Chip and Pin -is it really more secure?

We've officially been using Chip and Pin in all stores since around February 2007 in the UK which has made life a lot easier in many ways but ever since it's introduction, I for one have had concerns over the claims that it's safer.

Quote of the day

"Charge less and just do it quicker" -or- "Charge less, just spend less time on it" That's what I got from someone that (infrequently) passes me work when I quoted him on some development yesterday. It sums some clients up though, they think you

OS Commerce error: 1062 - Duplicate entry '' for key x

What am I doing messing with OS Commerce I hear you cry? Well one of our SEO clients (Florame Organic Aromatherapy) uses a very hacked version of OS Commerce as it's engine and as dire as it is, if it ain't broke don't fix

'debug' is undefined with Microsoft AJAX release and TextChangedBehavior.js

As with my previous post, we upgraded the AJAX framework on the weekend which broke a few things, but one control in particular that broke was our TextChangedTextBox which is based on Pete Kellner's timed postback control. Since updating we were receiving a "'debug' is

Server cannot modify cookies after HTTP headers have been sent (RoleManagerModule.OnLeave)

Over the weekend we had to upgrade the server's version of ASP.Net AJAX which went fine until this morning when we started receiving the error "Server cannot modify cookies after HTTP headers have been sent." Luckily this wasn't bubbled up to the UI

Our beer making weekend

My mum gave me a slightly odd Christmas present this year -a beer making weekend. I like many 20 something relished the opportunity to spend a weekend trying out a multitude of different beers, learning what goes into making one and more importantly how I can concoct my own sweet

Identify IIS Sites and Log File locations for WWW and FTP

When we got our own dedicated server we needed to start working out a fair number of processes and decide upon a structure that was replicable, scaleable and manageable on a large scale, although the solution we've ended up adopting may not be the best, it certainly works

Big Dreams - a waste of time?

If you're a semi-regular reader of my blog you'll know that I'm a great believer of having goals and targets to meet when you setup in business. As I mentioned in my mini series on starting up in business, these targets have to be

Getting rich -is it as hard as it was?

Stacey and I were enjoying our last meal in Croatia last night when the subject of where we "go" next came up. I've never hidden the fact that I want to be wealthy, in fact I would imagine many who know me would go as far

From stunning sun to severe storms in less than 12 hours

Well, we're back from Croatia (I'll post all about that later I'm sure) but I was just wondering if anyone else has seen this weather icon before? While we were over in Croatia, it would have been a bright sun and a number around