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# Swarley's Blog

Thoughts on Software Development and Technology

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## Posts

- [Python 'pip' and Windows registry corruption](https://www.swarley.me.uk/2014/04/23/python-pip-and-windows-registry-corruption/) - Background In my recent post about setting up a 64 bit Windows Django development environment, I described an initial problem with Virtualenv which then led me through a whole series of problems and fixes and finally to what I thought was a working 64 bit Python development environment. However, I recently realised that the original underlying
- [How to embed third-party widgets such as Mixcloud into WordPress](https://www.swarley.me.uk/2013/09/22/how-to-embed-third-party-widgets-such-as-mixcloud-into-wordpress/) - There are now a huge number of third-party content providers that offer the ability to embed their content into your own website. YouTube is no longer the only media streaming service that you might want to include in one of your pages. Many other competing media streaming providers are now offering an API that should
- [Create a Django development environment on 64-bit Windows for Heroku deployment](https://www.swarley.me.uk/2014/02/24/create-a-django-development-environment-on-64-bit-windows-for-heroku-deployment/) - Getting Started with Django on Heroku This weekend I tried to follow Heroku's Getting Started with Django article. Unfortunately for me, this article is clearly aimed at developers working in a "unix-style environment", and I develop with a 64-bit Windows machine both at work and at home. Given that we are working with a Python-based
- [Quickest way to animate PowerPoint 2010 bullets](https://www.swarley.me.uk/2012/07/01/quickest-way-to-animate-powerpoint-2010-bullets/) - When used effectively and in moderation, animations can improve a slideshow by adding some visual interest and offering the presenter more control over the rate at which new points are displayed to the audience. I'm new to PowerPoint 2010, so I'm making more of an effort to learn how to use it efficiently than I
- [How to remove the "Leave a Reply" Comment Box from a WordPress Page](https://www.swarley.me.uk/2012/07/01/how-to-remove-the-leave-a-reply-comment-box-from-a-wordpress-page/) - For the standard WordPress "Twenty Eleven" Theme in WordPress v3.4.1, it's very easy to remove the standard "Leave a Reply" box from a given page: Edit the page in question.Select the "Screen Options" drop-down menu from the top-right corner of the edit interface.Select the "Discussion" checkbox to make the Discussion options appear at the bottom
- [Reclaim space by removing Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Backup Files](https://www.swarley.me.uk/2012/07/01/how-to-remove-windows-7-sp1-backup-files/) - Once you have confirmed that Windows 7 Service Pack 1 is working correctly, after using it for a few weeks without any problems, you may as well uninstall the backup files it left behind. Most people can reclaim 500MB to 1GB of free disk space by doing this. If you're running on a small hard
- [How to Override Inline Styles from an External Stylesheet](https://www.swarley.me.uk/2012/07/20/how-to-override-inline-styles-from-an-external-stylesheet/) - All web developers know that by default, inline styles take precedence over styles in external stylesheets. For example, the following inline style declaration: Red text will ensure the "Red text" is coloured red, even if the following is included in an external CSS file, or in the styles: span { color: blue;
- [Unlock your TrueCrypt Encrypted Device without the Exact Password](https://www.swarley.me.uk/2012/07/22/unlock-your-truecrypt-encrypted-device-without-the-exact-password/) - So here's the rather embarrassing story... A couple of years ago, I encrypted a USB stick using TrueCrypt encryption to store some important/valuable files. I then put it in my bag and forgot about it. This weekend I came back to it and realised I had forgotten the password. I could remember using a combination
- [Client-side Rendering of RSS Feeds in Drupal](https://www.swarley.me.uk/2012/07/23/client-side-rendering-of-rss-feeds-in-drupal/) - So I wanted to display the RSS feed of my latest Blog posts in the sidebar of my main website, which is powered by Drupal. Normally this would be trivial, if my Blog was also hosted by the same Drupal site. However, my Blog actually lives on a separate WordPress site running on the same
