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Cron job to check and if needed restart MythBackend

I am running MythTV 0.25 on Fedora 16. The problem I have is that sometimes the backend stops responding for reasons I have not figured out. Until I resolve the problem I want a mechanism that will restart the backend when it stops responding. The solution I took was to create shell script that would… read more…
AtomicParsley tagging for iTunes MP4 files

AtomicParsley is a real cool command line tool that creates files that work perfectly with iTunes/iPhone etc. It runs under Windows and works really reliably. I use it all the time to create files that will be correctly tagged for my iPhone. It is the best most reliable command line tool to do this I… read more…
Go Team New Zealand

[satellite gallery=9 align=center valign=center captions=on spash=on] Wow wasn’t it a great show, I really enjoyed watching the races. I didn’t watch them all but I certainly watched the last ones and it was really exciting. The catamarans are so incredibly fast and I just can’t believe that they just about flying. Team Emirates New Zealand… read more…
Nikon Coolpix S8200 Review

Over the last 45 years I have been snapping away with little more than box brownies through film SLRs to todays digital cameras. My current budget dictates a maximum spend of around NZ$250 – firmly in the mid range of budget cameras. Like many I have been through a plethora of digital cameras starting with… read more…
Lasagna

Overview ======== This recipe is for our family. So we need to do things like finely grating the carrots so they are not visible. Ingredients =========== 2 good sized Onions, 250g, finely chopped – Try 2 next time 2 medium carrots grated 150g – Try more next time Maggi “Lasagna Bake” mixed in 1/2 cup… read more…
Editing menu shortcuts in Gnome 3 on Fedora 16

Just a short note about changing menu items in gnome in fedora 16. The location where the shortcuts are held for everyone is: /usr/share/applications You can have user specific menu items, just like windows and this is under the users profile. I believe these are under: ~/.local/share/applications The application shortcut files are pretty intuitive and… read more…
The agony of buying a good cheap toaster

How long since your last toaster died and you had to go out in a hurry to find a new one only to find that they are incredibly expensive. In the past I have tested the idea of buying an expensive appliance on the basis that if you get a good one then you won’t… read more…
Boiled Sultana Cake

This is our traditional cake for birthdays and Christmas. It was based on a recipe from our neighbor Marion S. It makes a wonderful moist cake that should keep for several days. Ingredients 500g Sultanas Extra raisins(approx 200g) 250g butter 3 eggs (NZ Size 7) 1 & 1/2 cups Sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 2… read more…
A DVD writable disk that like engraving in stone

Want a DVD that will last 1000 years? Apparently that is what the makers of “M-Disc” are claiming. Remarkable as it seems these disks are quite different in their construction to standard dye based writable currently on the market and these disks are available for $29.99 for a pack of 10. In the pdf “M-DISC™:… read more…
TinyMCE Zoyinc buttons WordPress plugin

Zoyinc buttons are a very simple WordPress plugin created to solve a specific problem. Download TinyMCE Zoyinc buttons Background I use the Weaver theme, TinyMCE Advanced and need to be able to include pieces of code using a syntax highlighter plugin. I would like to use Crayon Syntax Highlighter as it has a good rating… read more…