Darren Ferguson - Umbraco, Dev, Pho

Visited: 28/10/2006

Three and a half chilli rated

We normally provide a link to another site, but this is newly opened and I can't find it mentioned anywhere else online.
60-64 Kingsland Road, London E2

Excitedly we thought that this was somehow related to its legendary namesake on the same street, but it became quickly apparent that it isn't. An obvious attempt at cashing in on the Kingsland road success story the soup here is good but not great. On most other London streets you'd get away with it, but on the kingsland road, this place will never stand out.

Good for: Service was very friendly.
Bad for: It's a bring your own - though some people like this as it is cheap.

Visited: 15/10/2006

Three and a half chilli rated

http://www.london-eating.co.uk/6667.htm
178 Victoria Park Road, London, E9 7HD

A restaurant rather than a cafe, with a good amount of consideration given to the decor. Very spicy, but rather one dimensional stock. No accompanying herbs - some had been pre-added, but not nearly enough.

Good for: The decor is impressive, and the terrace would be very pleasent in the summer.
Bad for: No herbs!

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As a result of user feedback, it seems that a few people are having an issue with failed backups as a result of using a backup target directory under your web root. This is because Umbraco backup tries to backup it's own target zip file, causing some process conflicts.

This issue will be fixed with the release of 1.1, however, unless you have to, Do not backup under the webroot.

Google and other search engines can index zip files and their contents. One user has already made me aware of some Umbraco blogs that have zipped versions of their site that have been indexed and you are able to see the contents of web.config including database host and password details.

If you are in the unfortunate position of having an ISP who will not let you write anywhere other than your webroot, 1.1 is coming soon, but please note that you should download your backups from your server and remove them from the web root upon completion.

We are making some chilli lovers t-shirts. Drop me a mail if you'd like one.

The Pho Map is a great resource if you are ever in the UK and are looking for a delicious bowl of Vietnamese noodle soup.

The map features clickable photos, and food ratings, and is growing weekly.

Visited: 14/10/2006

Three and a half chilli rated

http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/reviews/917.html
207 Deptford High Street, London SE8 3NT

We were the only non-Vietnamese in this place. They didn't have a menu and it took a while to communicate what we wanted to eat. Thankfully, the (non hue style) dish arrived and was good. We almost felt that it should be better considering the authenticity of the place.

Good for: The real deal, all Vietnamese customers.
Bad for: Smoky, seems compulsive to smoke while eating here.

I am planning to work on a 1.1 release of Umbraco backup this weekend to incorporate a couple of extra features that have been requested by users.

The additional functionality will be:

• Remember settings from the last backup
• Test FTP connection before starting backup
• View/Remove previous backups from the server
• Allow deletion of backups from the server after successful FTP

I will also be removing the need to register and generate a trial license before you download. I've noticed that more than half of people who register for a trial give up before generating a license. I'm guessing that many more have given up before registration.

The evaluation period will be extended to 30 days.

There have been more suggestions, a lot of which will go into 2.0. But unfortunately, the time I have at the moment is very limited, so I can't speculate as to when 2.0 will be available.

Visited: 08/10/2006

Four and a half chilli rated

http://www.london-eating.co.uk/3831.htm
301 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LA

Our marathon weekend of consumption was rescued by Cay Tre. There is nothing really noteworthy about the place, but who cares when the Hue style noodle soups is so good in terms of freshness, flavour and quantity. Almost a rival to the Tay Do.

Good for: Blissful, wonderful food.
Bad for: I am nit-picking, but they forgot my order.

Visited: 07/10/2006

Three chilli rated

http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/reviews/4270.html
82 Highbury Park, Highbury, Holloway, N5 2XE

Very different stock than we are used to. We may be wrong, but it was almost as though the stock was instant, very one dimensional in terms of flavour. The noodles were also very thin which we'd never seen before. Overall, adequate, but no more.

Good for: Friendly staff.
Bad for: No daytime opening on the weekends.