Testing an Apache mod-rewite rule for anti leaching

December 1, 2007

This image should be a sunset, but a neat anti-leaching measure will replace your stolen images on another site with a replacement image.
This is the tutorial I used:
http://websiteowner.info/tutorials/server/bandwidththeft.asp
Alot of bandwidth gets stolen when people link to your images from their website on your hosting account.
If you follow the tutorial carefully, this will be a thing [...]

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Ruby on Rails

July 14, 2007

Just started learning to program in Ruby on Rails.
What is it?
The Ruby part is an easy to understand runtime compiled object orientated programming language.
Using plain language, Ruby allows novices to get started alot quicker than other pre-compiled languages like Java and C.
What about Rails?
For web developers / designers, Rails is where all the action is.
It’s [...]

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iPhone!

January 9, 2007

Apple just announced the iPhone
The whole incredible deal on Engadget!

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Voip – added a Digium TDM400

January 9, 2007

We just added a Digium TDM400P with three FXO ports into our voice server at our Crown Court location at Generation Church.
This has a number of ramifications:

Not paying for call forwards to our VOIP provider
Our three copper lines hook straight into our virtual voice infrastructure – all lines are available at both locations
Phones still work [...]

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New Years resolution 2007

January 1, 2007

“Do more, say less”
– Matthew Sweet, Jan 2007

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RSS feed now in Feedburner

December 18, 2006

I just updated my feeds to now go through feedburner.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/Techpastorcom
If you are already subscribed, I sure would appreciate it if you update your feed reader with the new link!
Feedburner is awesome, allows you to manage your feed more effectively and most importantly Stats!

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Oricom IP7 USB Handsets

December 18, 2006

I just scored an awesome deal. 8 Oricom IP 7 USB handsets for $5 each, reduced from $50 at Harvey Norman. The sales staff could not believe their eyes when they saw me carting them off to the checkout!
This means that I can use them for our call centre when we get around to building [...]

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Asterisk VOIP Servers at Generation

December 18, 2006

After a month of wrangling, we now have two Asterisk servers running between our two offices.
Our main server, located on a fat fibre connection manages our main connection to our VOIP provider – Faktortel.
It’s been an interesting challenge getting the two servers to talk together. In the end it was a NAT issue.
I have now [...]

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Scoping your own Church Management Software – Part I

December 14, 2006

Generation Church has been going for almost two years, and until now we have relied heavily on third party software to manage our pastoral care database.
At the current moment we are using the excellent Excellerate church management software from Micro System Design. Originally developed by Pete Sciacchetano for Bethany World Prayer Center, Excellerate has been [...]

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Generation Church – the vison and mission of the house!!!

November 16, 2006

 

Pastor Vanessa on Sunday morning reiterated the sound that our house has been making for many months!
She clearly verbalised our vision and mission statements so clearly that I was overcome with dumbness! Of course! Duh…
Vision: A house of healing, a house of hope, a house that brings heaven to earth.
Mission: Serving locally, impacting globally.
I was [...]

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