Web technology terms
A few common terms and what they mean We are often asked about some of the ja jargon we use. Here’s a few common terms… HTML HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the main markup language for creating web pages and other information that can be displayed in a web browser. PHP PHP is a server-side [...]
Why use video on your website?
Find out how video can help your business With millions of people using YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook and other video websites, is it about time you thought about video? Here’s a few reasons to use video on your website… Video doubles the time spent on your website “Dwell time on a web page containing video more [...]
Benefits of using WordPress
Why your company should consider using WordPress WordPress is a good option if you want a bespoke website which you can regularly update and is effective in Google and other major Search Engines. Today WordPress powers one of every 6 websites on the Internet, nearly 60 million in all, with 100,000 more popping up each [...]
Microsoft warns on previously unseen IE bug
Microsoft has released a temporary fix for a newly discovered bug in Internet Explorer The problem, which affects hundreds of millions of IE browser users, is being used by attackers to install the Poison Ivy trojan. This piece of malware is used to steal data or take remote control of PCs. Microsoft moved quickly to [...]
Instagram Socialmatic camera
The green light is on for the Instagram Socialmatic camera to go into production With the help from private funding the Socialmatic’s creators will not only be able to create a prototype of the Instagram-inspired camera, but also bring it to the mass market. Here are the camera’s capabilities: “The Instagram app icon, the Socialmatic [...]
Social Media explained with donuts
A fun way to help understand Social Media… Social media is popping up on the web all over the place and it’s hard to ignore it. We’ve all heard of Facebook and many of us have an account and many friends who have them too. Twitter too is becoming commonplace with many TV and Radio [...]
UK directory links
Grab yourself a few free links back to your website We’ve compiled a small list of good quality UK websites where you can add your website and link back to yours without cost. Getting back links helps you with your rankings and brings your website to a new audience. There is no point getting backlinks [...]
Top 6 websites today
Top 6 websites according to Alexa Alexa.com ranks websites based on tracking information of users of its Alexa Toolbar for Internet Explorer and Firefox and from their extension for Chrome. A useful exercise is to visit each of the websites in your coffee break and see if you feature in any of the relevant ones [...]
Microsoft attacks Google new privacy policy
A previously leaked video by Microsoft has been released officially on the Microsoft YouTube channel and promoted via Twitter and Facebook. Google’s new privacy policy has some people up in arms as Google is combines dozens of privacy policies into one, and saying that they will use information from all if their products to help [...]
Lost iPad: iCloud to the rescue
iCloud helps find lost iPad Losing your iPad could seem like a disaster to most of us but if you use iCloud, here’s a tale to give you hope. Read and remember! A sales manager was pleasantly surprised by the swift reaction of police officers after he lost his iPad at an airport. He boarded [...]