Tag Archives: Task 16 – 100+ Reading Challenge

Jun
15
2012

Hippy’s cause trouble

by Skippy

Some of you may think I have some hippy tendancys; being that I live on a boat, and that I plan to be as off grid as I can, bma and I have over a number of years had a smiler talk; he is a fan of Greenpeace, the Green party, and CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament). However [...]

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Jun
13
2012

Why eBooks changed my reading habit.

by Skippy

I read Delkaetre’s post on why she doesn’t have an ebook reader yet; I do have a Kindle, which I use in place of my book shelf most of the time. Her reasons for not liking an ebook reader include being able to Survive a fall onto a hard surface, (Readers are more fragile than books) Survive [...]

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May
28
2012

Book 9: DNS Management Guide

by Skippy

I use 123-reg as my domain registrar, I found this DNS Management Guide on there site. Its not a very big book; but it gives a nice quick overview to DNS, and gives examples of how to use different records. A records, CNAME records, MX records, nameservers…… confused? What will this guide help me with? This guide contains [...]

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May
28
2012

Book 8: Using OS X Lion Server at Home: A Step by Step Guide

by Skippy

We Got Served’s “Using OS X Lion Server at Home: A Step by Step Guide” by Terry Walsh is a good introduction to OS X Lion Server, I read this one after reading Using Mac OS X Lion Server: Managing Mac Services at Home and Office, Its more aimed at setting up OS X Lion Server [...]

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May
28
2012

Book 7: Using Mac OS X Lion Server: Managing Mac Services at Home and Office

by Skippy

Charles Edge’s “Using Mac OS X Lion Server: Managing Mac Services at Home and Office” (published by O’Reilly books) is a good introduction into the setting up and configuring of Mac OS X Lion Server, its aimed at small workgroup installs, such as Home, SOHO, or Schools. If you’re considering a Mac OS X server for [...]

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May
20
2012

Book 6: 21 Projects Guaranteed to Keep Your Kids Occupied This Weekend

by Skippy

Instructables “21 Projects Guaranteed to Keep Your Kids Occupied This Weekend” is a free Kindle book, that I picked up to have a read of; there are some cool projects in it that would be worth a look at doing with the Cub Scouts 21 Projects Guaranteed to Keep Your Kids Busy This Weekend give [...]

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Apr
26
2012

Book 5: The Axe Book

by Skippy

I assume that b0atg1rl has at some time has acquired a Gränsfors Bruks hatchet or axe, as on nbArianrhod I found a copy of “The Axe Book” which is an introduction to the history and product line of Gränsfors Bruks, as well as a basic overview of the correct treatment and handling of axes. And [...]

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Apr
25
2012

Book 4: Living Afloat

by Skippy

Peter Underwood’s (@Livingafloat) “Living Afloat” was a book that I picked up when it was free on Kindle; I follow Peter on Twitter where he is an active member of the #boatsthattweet group. The Kindle book seems to be unavailable; however you can still download the PDF files from Norbury Wharf Ltd’s Site here. This [...]

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