Why WordPress is so good.
This article from Tutsplus runs through some of the reasons why WordPress might be the right system for you to use on your site. http://wp.tutsplus.com/articles/news/why-wordpress-is-so-good/
View ArticleIFTTT – ( if this then then that )
Here’s a tip for everyone, even for people who have no interest in the web. IFTTTT is a literal treasure trove that can help you with all sorts of things. IFTTT stands for “if this then that”. The idea...
View Article“Map Glyphs”– CSS Icon Font
Map Glyphs is the ultimate CSS map font with hundreds of scalable vector map icons of the world, continents, globes, countries and states. Icon fonts have become popular recently as they afford the...
View ArticleUse Chrome’s Task Manager to Close Finicky Web Pages
Ok, this one is a bit geeky but it’s quite handy ( for any chrome power user ) to be able to figure out which tab or app is causing your machine to run slow. Simply hold down shift and press esc while...
View ArticleAndy Yen TED Talk: Think your email’s private? Think again
Most of us know that the large internet companies know a lot more than we’d like them to about us; and that government agencies routinely stockpile information about everybody and anybody, not just...
View ArticleHow to properly update Windows to protect your computer from WannaCry
By now, everyone has heard about the WannaCry ransomware attack. So far we have two posts about it: one with a general overview of what happened, and another with advice for businesses. But it’s become...
View ArticleCookie warnings could be removed from websites under EU plans
Thankfully someone is seeing sense about changing the dreadful ( and actually dangerous) website cookie law … you know those annoying warnings when you visit a site for the first time. According to...
View ArticleInternational Gutenberg Day
WordPress’ new editor ‘Gutenberg’ takes to the streets today as part of WordPress 5.0 and all sites will see the new editor within the coming days. The release had been originally scheduled for Black...
View ArticleIf you hate all the GDPR cookie messages then you’ll love this.
The EU has tried a couple of times to reign in ‘Big Data’; most recently with the infamous GDPR. For the average user, the result, however well intended, is that we are forced to go through the extra...
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