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LaTeX \includegraphics causes font rendering problems

LaTeX \includegraphics causes font rendering problems When using \includegraphics to add a png image to a LaTeX document the text following the image becomes bold and the rendering just looks wrong.

This turns out to be an issue with Adobe Reader not being able to handle the alpha channel of ...

Don't let this be you

Like daylight savings time changes only a little less common and apparently a whole lot more disruptive: Leap day shut downs POS system

Always test edge cases.

Issues with Vodafone DNS

Vodafone's DNS can be flaky so I have been using Google's Public DNS instead.

Google insist the service is private, secure and fast. What I find really useful is that the servers have incredibly easy to remember ip addresses.

8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4

Vodafone HG556a admin

The default 'vodafone' login for the HG556a router is very limited in what it can configure.

To change the DNS settings on this router you need to log in with the admin account. The default password is buried in the manual.

username: admin
password: VF-NZhg556