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Clive’s Blog – WordPress Twenty Twelve
Clive has updated his blog this week to the latest WordPress Twenty Twelve theme and has posted the CSS code he created to alter the colour scheme to match the Octagon colours. Hopefully this will help others who like the theme but want more control over the colours. WordPress Twenty Twelve Theme – Changing Colours –…
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This week’s Project
This week I have been replacing a server which has been failing to do it’s job. We have decided to replace it with a much simpler device. As all it was being used for was authentication. It didn’t store any files nor did it provide email services. What we have done is to put the…
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Lubuntu
One of the jobs I am doing whilst I am in Essex is upgrading an old XP laptop to Lubuntu. This laptop belongs to a friend of mine and it had sat on the shelf in his office for a couple of years, the only reason he had stopped using it was that it had…
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Guitar George
Yesterday Clive was working at one of our more unique clients – Guitar George. George repairs and services all types of guitars. George is new to business and we are helping him with his WordPress website and blog. Clive’s “photo of the day” on his blog was one of the guitars from George’s private collection.…
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This week’s checks
Installed a new NAS yesterday and during my checks today spotted a better way of configuring it. We don’t just check servers.
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Sleaford Breakfast Group
Nicky from Amethyst Consultancy gave a great presentation this morning at the Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce, Sleaford Breakfast Group about online and offline marketing. Speaking from her experience as both a printer and a web designer she was able to give the group some good ideas how to use a mix of media to promote…
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Branston Business Network
The next meeting of the Branston Business Network is tonight at the Wagon and Horses, Branston. if you run a business based in Branston or the surrounding villages you are most welcome to join us for a casual meeting in the pub lounge. All the businesses attending will be given an opportunity to talk about…
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Web site updates
We are testing some new updates to our web site tonight.
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Always select the right ISP
When selecting an ISP (Internet Service Provider) for your business there are a fee things to consider. Recently I have had issues with ISP’s that promise the earth but fail to provide the best service. Most ISP’s have to resell from a major supplier which makes it difficult to get problems resovled quickly as they…
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Samsung Galaxy S3 upgrade
I have just upgraded my Samsung Galaxy S3 to Jellybean 4.1.2. It seems to be much faster in changing screens etc. And I have seen an overall performance increase. Most Apps will load instantly. A few changes have occurred though. E.g. driving mode is no longer in the top menu. This is used with Bluetooth…
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Clients conned by cheap marketing
It is nearly a week since our friends at Develop and Promote posted this interesting article on Google marketing – I thought it would be a good thing to bring to the attention of our clients. Read Darren’s article here…
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Server Checks
Once again I have completed our weekly Friday server checks. This is carried out every week to make sure our contract clients are running smoothly.
