Do you test your backups?
Last year I blogged about my personal backup procedures.
No matter how many times I say it people still don't listen.
Backing up your data is your responsibility and yours alone.
Carbon neutral
This year, 2009, I'm going to attempt to become more considerate of the planet I live on and will be attempting to be carbon neutral
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Happy New Year
Happy New Year to you all.
Of course I'm not really so sad as to be sat typing this blog post at midnight on New Years Day. It's actualy 15:53 on the 29th and I'm using the "Start Publishing" feature of joomla.
Looking forward to 2009
As the year ends rather than look backwards at what has happened in the past it's time to look forward to what will happen in the coming year.
Here are my Top 10 Predictions for 2009 (in no particular order). I'd be interested to hear yours.
Open Source Software is not the same as Free Software
I never thought I would find myself agreeing with Richard M Stallman but today I do.
Free Software and Open Source Software are not the same.
At first glance they might appear to be but on closer inspection there are some subtle and important differences. Before you start debating the merits of a software licence etc it's important to use the correct terminology.