- [Migrating an existing Windows 7 installation to an SSD](https://www.swarley.me.uk/2012/08/06/migrating-an-existing-windows-7-installation-to-an-ssd/) - With the advent of affordable and reliable high performance SSD storage, the possibility of running Windows on an SSD for lightning quick boot times and highly responsive applications is becoming more and more attractive. But the thought of reinstalling Windows from scratch is not so appealing, regardless of how good your backups are and how
- [How to cancel your LoveFilm membership online](https://www.swarley.me.uk/2012/08/07/how-to-cancel-your-lovefilm-membership-online/) - Background I imagine many of you will have been tempted to start a free LoveFilm trial. For whatever reason, when the trial comes to an end you may decide not to start paying for membership. At that point, you would think all you need to do is log in to your account and click a
- [Battle of the SSDs: Intel 330 vs Samsung 830](https://www.swarley.me.uk/2012/08/16/battle-of-the-ssds-intel-330-vs-samsung-830/) - I recently purchased an Intel 330 Series 120GB SSD in order to improve my ageing PC's performance. My post about migrating an existing Windows 7 installation to an SSD was based on the installation of that new SSD. At the time, I mentioned some issues I was having with waking up from sleep/hibernate on the
- [How to add Google Authorship to a single author WordPress Blog](https://www.swarley.me.uk/2013/03/24/how-to-add-google-authorship-to-a-single-author-wordpress-blog/) - Google Authorship is a great new way to boost your online presence by associating your Google+ profile with any web content that you create, so that Google automatically displays your Google+ profile next to any of your content listed in search results. It can help you to attract new followers, and help people to easily
- [How to wrap basic HTTP authentication with PHP](https://www.swarley.me.uk/2013/03/26/how-to-wrap-basic-http-authentication-with-php/) - Suppose you have a file hosted on an Apache server that is protected by Basic HTTP Authentication, often via an old-school '.htaccess' file, to prevent anonymous users from downloading it without a valid username/password. Then someone asks you to wrap that protected file download with some kind of GUI, maybe a simple HTML form to
- [How to embed your Mixcloud profile in your WordPress Blog](https://www.swarley.me.uk/2013/09/02/how-to-embed-your-mixcloud-profile-in-your-wordpress-blog/) - Mixcloud is a fantastic online music streaming service that allows you to share your DJ mixes over the internet for free. Unfortunately, most WordPress social media widgets don't yet seem to support linking to Mixcloud profiles out-of-the-box, so for the time being you might need an alternative solution. Here is an easy way to embed
- [Using the Numark Mixtrack Quad with TRAKTOR PRO 2](https://www.swarley.me.uk/2013/09/18/numark-mixtrack-quad-with-traktor-pro-2/) - The Numark Mixtrack Quad The Numark Mixtrack Quad is a 4 channel digital DJ controller with a built-in audio I/O device that was released in Spring 2013 and marketed as the only controller in its class and price range that offers 4 channel capabilities. It is essentially a 4 channel version of the Numark Mixtrack
- [Rename/remove the default "Home" menu link in WordPress Twenty Eleven Theme](https://www.swarley.me.uk/2012/07/02/rename-remove-default-home-menu-link-wordpress/) - If you're using the "Twenty Eleven" Theme in WordPress and you want to either rename or remove the default "Home" link in your main menu bar, this is what you need to do: Create a child theme of "Twenty Eleven". You only need a basic child theme with a default style.css file and an empty functions.php

## Pages

- [About Me](https://www.swarley.me.uk/about-me/) - My name is Ian Thomas, but my close friends all call me Swarley. It started years ago - something to do with an episode of "How I Met Your Mother" - and it just stuck. Ironically I don't even watch that show! More recently they've started calling me "Lendon" - a hybrid of Sheldon and
- [Contact Me](https://www.swarley.me.uk/contact-me/)
- [Cookie Policy](https://www.swarley.me.uk/cookie-policy/) - This site uses cookies - small text files that are placed on your machine to help the site provide a better user experience. In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping carts, and provide anonymised tracking data to third-party applications like Google Analytics. As a rule, cookies will
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.swarley.me.uk/privacy-policy/) - Who we are Our website address is: https://www.swarley.me.uk. Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided
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