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Large Documentation Projects - Problems and Solutions

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Big IT development projects invariably run into trouble with their documentation. The problems range from disordered libraries of incomprehensible, incomplete documents through to simply having no documentation at all.

This article takes a look at the common problems that arise in the documentation area and suggests some simple fixes.

Keywording Photographic Images for Online Stock Agencies

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Understanding how to correctly keyword the images you have uploaded at an online photo stock agency is critical to making sales. In this article I look at keywording stock photography, and give tips and hints that will help you get those pictures under the eyes of photo buyer.

The Snowman Melts

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In the last couple of days I have read two stories of early teenage life which had resonance with me. The first was Demetrious Panton's story of sexual abuse and betrayal in Islington.

Garden Archaeology (for Fun and Profit)

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Not everyone has the opportunity to work on a professional dig, but this weekend I was fortunate to receive clear instructions from my wife that she wanted me to "dig out that wall and fix it pronto" so that she could plant the berry bushes next to it. So I went down to the shed, gathered my professional excavation tools (spade, trowel, sieve), and set to work.

When Laughter Came to the Ward

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It was quiet in the cardiac ward of the big Sydney hospital, only the whisper of the ceiling fans breaking the silence.  Wrapped in our own private miseries, my two fellow patients and I had nothing to say to one another, and a gloomy wordless pessimism prevailed.

Patty's Island Jewellery

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My friend Patty makes jewellery in her spare time. She lives on a beautiful island that is a popular tourist destination.

Drupal Multisite Configuration via Subdirectories

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If you have a basic Drupal web siteinstalled in the root directory on your webserver and you want to set up a new website in a subdirectory, with its own themes and module settings, here is how I do it.

Walking with Kitty

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A leash is not something that you need so that you can continuously restrain your dog. It is a failsafe device that should kick in so rarely you hardly notice it’s there.

Unhealthy Eating: Solanine and the Potato

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Potatoes evolved in southern Peru, where 6000 years ago the Inca Indians started cultivating them, both as a nutritious food and as remedy for a variety of ills. They were planted in Chile too, as the normal migration took them to new areas.

The Nymph That Mourns a Famous American

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It is a pretty place, this little English town of Marlow, nestling on the north bank of the Thames, and the visitor can hardly be blamed if he has only eyes for the riverside: the sun-sparkle on the water, the white boats drifting lazily on the current, and the gaily-clad crowd on the towpath, all conspire to engage his eager attention.

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