The general rule of thumb when it comes to calories in beer, is that the higher percentage the higher the calories.
What I discovered in my hours pouring over scientific texts…
- Yes, beer does contain calories - quite a lot actually
- Yes, it will take about 30 minutes of cardio-vascular exercise to offset the number of calories in one bottle of beer
- The beer I drink is apparently the worst you can get
So What?
I *heart* beer and I’m not going to let a few pesky scientific laws affect the enjoyment I get from a cold frosty one
Read on…
Filed in Beer | Tags: alcohol, Beer, fitness, health, nutrition
Well now, I’ve just finished off my first Flagship Hub over at hubpages.com, it was a bit of fun and if you don’t already know how to build a computer then you might want to check out my super easy guide: How to Build a Computer.
The idea behind a Flagship Hub is that has to meet a certain quality guideline before it gets published, so generally the information is of a higher class than some of the hub-junk you see around.
Actually, there’s a bunch of resources you might be interested in if you’ve got any computer building project on the go, so check it out, let me know what you think and leave me a comment.
Filed in Nerd musings | Tags: build a computer, build pc, how to
Yes, the weird and not so wonderful world of Search Engine Optimization. Well I’ve been learning it, using it and cursing it for a few years now so I thought it was my turn to put out a quick introduction to SEO.
You can read the full article over at WebChalk, the direct link is: Introduction to SEO.
You’ll find it useful if you’re green to the whole scene and need some orientation, it’s not a be all and end all guide to the art (or is it science?) but it’s a darn good start.
Filed in Nerd musings | Tags: internet marketing, seo
Often finding out about what’s happening in Christchurch is as annoying as having the gas run out mid-bbq, it’s not pretty and you’re often surrounded by a bunch of drunken hungry people… actually that pretty much sums up the Christchurch town scene when there are no good gigs to goto.
So I’m going to help alleviate your Christchurch Gig Guide woes with a Christchurch Gig Guide Guide.
Read on…
Filed in Music | Tags: christchurch gig guide, gig guide, whats on
I’ve just finished my first draft of “How to Build a Free Website” over at HubPages.com. I start off by covering some things you need to think about before jumping into the project, then I show you step by step how to get a free domain name that looks like: http://www.yourdomain.co.nr
Then, you’ll learn how to setup a free hosting account with heaps of free web space, bandwidth, and a nice control panel.
If you want to find out more about what I’m up to over at HubPages check out my author page: WebChalk Author Page, or jump straight to my article about how to make yourself a free website:
How to Build a Website for Free
Filed in Nerd musings | Tags: build a free website, make a free website, make a website for free
Funny thing, I added some Adsense units today just to see how they go on this site, I was hoping they’d automatically suggest some helpful websites for you to visit, but… it ended up displaying ads on “How to get rid of Ants” and “Get rid of Ants for Good!”
I thought it was quite humorous…
Filed in Nerd musings
Merry Christmas to you and your family,
I Just found a cool new feature of Wordpress that lets you auto-post by selecting the timestamp before you publish your post, so I’m testing it out with this post right now… which I’m writing well before Christmas… but you’ll only see it once its Christmas…
This is how you do it:
When editing or creating a post, just click the + (plus) button next to “Post Timestamp”, then just change the date and time to be the date and time you want the post to go live, make sure the “Edit Timestamp” checkbox is checked and click “Save”
It’s really good if you’ve got a lot of information and you don’t want to dump it on your readers all at once, it’s best to split it up over a few days and let them digest it.
Filed in Snackin' on my Mac
I used to be in the category of “Zend Studio runs sweet, what are you all complaining about?” but after upgrading to Zend Studio 5.5 I sadly found myself in the “I just want to code, why are you running so slow!?” category.
Here’s how I managed to speed things up
Read on…
Filed in Nerd musings | Tags: php ide, zend studio
I know this is posted all over the Internet, but I keep forgetting it and someone may find it useful if they can’t find it anywhere else. It basically flushes your dns cache so your computer is forced to request the name server information afresh the next time you make a request to any URL.
This is especially helpful if you are a web developer and you’re mucking around with name server configurations and you can’t quite figure out why things aren’t updating.
Read on…
Filed in Snackin' on my Mac | Tags: dns cache, terminal
Here’s some links that helped me, I’ll post full article in the near future:
The bug explaining why the monitor needs to be plugged in:
Apple Mac Mini Doesn’t Boot Without Monitor
And these links helped me get it working in our home office setup:
HowTo: Co-Location with your Mac Mini
Headless Mac Mini Server
Create a Dummy Video Adapter
This may also help:
sudo pico /boot/grub/menu.lst
edit the kernel section, add …
video=radeonfb:ignore_edid
Filed in Nerd musings | Tags: headless server, mac mini
