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- December 11th, 2009
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The NHS
You know, I think sometimes the NHS is underrated. It’s easy to grow accustomed to the idea that healthcare is free for everyone. But you only need to look across the water at the US, to see wha…
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Winter
photo credit: *Sally M* I love the way our house feels in Winter. “It’s cold out there, but it’s warm in here”, as George Michael would have said; and that just describes it…
- December 9th, 2009
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Are you backing up online?
There are a number of ways of backing up your data, but the one that has really taken off in the last few years is storage in the Cloud. That’s the name given to the variety of online backup tec…
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Firefox for Mobile drawing closer
If you use Firefox on your desktop, you’ll notice a difference when you’re on something different, and till now, mobiles have all had their different flavours of web browsers. But this is…
- December 8th, 2009
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Transfer your photos wirelessly
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Eye-Fi. All opinions are 100% mine. There’s something to be said about great ideas and this is just one of those. If you own a digital camera,…
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Where’s your JooJoo ?
Interesting new gadget that’s been announced called the JooJoo. It’s a tablet with a 12.1″ touch screen with the express purpose of logging onto the Web. It’s an interesting ta…
- December 7th, 2009
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Our old TV
Image by Getty Images via Daylife I don’t know many people who still have one of these, but we have a great bit CRT TV in our living room. It’s not because I would like a sexy new L…
- December 6th, 2009
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Dependant on Mobile Broadband
Image by laihiu via Flickr We’re heading down to Malta over Christmas, and the big problem I’m going to have is trying to live without my usual mobile broadband connection. I wasn&#…
- December 4th, 2009
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Windows 7 theme – Isle of Man themepack
If you’re running Windows 7, here’s a great new themepack that uses a number of great imagery from the Isle of Man. I got the idea while looking at Microsoft’s theme page and noticed…
- December 2nd, 2009
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What to expect in WordPress 2.9
I just received an email from the WordPress Development mailing list outlining some of the major developments in WordPress 2.9. Here’s what to it says: WordPress 2.9 is currently in beta…
- December 1st, 2009
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Anatomy of an Android Application
photo credit: Josh Russell There are four building blocks to an Android application: * Activity * Intent Receiver * Service * Content Provider Not every application needs to have all four, but your…
- November 29th, 2009
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Streaming off my Dreambox
I found an excellent application that lets you stream and control your Dreambox from the comfort of your PC (or laptop in my case). It’s called DreamStream and is written specifically for all Dr…
- November 28th, 2009
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owencutajar has posted a new entry on: The Only Network
Appearances matter
When you meet someone you’re going to entrust with your website, their appearance is immediately going to give you some sort of impression. And that’s why you must always look after your g…
- November 25th, 2009
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How about a joke?
Image via Wikipedia It’s been some time since we had a joke on this blog, so here’s one that tickled me pink: The little church in the suburbs suddenly stopped buying from its regul…
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Compare your websites
Are you a stats fiend? If so, you might be one of those people who likes looking at all the metrics around your websites and comparing how they’re all faring against one another. There’s a…
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Looking for business T1?
Whether you run an online business, or one that is purely traditional, an Internet link has become absolutely crucial to the daily ins and outs of your organisation. Not only do important transactions…
- November 24th, 2009
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Back to the gym
I’ve managed to start going to the gym again even if it’s only twice a week. My mornings are shot now, as the twins keep Camille up all night, so I’m on Arthur duty, getting him read…
- November 23rd, 2009
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Films with Flashbacks
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Watching an interesting film at the moment called “500 Days of Summer“. The bit I’m really enjoying about it is the instrument that’s b…
- November 22nd, 2009
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jQuery FTW
Spent a few hours this afternoon coding away and every time I do some AJAX work with jQuery I’m stunned at how efficient and effective it is. It’s almost like the team who designed it have…
- November 21st, 2009
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Chillaxing at home
You know, every now and again, it’s great to spend time at home, just chillin’. We’re sitting here watching a movie called “The Proposal” with Sandra Bullock; Arthur is f…
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Games under the tree
Games make one of the best sort of Christmas presents, in my humble opinion anyway. Don’t get me wrong, I have no objections to socks and aftershave, after all, even useful things have their p…
- November 20th, 2009
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Trying out Seesmic Desktop
Image via CrunchBase Well, seeing I’m on Windows 7 and already a Seesmic user, I’ve been tempted by all the noise about Seesmic desktop announced at Microsoft PDC and decided to giv…
- November 19th, 2009
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Laptop Love
Well, I must say that since I’ve had my laptop I have actually got more productive. It’s great to be able to carry everything around with you and snap off a blog post whenever you…
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Power without the mess
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Powermat. All opinions are 100% mine. I’ve been reading about Powermat for some time now and it always great when I get a Sponsored Post about…
- November 18th, 2009
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Latest gadget: Dreambox 800HD
There’s a new gadget at home, which is actually an upgrade on my birthday present, well ok, it’s also my Christmas present. Anyway, it’s called Dreambox and is essentially…
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Thinking about summer holidays
We’re off to Malta for Christmas, but one can’t help but think about what we’re going to do this summer. The truth is that with a 4 year old and 2 babies, our options are a l…
- November 17th, 2009
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Need to learn Linux
Well, I’m finding that I keep bumping into Linux at every turn. My phone runs Android, which has a Linux core and I’ve spent a few geeky days playing with my Dreambox, which also runs Linu…
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Learning to type with one hand
Well, looking after the babies is pretty much a full time job, which means more time with the family and less time to blog; though I do get the time every now and again to spin one off (just like this…
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Security Audit? Who needs one of those?
