Alistair Laing

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Start an embedded YouTube video at a certain timestamp: If you want to start an embedded YouTube video at a certain second, then go check what Matt Cutts writes on his blog.; posted @ Thursday, March 04, 2010 2:29 PM | Feedback (0)

Back after a while: My goodness, it has been a few months since I posted here and that was after a run of postings every month. So what’s my excuse? Well for one thing, I mucked up slightly with the blogging software hosting this site. I use SubText and I’ve been quite happy with it. The only thing is that I forgot the password, actually more specifically I deleted the email with the latest password reset, and it was then that I discovered that the version of SubText I was running did not have a functioning password reset. So it has taken me...; posted @ Monday, January 11, 2010 10:46 PM | Feedback (0)

EDAM Run To Arran: I’m treasurer and webmaster of a motorcycle club affiliated to the Institute of Advanced Motorists called Edinburgh and District Advanced Motorcyclists. The main aim of the club is to assist people with preparation towards an “Advanced” test that is run and administered by the IAM. The idea is that Advanced training helps an individual to manage the risk of riding a motorcycle and try to avoid the situations that result in accident. The club also tries to do things for those that have passed the test and some of us had a run to Arran last Sunday. The run...; posted @ Sunday, May 10, 2009 9:35 PM | Feedback (2)

I am still employed!: My last post indicated that I may be seeking employment soon. I’m pleased to say that having reached the end of my consultation period, my current position is no longer at risk and I am still employed at my current job. A great relief, and although I am sure that challenges remain in the economy ahead, I am pleased. I’d like to say thanks to those in my “internal network” at work, my “external network” for those I know for offering help and suggestions, folks I know otherwise through the IAM etc but to my family for being...; posted @ Friday, April 24, 2009 2:22 PM | Feedback (1)

I am seeking employment: Due to market conditions, I may be looking for employment in the not too distant future. If you don’t already know me, I have a number of years experience working with Microsoft Products in a development capacity working for consulting companies on bespoke development and configuration projects. The bulk of this time has been work with internet technologies, whether applied to an application used internally by employees, or in secure Extranet and public Internet sites. Application of such technologies in project work has led me to apply my talents to the following areas: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – the latest...; posted @ Sunday, April 12, 2009 5:33 PM | Feedback (0)

Yay - got ecto hooked up to Twitter: Getting organised, now have ecto on my Mac hooked up to Twitter, and Live Writer on my windows machines hooked up too. Twitter, Blogging; posted @ Sunday, April 12, 2009 1:19 PM | Feedback (0)

Meanwhile over on twitter: alistairl is also available on twitter :); posted @ Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:14 PM | Feedback (0)

Back on the mend: Mmm, bit of a write off week. Didn't feel well after the bike club committee meeting, then off work and noticed one of my ears had swollen up a bit. Then persuaded by Mrs AlistairL to phone the Doctor, got an emergency appointment, and a slightly worried looking Doctor gave me a pile of antibiotics (didn't think they gave them out anymore) and also told to watch if the symptoms got worse. Thankfully the symptoms responded to the antibiotics, I didn't need to go hospital as a result, which was a good thing in my opinion. Now to finish the antibiotics...; posted @ Sunday, January 25, 2009 11:41 PM | Feedback (0)

Product Review - Maplin Rechargeable Mobile Power Pack: I've been thinking about blogging up some of my favourite things and gadgets that I've found useful. The first of these was a purchase for my bike video kit. I bought the cheapest best value for recording kit to help with the motorcycle observing I do and wanted to avoid connecting anything of that to my bike, so I looked around at battery technologies. I got an email through from Maplin on their offers and one was a 2000 mah rechargeable mobile power pack that had been reduced by 50% to £9.99. It is charged by and charges from a mini-usb...; posted @ Friday, January 09, 2009 9:08 PM | Feedback (0)

Time machine with a normal NAS: I got a Qnap NAS a few months ago to store stuff on my network. Searching around I discovered a blog posting on how I could wire up time machine on my mac to back up to my NAS, without buying the very nice wireless time capsule that Apple make. It took a wee bit of jiggery pokery, and a good bit of knowledge of the NAS and a bit of tweaking on the mac, but it all works seamlessly now. Sorted.; posted @ Saturday, December 27, 2008 1:46 AM | Feedback (0)

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