Textpattern on 1and1 hosting – “Error 500 – Internal server error”

If you are trying to install the lovely Textpattern CMS on 1and1 hosting (you poor thing) then you’ll probably get the following error: Error 500 – Internal server error An internal server error has occured! Please try again later. Most hosts work with the default .htaccess file that comes with Textpattern 4.3, but 1and1 don’t […]

BMW E46 Coupe – Ski hatch removal

I’ve got a bassbox in my boot, but because the BMW is quite well soundproofed I can’t hear it very well. It was making everything around the boot vibrate inside and outside, but not coming through into the cabin very well. After some research on TalkAudio and BMW forums it seemed that removing the metal […]

So what does it mean to be a “grown up”?

I’m going to be 34 soon, and it’s got me thinking about what being grown up means to me. It’s easy to know when someone isn’t acting in a grown up way, but I found it much harder to get an idea of what that actually involves. It’s not age. It’s not how much stuff […]

Please stop using tech support models.

Come on, you’re not fooling anyone. Using stock photos of gorgeous models wearing telephone headsets to decorate your technical support pages is just lazy and stupid. Who started this trend? Here’s your P45. Why not show the actual tech support people (Like Rackspace do) and build some humanity into your business? People will respond better […]

Textpattern website launched for Nottingham driving instructor

A new Textpattern site for Nottingham driving instructor Gavin Pinfold launched this week, hosted on our newly upgraded green web hosting server. Most driving instructors seem to try and make their own sites which look awful, so we jazzed it up a bit with floating transparent graphics, pictures of his driving school car and some […]

My input to the Badger cull debate…

I hate Cows, but heart Badgers.