6 May 2026
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Today I have spent about an hour and a half pushing forward my song sheet project for church. This takes a collection of songs (original in ChordPro format and converted to JSON) and allows them to be displayed via a … Continue reading
27 April 2026
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I recently decided to get a new iPad. My previous one was an iPad Pro, purchased at the start of 2017 (see blog post) and still working pretty well. However I’ve recently spotted that it sometimes gets to a moderately … Continue reading
16 April 2026
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I’ve been doing a lot of SQL in recent weeks drawing on the knowledge I’ve built up over years. However, I’ve still managed to pick up one or two approaches that were new to me. One of those is the … Continue reading
17 March 2026
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As I’m going through a phase of doing a lot of file editing using a command line terminal (SSH to a different machine), I am building my skills with Vim as opposed to gVim – in other words, no mouse! … Continue reading
4 March 2026
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When you get something new, there is a tendency to be very cautious around it. Then it gets its first knock, scratch or dent and, although you still look after it, you feel a bit more relaxed; more willing to … Continue reading
26 February 2026
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Bee keeping, as in the keeping of bees, is something I’d love to try one of these days although I’m not sure I’ll ever have time and suitable space. However, I have in mind Beekeeper Studio, a database management tool … Continue reading
19 February 2026
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ROI is often used to mean “return on investment”. It is a concept I often think about when working with computers – is it quicker to do things by hand or to invest the time in writing a script to … Continue reading
18 February 2026
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In recent months, the ITV catch up TV service has started to frequently send an email message to verify a login. The trouble is that it goes to my email account but it is often Jane who wants to watch … Continue reading
17 February 2026
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Being half-term, there weren’t any band rehearsals this evening so I used the time to do a bit more work on the music library website I am working on for the Training Band. I wanted to add a couple of … Continue reading
10 February 2026
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The online music distribution system I have been working on for the training band has been well received but one person did alert me to a file that seemed not to be available. Rather than just fix that problem, I … Continue reading