Here’s an interesting screenshot I just took on a website: If you’re into development in any shape or form, you’ll see a number of security issues Three has with their website, incl…
- November 15th, 2009
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A picture is worth 100 words
If you’re looking to attract people to your website, then there are ways to do this, but once you have them there, how do you keep them? Well, one answer is to make your site attractive and usab…
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Social Media for SEO
Do you consider Social Media channels are part of your search engine optimisation strategy? It’s important to keep in mind that the Search Engine Optimisation and Social Media Strategies are not…
- November 14th, 2009
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Security in the cloud
Here’s an interesting concept I came across today. It’s a computer protection product called Alertsec that lets you secure your computer. There are many scenarios where this is useful; if…
- November 10th, 2009
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Third Thursday – November 09
Fancy coming out and meeting a bunch of people you know online? Well, that’s what Third Thursday is here in the Isle of Man, where a group of people interested in Social Media meet up for a piz…
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Moving to new laptop
I just got my new laptop from Solidsoft, the company I work for this week. It’s an HP like the old one, but has a massive 17″ screen, which is just awesome on a laptop. It took me all of 1…
- November 9th, 2009
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Getting a 360 degree view
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. And if that’s the case, you can just imagine how great a video can be. And the great thing about the online world is that anyone has a choice of med…
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Isle of Man – Chief Minister at Junior Chamber
There’s an interesting event being organised this week by the Junior Chamber of Commerce; a briefing and Q&A session with Tony Brown the Chief Minister, with a focus on the recent VAT announ…
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A quiet evening
We’re sitting here at home and we’re actually managing to watch TV. Arthur is in bed, and the twins are miraculously both sleeping at the same time. There’s FlashForward on TV (we ha…
- November 6th, 2009
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Household gadgets
Image by William Hook via Flickr Have you ever stopped to wonder how much technology we have around the house. I’m not talking about computers, TVs, DVD players and everywhere else you ex…
- November 4th, 2009
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Anyone remember Only Postcards
Well, it’s been some time now since I took down Only Postcards, and I haven’t had anyone email to say they miss it. Basically I moved the server off a Windows platform to a *nix box and it…
- November 1st, 2009
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The cost of cheap hosting
Image via Wikipedia I came across an interesting article a few days ago called The Hidden Costs of Cheap Hosting on a website dedicated to web hosting, which has an interesting web hosting guid…
- October 31st, 2009
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What’s your target market?
When building a new website, always keep in mind who your target market is. Why? you may ask? Well, different segments find different things attractive and compelling and getting the formula wrong can…
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Hop-tu-Naa
Image by Mountainside Crochet via Flickr Well, it’s been a quiet evening .. was expecting at least a couple of trick or treaters. It’s Halloween night, or Hop Tu Naa, as the traditi…
- October 30th, 2009
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Turn your Windows 7 machine into a WiFi router
Here’s a great concept I came across: Connectify lets you turn your computer into a WiFi router, letting you share your internet connection with friends and family. There are a number of things…
- October 29th, 2009
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WordPress vs Joomla
I had an interesting conversation today with a colleague of mine who has decided to build a site in Joomla. We were comparing the relative merits of Joomla and WordPress. I tend to prefer WordPress be…
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The twins are one month old
I know it feels like only a few days have passed, but I woke up today to find that the twins are a full month old. They’re growing fast and although they’re hard work, they’re both l…
- October 28th, 2009
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What health service do you have where you live?
One interesting thing about all the people I know online is that they all seem to live in different parts of the world. And it’s interesting when you start speaking to people how they have diffe…
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Firework season is upon us
Image via Wikipedia It’s that time of year again, when fireworks light up the sky and kids sit around street corners collecting money for fireworks. I’m not actively taking part in…
- October 24th, 2009
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Surprise party for me!
I forgot to blog about it, but last week, Camille organised a surprise birthday party for me. A number of friends came along, which was great, though it was strange seeing people from different contex…
