Peter Fisher

LPIC-1 Preparation Video

Pete — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:33:28 +0000

I have found this video on the linuxmagazineacademy's youtube channel. The speaker (Ross Brunson) is the trainer for Linux Magazine Academy LPIC-1 online training. In this video Ron raises some good points on how to prepare for the LPIC-1 exam (Which I'm taking this year). Ron outlines the does and dont's when studying for the certification.

Running the Bristol 10k 2012

Pete — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:48:36 +0000

On Sunday the 20th of May 2012, me and a running mate are going to take part in the 10k race at Bristol. Now my normal run is a measly 3.8 km which pales in comparison to the distance that I will be running. However I’m pleased with the current progress and there’s 23 weeks ... Read More

Christmas 2011 Count Down

Pete — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:01:22 +0000

Today I took a break from studying to make the Christmas Count Down. The count down is made from the following mashups

My personal best for 2011

Pete — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:59:37 +0000

As mentioned in my previous post, I am keeping to the same route and trying to reduce the overall time. So far I have managed three runs and should be able to fit in a forth before the new year. When I say reducing the overall time, I don't mean increasing the speed but managing my pace more efficiently.

Six reasons why I like Trello

Pete — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:14:43 +0000

Trello is a lightweight planning and organization tool for individuals and teams. I use it at work as a project management aid and at home to store any personal to-do lists. Trello is a fantastic tool to help teams get organized and individuals to plan out their work. Here are six reasons why I like it.

Movember 2011 total donations

Pete — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:07:48 +0000

Firstly I would like to give a big thank you to all those who have donated to me and the team for 2011. I mentioned in the previous movember post that I wanted raise a modest £30 pounds for the course. Well I'm happy to announce that the total stands at £55 pounds. Almost double what I hoped for!

wordCounter jQuery plugin is added to Noupes top 40 list

Pete — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:15:30 +0000

I'm delighted to announce that Noupe has included the jQuery wordCounter plugin on their 40+ Useful and Fresh jQuery Plugins post. I'm over the moon that Nousheen Aquil from the Curious Side of Smashing Magazine would think this plugin worthy for the list.

Movember 2011The Mo so far

Pete — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:22:05 +0000

As we are two weeks into movember I thought I would post an update on the moustache. With links to my mo space and a gallery of the tash so far

The running one month on

Pete — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:12:15 +0000

A month ago I started running and I thought I should post my progress to date. So far I’ve had 3 runs as I have skipped a few weeks due to work I’ve increased the distance from 1.1 miles to 2.4 (still with walking breaks) Here’s the new route Some stats Running Cold Created by ... Read More

How to stop Google Analytics from tracking your IP

Pete — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:00:28 +0000

Google Analytics is a must have tool for SEO junkies. I've recently added it to a few of my own sites but unfortunately I didn't set up the filtering so Analytics thought I was a visitor. I started working on a site locally over the weekend and forgot the tracking code was still active. This meant that for two days the site had a massive spike in visitors. Of course this was me refreshing the pages as I was developing the site. Lesson learnt! So heres how to exclude your IP from Google Analytics.