Simple (when you know how)!
Copy an image
Edit -> Paste as -> New pattern
This adds it to the pattern list so when you choose the paint bucket, select Fill Type – Pattern fill then pick your pattern from the dialogue.
Tiled patterns in GIMP
September 26th, 2008Database access rights
September 18th, 2008Possible future improvement:
Attach users to profiles
Attach profiles to table names via a join table
Store specific Insert/Update/Delete permissions for each table/profile combination
3 potential access types
D I U
0 0 1 – Update only
0 1 1 – Insert and update
1 1 1 – Full access
Password Management
September 18th, 2008Tier 1: Change Monthly
Amazon – Your account, Link under ‘personal information’
Myspace – Sign in, ‘My Account’ link at top right, ‘Password’ link
Facebook – Settings -> Account settings, Password Link
Ebay – My Ebay -> My account, Personal information link at left
Blog – Log in, derekwinton link at top right
Hotmail – derekwinton@hotmail.com (top right) -> View your account
Yahoo – My Account (top left)
Google – Setting (top right), Accounts, Google account settings
Ebay – My Account, Profile (click link) Account Information section, Password
Tier 2: Change Quarterly
Web host – Log in to each account and change admin and mysql passwords
Then – update all ftp links
Then update all db connection files and upload
Another blow to openoffice – macros
September 18th, 2008I keep a spreadsheet containing all my actions. Sometimes I take it with me on business so have to save it as excel just in case I need to use another machine.
Unfortunately, when you save in excel, openoffice won’t run macros which is a real pain as my spreadsheet works much better with them. (For prioritising, filtering etc.)
25MB of used space
September 17th, 2008Noticed that when I create a new account on my reseller account, the new account has 25MB used before I’ve even started.
Emailed the server host. Turns out it’s because of squirrelmail(19MB) and something called viva merchant (6MB)