / State dropdown selection script to enable a third level drop down. This additional level would allow for a country / state / city drop down selection on an XML file as apposed ... http://www.darwinshome.za.net/blog/2008/06/three-level-xml-to-javascript-drop-down-list/ The regular visitors to my website would have noticed the new website structure and design that I finally got together; to say that I am proud of my work would be understating the huge pride I have in my website. Humbleness aside, I have not been the only website to recently ... http://www.darwinshome.za.net/blog/2008/03/new-designs-all-around/ Getting your blog (and blog posts) out there into the Big Wide Internet can be difficult at the best of times, but trying to get people that do visit your website to help you out shouldn't be. Social Networking websites like Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon and Facebook all have methods to allow ... http://www.darwinshome.za.net/blog/2008/03/social-networking-images-and-links/ UPDATE 26 January 2009: Fixed the XML file load Bug that was affecting Chrome and Safari Making use of my XML based Country and State/Province file I have put together a small script to populate two drop down lists with the complete Country and the selected countries Province or State list. The ... http://www.darwinshome.za.net/blog/2008/03/javascript-xml-based-country-state-selection-script/