Author Archives: Stephen

Cisco EPC2425 Home Router (UPC)

I recently got UPC 30mb broadband and it works quite well. I’ll just to jot down some of the details with the Cisco EPC2425 Home Router settings in case I need them.  Default Settings Login URL: http://192.168.1.1 Username: <blank> Password: … Continue reading

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Windows XP Mode on Windows 7

On my work computer I have Windows 7 Professional. I was creating Administrative Images and testing software installation, and wanted a new blank Windows installation (any version) to test on. I use vmware quite a bit on my home PC, but I didn’t … Continue reading

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Web Design – Testing IE6

So IE6 is as old as the hills and should just go away, however the fact is that some people still have an use IE6 unknowingly. As a result its a good idea to make sure websites at least work … Continue reading

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Upgrading from WordPress 2.9 to WordPress 3.0

I’ve my WordPress installed using SVN, and it was easy to upgrade WordPress 2.x to 3. WordPress have great docs and help on everything needed. #cd ~/public_blog #svn switch –relocate http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress/tags/2.9.2/ http://core.svn.wordpress.org/tags/2.9.2/ #svn sw http://core.svn.wordpress.org/tags/3.0/ . The main blog didn’t … Continue reading

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Notes to Remember after reading Adobe Fireworks CS4 How-Tos 100 Essential Techniques

So I just finished Adobe Fireworks CS4 “How-Tos 100 Essential Techniques” by Jim Babbage. I’ve used Fireworks for years, right back to when I was doing my Final Year Project (see the Navigation when logged in). I use Fireworks for … Continue reading

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