I like SlideshowPro Director and use it to serve all the photographic content on this site. However, although it has an extensive API, it is impossible to remotely trigger a database update for new photos without logging in to the administration interface. This is irritating since, on this site, I use a script to scan my Twitter stream, retrieve the full-size versions of any photographs I post, and insert them into my “Life Stream” – but, without manually updating SlideshowPro, these photographs will not appear in my “Recent Photos” stream. Thankfully, cURL can come to the rescue!

I like SlideshowPro Director and use it to serve all the photographic content on this site. However, although it has an extensive API, it is impossible to remotely trigger a database update for new photos without logging in to the administration interface. This is irritating since, on this site, I use a script to scan my Twitter stream, retrieve the full-size versions of any photographs I post, and insert them into my “Life Stream” – but, without manually updating SlideshowPro, these photographs will not appear in my “Recent Photos” stream. Thankfully, cURL can come to the rescue!
This may not be the most thrilling post, but I’ve finally secured every variant .com and .co.uk domain for my name
For quite a few years I’ve owned rachaelbond.com, rachael-bond.com, rachel-bond.com, rachealbond.com, racheal-bond.com, rachaelbond.co.uk, rachael-bond.co.uk, rachelbond.co.uk, rachel-bond.co.uk, rachealbond.co.uk and racheal-bond.co.uk.
The one domain I didn’t own was rachelbond.com. The registration was finally dropped this evening and now belongs to yours truly.
Not exactly a momentous occasion, but a little landmark none the less.
For quite a few years I’ve owned rachaelbond.com, rachael-bond.com, rachel-bond.com, rachealbond.com, racheal-bond.com, rachaelbond.co.uk, rachael-bond.co.uk, rachelbond.co.uk, rachel-bond.co.uk, rachealbond.co.uk and racheal-bond.co.uk.
The one domain I didn’t own was rachelbond.com. The registration was finally dropped this evening and now belongs to yours truly.
Not exactly a momentous occasion, but a little landmark none the less.
Palma is just so unbelievably pretty in the run-up to Christmas
For more pictures of Palma de Mallorca click here.
A very delayed posting about this!
On the 27th of November I took part in “The Bay Open” fencing competition. This is held every year in Morecambe and is unusual in that it has men and women fighting together.




