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Misc Spam Hits 42580 | Last Modified
Unwanted, unsolicited email...
Article TPF Hits 38992 | Last Modified
Tiny PHP Forum by Ralph Capper. Sadly, TPF is no longer supported by me. At some point in the future I might re-write it and re-release as a new version. You can find some information about it on this page though.
Misc Apple Crumble Recipe Hits 12235 | Last Modified
The classic dessert that they forced me to learn in Home Economics class at school. It remains unchanged except that I now make my own apple sauce, rather than buying it.
Article Talk Talk Hits 11087 | Last Modified
This is a record of the problems I had with TalkTalk broadband some time ago.
Article HP Officejet 6310 Chat Hits 5212 | Last Modified
I bought an HP Officejet 6310, and had some problems. This is the online conversation I had for 'support'
Misc Webcam Hits 4455 | Last Modified
Just me, at my desk, usually drinking cans of beer. I'm usually here after 7pm GMT, and at weekends.
Misc American Style Pancakes Recipe Hits 4144 | Last Modified
These are great. There are a lot of pancake recipes around and this is the result of trying a lot of them. I make this at least once a week. Simply double up the recipe to make more.
Misc Apple Wine Recipe Hits 3503 | Last Modified
An old, trusted recipe. However, be sure to make extra care with sterilisation, and be aware that the type of apple dramatically changes the finished flavour.
Misc Blackberry Wine Recipe Hits 3478 | Last Modified
A nice dark wine, I like it sweet.
Misc ASP / VB Script Smart-tag stripper Hits 3186 | Last Modified
Often, input comes from MS Word etc, which tends to insert a great deal of 'smart tags'. Combine this with the problems of Euro characters, copyright, accented letters etc, and you shortly have a database full of text that displays as square boxes once it has been through your ancient Cold Fusion code.
News Amazon.co.uk - where's my stuff? Hits 3142 | Last Modified
Trouble with an Amazon.co.uk delivery? CDs not turned up? Ignoring your emails? Read on... I used to love Amazon. I used to buy a lot of books and computer games from them. But no more... Never again! Why? Because they recently took 15 days to deliver a book to me, and their customer service is the worst I've encountered since Talktalk, and that's saying something.
Misc Java Hits 2985 | Last Modified
All pages related to Java on Ralpharama.
Misc Carrot Wine Hits 2558 | Last Modified
This is pretty hard-core stuff, more whisky than wine! Matures over a year or so in bottles well.
Misc Damson Wine Recipe Hits 2419 | Last Modified
A pleasant, dark, full wine. I like it sweet.
Misc Excel Games Hits 2340 | Last Modified
Some more unfinished things. These were games written in Excel by myself back in 2004 and earlier. In jobs with nothing on a computer except Excel it is still possible to entertain yourself!
Misc Javascript onloadRegister is not defined Hits 2146 | Last Modified
If you're getting mysterious javascript errors such as 'onloadRegister is not defined' when using Facebook, or Twitter etc, then read on, this might be the solution you were looking for.
Blog Bloody Natwest Hits 1557 | Last Modified
Natwest have a problem with me because I won't give them my phone number. It makes them cranky and irritable. So they often send me letters urging me to get in touch as they had 'a problem' phoning me. Invariably, they want to speak to me in order to convince me to take out a loan instead of using my overdraft and credit card balance.
Article Half-man, half-biscuit Hits 1399 | Last Modified
One of the most popular types of monster throughout history has been the half-man, half-something-else. A good examples of a scary half-men creatures are the werewolf (half-man, half-wolf), minotaur (half-man, half bull) and zombie. Zombie? I hear you cry. Yes - half-man, half-dead. On the whole it seems like taking half of a man away and adding half of something else creates an evil entity, bent on death and destruction. There are notable exceptions though, which I'll talk about in a moment.
Blog BT Shop, on-line delays, poor customer service Hits 1330 | Last Modified
I decided to buy an Asustek Eee Pc 7" 512MB Memory 4GB Flash Linux with a bonus I got from work at the end of last year. BT's on-line shop seemed to be the best, cheapest deal I could find. I wasn't in a huge rush for it, so even though it was out of stock, I placed an order and waited... One month later, I'm still waiting...
Misc Syntax error in manifest - installing Windows XP original CD Hits 1323 | Last Modified
When installing an original Windows XP CD, either upgrade or full version, are you getting an error at the 39 minutes to go point that: Error: SXS.DLL: Syntax error in manifest or policy file?