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Damian Counsell

We build websites.

We do bioinformatics.

We make media.

We help organisations and individuals to store and share digital data, publish and debate online, and explain and sell technology. We specialize in projects that cross linguistic and national boundaries.

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    telephone number 07967 026293 email address damian – at – counsell – dot -com postal address Unit 10Roman ParkClaymoreTame Valley Industrial EstateWilnecoteTamworthStaffsB77 5DQ

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  • Tips for using the Valeton GP-200 guitar multieffects unit as an audio interface on Windows 11 and Linux (Ubuntu)

    Tips for using the Valeton GP-200 guitar multieffects unit as an audio interface on Windows 11 and Linux (Ubuntu)

    Device is not seen by Valeton GP-200 Windows desktop app First, check that you have installed the latest ASIO audio driver and the latest version of the GP-200 app. Then, go to the Global settings on the interface itself, and check that USB Mode is set to “Normal”, not “Legacy” Valeton GP-200 is quiet under…

  • How to fix intermittent failure of multiple Dropboxes on Ubuntu

    How to fix intermittent failure of multiple Dropboxes on Ubuntu

    I noticed an off-and-on problem with a Linux server running two Dropbox daemons to update two different folders containing synchronized files from two Dropbox accounts. Often, at log-in, one or more Taskbar Dropbox icons would signal that its process was endlessly trying-and-failing to sync. Sometimes, I could fix this by stopping and restarting one or…

  • PHP Programming: Warning: PHP Arrays are undefined or uncleared until you reset them.

    PHP Programming: Warning: PHP Arrays are undefined or uncleared until you reset them.

    Beware! This is a subtle problem that can have serious consequences for the operation of your PHP code. If you do not explicitly assign at least one value to a new array (or an array that you are going to use anew in loop, say) or set it to be empty, then it will either…

  • Review: MPOW USB Skype Headset

    Review: MPOW USB Skype Headset

    This is cheap and does its job well. So well that I bought a second one, after months of good service from my first, so I could have one in my office-office and one in my home office. It’s currently available, in a small range of colours, for under £20 on Amazon. I’m not a…