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Archives for September 2008

How Secure is a Secure Web Page?

Filed Under: Web Technology

If you’ve ever seen a little padlock on your web browser when you’ve visited certain web sites and wondered what it meant, then wonder no more, it’s all to do with increased security on those sites.

Posted on 24 September 2008Tagged: certificate, encryption, http, https, secure, ssl

What is a MAC Address?

Filed Under: Web Technology

In setting up a computer on the internet you may come across the term MAC address, but what exactly is one and why do you need to know it?

Posted on 16 September 2008Tagged: address, ip, MAC

How to get your Picture in Blog Comments

Filed Under: Blogging

If you’ve seen people’s pictures next to blog comments and wondered how to get one yourself, then wonder no more.

Posted on 06 September 2008Tagged: avatar, blog, comment, comments, forum, gravatar, hash, md5

BBC Radio Interview on Podcasting

Listen to my interview on BBC radio about podcasting and how long a podcast should be:

https://www.richardfarrar.com/audio/BBC-interview.mp3

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Richard Farrar

Hi, I'm Richard; an Electronic Engineer by trade, self confessed Geek, Blogger and Podcaster, although as often the case life has the habit of taking us on unplanned journeys... Read More ›

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