"The Horse's Mouth" is an online magazine - the ramblings of Graham Ellis. I'm very fortunate to come across a lot of interesting people in my work, and they inspire me to think and to write. You'll find a mixture of technical tips on the subjects we teach, things we have learnt from our own website and wider, and pictures, thoughts and wider comment.

The beauty of the net is that you can search and read as much - or as little - as you like. You can even add your comments if you wish; although we can't offer you the same anonimity nor a "freedom of speech", I'm going to encourage you to post of views that don't agree with mine and only in what I consider to be exceptional circumstances will I remove or modify your material.


Muttable v immutable and implications - Ruby
Melksham Chamber of Commerce - looking to our future shape. Pivotal meeting next Tuesday
How well do you know Melksham?
Python timing - when to use a list, and when to use a generator
Christmas in June? Melksham hotel bookings and Santa train
Shell, Awk, Perl of Python?
Spike solutions and refactoring - a Python example
Learning to program - the if statement. Python.
Melksham - placed 2254 out of 2255. What can be done about it?
Why you should use objects even for short data manipulation programs in Ruby
The five oldest blogs and the horses mouth
Ruby - standard operators are overloaded. Perl - they are not
Ruby - a teaching example showing many of the language features in short but useful program
Ruby on Rails - how it flows, and where the files go
Cruising on the Mersey Ferry?
Eyes Wide Open
Adding a passcode to a directory
Melksham Visitors Map - Bus routes and train lines to and from the town
Public transport for international arrivals into Melksham
Matching opening hours to when customers can come in and buy
Removal of water safety equipment, and how to use a lifesaver ring
Not everyone has a computer - 9 more ways to learn about the Melksham Campus
An easy way to comply with the new cookie law if your site is well designed
Google Analytics and the new UK Cookie law
Legal change - You need to obtain user consent if you use cookies on your website
Short Web Addresses for Melksham
Sunday - no longer a day of rest
Dysenni Valley, and nearby
Low carbon and other environmental lessons for the Melksham Campus?
Looking and Learning - even on Holiday
Go green - business seminar in Melksham
Adoptive homes sought for abandoned babies
Postcards from Barmouth
Abstraction
A walk around Melksham this morning. Can you place all of these?
QR codes with marketing logos embedded
More hazards of modern life
Ten more visitors to your premises every day?
Now Open - A Museum for Melksham. Come in and see us.
What is a metatable? How do I set one up? How do I use them? Lua