My Blog

Act like a professional

Khalid — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:09:41 +0000

As an IT professional and a small business owner, we have a variety of clients, and 99% of them are perfect angels. However, we do get the odd person calling up, and totally missing the whole idea that we're a professional company, and expect amazing works and wonders from us for a budget so small, [...]

Business Help and Advice!

Khalid — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:24:56 +0000

A1 Business Forums has been around since Feb 2008, and has steadily grown both in members and traffic since that point. At work, we've been responsible for doing the design and continual support of the vBulletin forum, as well as assisting in the initial setup. Aside from that, I've also been an active member, racking [...]

Failed iPhone Firmware Upgrade

Khalid — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:45:44 +0000

Yesterday, Apple released the much anticipated iPhone 2.1 firmware update. With speedier backups, better battery life and more accurate GPS, it was long overdue. Once I was alerted by iTunes to the update, I let it do it's thing. This entails: 1. Downloading the update 2. Backing up the iPhone (just in case!) 3. Upgrading the phone All was going [...]

Friday Fun!

Khalid — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:38:40 +0000

Seeing that it's Friday, I thought it would be apt to have a (bad) joke (or three)… Enjoy I met this bloke with a didgeridoo and he was playing Dancing Queen on it. I thought, 'That's Aboriginal. ———————– This lorry full of tortoises collided with a van full of terrapins. It was a turtle disaster. ———————— I told my girlfriend I [...]

Business Accounting Software

Khalid — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:56:43 +0000

As you may or may not know, I run my own business. However, part of being your own boss is that you have to sort out your own accounts - or at least up to a point. Before I looked around for some software to help, I made up a short list of must-have's: Must be [...]

Chillies

Khalid — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:34:52 +0000

I'm a huge fan of chillies. I love eating them, using them in cooking, chilli oil, chilli flakes - you name it, it's in my kitchen. This year, the good lady and I decided to grow some Apache chillies as shown below: They turned out really well, and with 4 plants, we've harvested well over 100 chillies. [...]

A lightbox for a fiver!

Khalid — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:57:00 +0000

Sam has posted an interesting article over at her blog on how she setup a lightbox (or light tent) for around a fiver, with some impressive results. It turns out a quick trip to Ikea is all that was required, and she's taken some cracking images! Why not pop over and take a look for yourself?

Naked Cyclists

Khalid — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:39:22 +0000

Cyclists are generally not a problem. Of course, they don't necessarily obey the rules of the road, but as a driver you learn to imagine the worst and give them a wide berth at all times. Recently however, I've noticed an increase of cyclists around where I live. I assume this is down to people wanting [...]

NowPublic and Flickr Photos

Khalid — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:42:57 +0000

I've not had my Flickr account for long - in fact, I only started uploading photos to it about a week ago. However, I've already received my first piece of 'Flickr Spam': …We at NowPublic are working on coverage of a 4 year old to climb Eiffel Tower, and we are putting together a collection of photos. We [...]

Avoid Amazon Marketplace!

Khalid — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:14:03 +0000

I've used Amazon for years - probably around 8 years or so, and never had a cause for complaint. I reckon I've spent the thick end of £5,000 with them over that time period, and they've always delivered as promised, and returns/repairs (on the odd occasion when required) have been a breeze! This morning I logged [...]