Chromebooks revisited
I wrote a short while ago about buying my first Chromebook, attracted by the price and performance and have virtually replaced my pc with it. I had already switched to G-Suite for most of my office applications while my WordPress website development was carried out online. I occasionally get called on to make AV (Powerpoint) […]
Automattic recently updated WordPress to version 5.0 and at the same time added the Gutenberg (block) editor as the default content editor. If you are not familiar with the block editor it is possible to continue to use the Classic editor that you are used to. Just install and activate the Classic Editor plugin from […]
Have your viewing figures gone down since July?
Why July? Well, that’s when Google updated the Chrome browser to version 69 which identified http sites as “Not secure” while https sites show the padlock sign to indicate that they are secure. If Chrome indicates that your website is “Not secure”, especially if it’s an e-commerce site, do you think that viewers are likely […]
GDPR, Google Chrome and https – what’s happening to your website
It would be difficult not to know about the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation implemented on 25th May, 2018. As a subscriber you will have received numerous requests to consent to receive future emails from various companies and organisations. As a website owner you have had to ensure that your company or organisation will comply […]
Improve your Broadband signal with this simple device
You can improve the speed of your Broadband by replacing the present front plate on your landline connection. It is especially useful if high-speed broadband has not reached you yet and you’re struggling for every Megabyte. It is a simple process: remove two screws, replace the lower half of the plate with the new faceplate, […]
It’s not been a good week for the written word in the Wetherby press. First it was the Wetherby News that spelled museum as muesum. However this wasn’t a minor slip nestling in an obscure paragraph but a headline stating:- Muesum wins battle for rare memories of Tsars Then the glossy lifestyle Excelle magazine followed […]
Posted by email
This message was posted by email, with the Subject line becoming the post’s title and the body of the email being the article text. It means that you can add articles to your Blog with nothing more complicated than a smartphone to hand. It’s another example of how effective a WordPress website can be. As […]
One to one presentations
In the course of my website design work I need to meet my customers and present my proposals for discussion. This type of meeting would obviously benefit from a second screen for my customers to view, rather than us both trying to look at the typical laptop screen with its narrow viewing angle. Carrying around […]
DIY Advent calendar
It will soon be the time of year for Advent calendars, most of which feature chocolate or other confectionery. However here’s a calendar for the serious beer drinker. Cheers!
I’ve just read a blog article at Elegant Themes about Wordable, which does what the title says. So…. here’s my first attempt to use it. If it looks OK, it will be a useful tool for speeding up the writing and publishing of Blog articles. If you want to check it out for yourself here’s […]