This is something that was knocked up relatively quickly when I stumbled across the domain isitdown.me being available. The basis of this project is to allow anyone to simply type in the website address they are trying to access and my external server will try to hit that domain to determine if it’s down for…
Author: Frazer
Scam Phishing Links in Your Google Calendar
There is a relatively new scam doing the rounds at the moment and you may have already been a victim of it. Scammers have found that you no longer need to fill a users inbox with potential phishing emails, but rather they can get you by inviting you to a Google Calendar event using your…
33 Useful Websites for Students
General websites for students 1. LifeHacker.co.uk LifeHacker aims to help its users out with life in the modern world. Popular tags include ‘Productivity’, ‘Money’ and ‘DIY’. 2. MentalFloss.com Although essentially one of many time-wasting student websites, MentalFloss is good for learning interesting facts from around the world, covering topics such as food, culture and science. Admittedly, its…
Scam E-Mail
This email has been doing the rounds for some time now but I thought I would write about it as people are still falling for it and paying up, only to realise that it was a scam. The email I am referring to looks like this;- From the image, you can see that it is…
Getting Started with Twitter
Introduction to Twitter Firstly, you need to head over to Twitter.com and sign up for a new account. Once you click the Signup button, you’ll need to enter all relevant information for your account and select a username (if the username is taken, Twitter will automatically suggest an alternate one that is available). After you’ve…
J-Pouch Tips
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything and that’s mostly to do with work, but also because I’ve not had the stamina to return home after work and write any posts, but it’s brought me to the conclusion that I need to write a post about tips I’ve taken on since having the J-Pouch….
Where are you?
I’ve been asked this and thought it best to set it straight. I’m here; but I haven’t had any time to actually write what I want to. I am still in the process of writing up my New York post, after two months! Hopefully once I get over that hurdle, I will have time to…
Words on Wednesday (6th March)
I took 2 weeks off from doing this, but have decided to start it back up. Here are the weird and wonderful words for today! PolysemyThe ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings. PaleobotanyThis refers to the study of fossil plants….
Words on Wednesday (13th Feb)
This week’s words are brought to you from New York City baby! DiscombobulatingThis is a word which means to confuse the issue or matter, or to make things generally confusing. GarrulousThis refers to someone who talks too much about something of no particular importance. It can be used to refer to someone who jabbers or…
Words on Wednesday (6th Feb)
This post is a bit of a special one; in that I’m only going to be listing 5 words that have more than 20 characters. Here they are. PneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosisThis is the terminology for a lung disease that is contracted from the inhalation of volcanic dust. FloccinaucinihilipilificationThe act or habit of describing or regarding something as…