Ever had to add hundreds or even thousands of usernames to a htaccess file at once? Although rare this problem has come up for me recently (strangely enough with the same password as the username - obviously not a secure method but something that was necessary for the project).

The solution I created for this problem is htpmake, essentially a PHP script that takes a text file and outputs a file that of usernames and passwords you can use with your htaccess file.

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Given the recent burst of cyclones in Australia the BOM (Bureau of Meteorology) has been posting a lot of severe weather warnings.

Unfortunately BOM doesn’t have an RSS feed… In fact when e-mailing their webmaster I have been informed that they don’t intend to.

Because of this I am providing my own RSS feeds for the website (as I promised in my first ever post on this website). I have created RSS feeds for each state, click the relevant link to view the RSS feed relevant to you: Northern Territory, ACT, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales.

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