Author Archives: nickromney

WAMP setup on Win XP Pro

Posted on February 26, 2005 by nickromney

My web hosting package is LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySql, PHP4), but my laptop runs Windows XP. Here is how I got a WAMP (Windows, Apache, MySql, PHP) environment for development at home. Continue reading →

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Firefox extensions

Posted on February 24, 2005 by nickromney

I’ve been using Mozilla’s Firefox browser for over a year now, and it’s my main browser. One of the key reasons is its extensibility, and here are the extensions I use (generated by the Listzilla extension):

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Mid-rank Nerd

Posted on January 21, 2005 by nickromney

Followed the link on Heal Your Church Website to take the Nerd Quiz. And here’s the result:

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Essential software

Posted on October 6, 2004 by nickromney

Read one of Photomatt‘s articles on essential software, which got me to thinking on some of the more useful pieces of software I use. Here is an impromptu list: Web design: Firefox 1.0 – My favourite browser Filezilla – Open … Continue reading →

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Romney is a fraud

Posted on October 6, 2004 by nickromney

When updating this website caused me to re-install, I checked to see the Google rank of “Nick Romney”. I’m pleased to say that this site came up first. So, with my ego suitably stroked, I decided to do a little … Continue reading →

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Christian marketing

Posted on July 12, 2004 by nickromney

I had almost forgotten about Testamints since seeing them in a Christian bookshop / coffee-house some years ago. A quick search on Google, and I found a couple of articles which sum up my attitude to the quasi-Gnosticism of “Christian” … Continue reading →

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Notre Dame

Posted on May 14, 2004 by nickromney

When I was in Paris a couple of weeks ago, I took a couple of tourist pictures – Notre Dame and the Champs Elysees.

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Getting Things Done

Posted on April 6, 2004 by nickromney

I’m a big fan of personal development (Tony Robbins, Stephen Covey, Tony Buzan, Robert Allen, and Brian Tracy to name but a few), but after years of books and seminars, I had so much going on in my head that … Continue reading →

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Less vs. fewer

Posted on April 6, 2004 by nickromney

Via Mark Pilgrim, another site covering misused expressions: Less refers to quantity, fewer to number. “His troubles are less than mine” means “His troubles are not so great as mine.” “His troubles are fewer than mine” means “His troubles are … Continue reading →

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US Visit

Posted on April 5, 2004 by nickromney

This article in Wired covers the changes in entry restrictions to the US from September 30 2004. This stops short of the biometric passports originally tabled as required from October, but will still require visitors from “visa waiver” countries (Andorra, … Continue reading →

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