Category Archives: Application design

Netgear WNR1000v3 router port forwarding bug

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

My router was supplied by Plusnet (firmware V1.0.2.30_53.0.66B1). It has several bugs in the port forwarding function. First the good news: It WILL forward port 80 to port 80 on another server Now the bugs: The User Interface prohibits forwarding … Continue reading →

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How to add a row number to an Excel table

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

Excel tables provide a lot of support for data processing and the use of structured references can improve readability. We want to number rows in an Excel table and we can do it really easily using structured references. =ROW(Table01[@])-ROW(Table01[[#Headers],[RowId]]) We … Continue reading →

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A review of JavaScript drawing libraries for flowcharts, Gantt charts and timelines

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

Overview I manage my projects using my own ElephantPM project management methodology. This is a similar in many ways to PRINCE2 but is greatly simplified so that it is suitable for use by smaller organisations. My needs ElephantPM divides the … Continue reading →

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How to survive Windows 8. The official guide

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

The Reg. has published “How to survive Windows 8. The official guide” It is funny and informative. I loved this comment. Re: Windows 8 promises to be a disaster in offices. But what if your workers need to operate in … Continue reading →

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We should mourn Businesslink.gov.uk because GOV.UK is crap

Posted on October 23, 2012 by

Businesslink.gov.uk has gone to be replaced by the the “Simpler, clearer, faster”, ugly and inaccurate GOV.UK I worked for Businesslink and I was proud of the job done by my myself and my colleagues. For those who don’t know Businesslink … Continue reading →

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Amazon web services support Python

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

Python is the new kid on the block. A relatively easy to use interpreted language. AWS have recognised this. Here is the press release (some what late). Dear AWS Customer, We are excited to announce that AWS Elastic Beanstalk now … Continue reading →

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Olympic ticket website is badly designed

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

  In my occasional series on websites I truly hate this must be the worst so far. The Olympic ticket website is designed to cause the maximum frustration to users by actually lying to them. The scenario is this Lord … Continue reading →

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Amazon Web Services internal load balancing

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

This is a very nice feature from Amazon that allows the adoption of a more scalable and secure infrastructure. Dear Amazon Web Services Customer, We are excited to announce that you can now create a load balancer in your Amazon … Continue reading →

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How not to design a website – Travelodge

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

I travel a lot and use Travelodge because it is cheap and relatively easy but their website really annoys me. The booking form has an  “I accept your terms and conditions” checkbox. If you submit the form before ticking the … Continue reading →

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