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There are two essential things that I need to do to Be Fused. One is a complete redesign, because I really dislike the current theme. The second is to change the navigation and category structure.

I have been thinking off and on for some time about the best way to categorise the content. I am not happy with the way it works currently, but I don't seem totally happy with the alternatives.

To move the contents of a directory to a parent directory, first navigate to the child directory and then run the command snippet below.

For example, the parent directory is called "mum" and the child directory is called "baby", navigate to "baby" and run the command. Everything will be moved to the "mum" directory.

This should also work in Linux without any problems.

It looks like Google might have done it again with another killer app. Google Wave will be coming out later this year. You can view a preview presentation on the Google Wave website. It is a very long video, but I did manage to watch most of it. It looks like it might just be there best and most innovative product to date (barring Google Search). It might just revolutionise the way we do email.

This is a brilliant Friday funny! I am a Sir Alan fan and, even though this is taking the mickey out him, it is absolutely hilarious.

Wolfram Alpha is a brand new search engine that works in a totally different way to the others. Instead of returning a bunch of websites as results, Wolfram Alpha will actually answer your question (or attempt to). It does not refer you to other websites.

There is a lot of theories and "advise" floating around the subject of SEO, much of which is out of date because the search engines change so rapidly. You might try out a technique that might turn out to be a big mistake and do more damage then good. This article on SEOmos is a good list of 12 common and easy to make mistakes.

It even has a watermark is an online gallery of interesting business cards. If you are stuck for inspiration for your next business card, check it out. If you have an amazing business card yourself, you can submit it to inspire others.

According to Rupert ­Murdoch, the days of the newspaper websites offering free content maybe over. His media empire is looking into paid for content for its news websites, which includes The Times, The Sun and The News of the World. He is encouraged by the Wall Street Journal, which is reportedly making healthy revenue from its subscription model. When Rupert Murdoch speaks, people tend to listen. He correctly predicted the market for subscription based digital TV and owns a massive media empire that wields enormous political and economic influence. But is he correct on this occasion?

A wonderful quote from Ronald Reagan. It kind of summaries the feelings of the political elite in many countries, especially at a time like this.

The Flight of the Conchords are a comedy band from New Zealand. They are also stars of the hit HBO show of the same name. This track, Business Time, is from one of their many concerts in the US.

Business Time is from their first album, also called Flight of The Conchords. All of their songs are hilarious. It is certainly great Friday music!