I had to update the default character set to utf8mb4 on my mysql server. I was getting quite a few submissions on my tomcat hosted systems with emojies like the 💩 symbol being inserted. These always failed with a database error. Reading up about … Continue reading
Last weekend the laptop, a many year old Dell E6520, decided it should update Windows 10 to the anniversary version (1607). There was much churning of wheels. The machine restarted and displayed a blue screen, with the wonderful words that an … Continue reading
Wednesday a group of us went to Land Rover Solihull factory to have a look around the factory and see the last of the Land Rover Defenders coming off the production line. We started the day at a nearby pub … Continue reading
I have installed the HL Twitter plugin to WordPress. It looks good, automatically sending out my postings as tweets, and also allowing me to follow several users at the same time on my own website. Saves the tweets for ever … Continue reading
The weather has been fantastic for the time of year, expected 22C on Thursday. On the weekend we were invited over by our friends for a BBQ, roast lamb cooked in the new Weber. Yes John had a spare Weber … Continue reading
I have installed the Android WordPress app. This is my first blog entry from the App. It will be more useful for moderating comments, than for writing long posts. Seems I can also add images directly from my phone as … Continue reading