"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.


FTP - how not to corrupt data (binary v ascii)
Short circuit evaluation (lazy operator) in Lua
Two PHP include files to make easy web site indexing and navigation
Plenty of car parking at Well House Manor, Hotel, Melksham
Accounts in PHP - an OO demo
Adding a button to a web page to print the page
Astroturfing - the online definition
PHP - Sanitised application principles for security and useability
Software - changes and delays. But courses must run on time!
CSS training - Cascading Style Sheets (UK course)
A warm welcome for visitors from the USA
Comparing Objects in C++
What a lot of files! (C++ / Polymorphism demo)
Spam Filters ... are working!
The Composting Cone Challenge
Compiling C programs with gcc - an overview
Dynamic Memory Allocation in C
What are Unions (C programming)
Talk on TransWilts train service to Green Party
Checking server performance for PHP generated pages
Slow boot and terminal start on Linux boxes
Factory method example - Perl
Example of OO in Perl
Python in an afternoon - a lecture for experienced programmers
Westonbirt Arboretum Postcode
Equality, sameness and identity - Python
Korn shell - some nuggets
String, Integer, Array, Associative Array - ksh variables
Some useful variables and settings in the Korn Shell
Farewell, Newcastle to Stavanger, Haugsund and Bergen
Be careful of misreading server statistics
A date for your diary - 16th July 2008
The old sayings are the best (FSB)
How do Google Ads work?
Old Sarum airfield brings back fond memories
ls command - favourite options
Looking for files with certain characteristics (Linux / Unix)
Easy conversion - image formats, currencies and distances
The tourists guide to Linux
Exchange Rates - PHP with your prices in your users currency