I have been using Windows Vista for a few years now but today I had a strange pop-up telling me that “Reliability analysis metrics calculation executable has stopped working” and asking if I would like Windows to check online for a solution or to close it. I chose to close it. Maybe not a...
It seems that Attitude Magazine’s website, Attitude.co.uk is down at the moment. I followed a link to it that I saw on a post about Harry Judd’s workouts and was confronted with a page of SQL errors. The error message states Login failed for SQL Server login ‘trojan’. The password for this login has...
The way that the Internet, blogs, and social media impact politics is much in the news these days. The rise of the Occupy movement, the parallel developments in Europe, and (perhaps more than anything else) the popular uprisings in the Middle East, all testify the self-organizing power of social media in politics, and the...
Sometimes we concentrate too much on social media, SEO, PPC and Internet marketing that we forget how effective traditional media can be. Here are 25 ways you can use traditional media to reach out to a massive audience. 1. Billboards A billboard in the centre of a busy city will get a lot of...
It is my belief that for anyone who is passionate about writing and not so keen on developing websites, WordPress is the best content management system (bit of website software) to build and manage a website. WordPress is great because it is fully open source (so no cash needs to be handed over to...
An iPhone is an invaluable tool for those afflicted by the wanderlust. Not only are there iPhone apps for planning all of the details of a trip, but also for those moments during a travel session when you might not know your next step (or how to get out of your current travel circumstances)....
Yesterday I attended a fascinating talk in London by that was organised by the Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution, a part of the University of Essex. It was chaired by Prof. Todd Landman and featured Ken Banks, Jonathan Crook, Mandy Kirby and Dr. Anita Breuer. Here is my account of the seminar on...
Traveling is exciting and interesting. Seeing new sights and exploring foreign countries are incredible experiences for the entire family. However, the fine details can be stressful and difficult to keep up with. Here are some of the coolest apps available to take the stress out of your vacation and make your luxury travel even...
Here is a selection of blog posts on the two main social media platforms, Facebook and Twitter, and how they can be used to help promote your business. The Importance of a Good Twitter Name Dec 3, 2010 Funny news on Test Match Special just now. Aggers interviewed a woman from Massachusetts who has the Twitter...
According to Ofcom’s latest international study on the communications market, people within the UK are more likely to order their shopping online, than any other nation within Europe. According to the same study apparently the UK general public care a lot less about how their personal data is being used in several different ways...
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been a bodybuilder, and action hero and a politician. His latest career move is a watch designer! He designed The Arnold Schwarzenegger M47-331 Tank Watch in 2010 as a Christmas gift for some of his friends. The watch got a lot of attention and many people have asked where they can...
I run a few WordPress websites and they all have a firewall set up that also monitors and reports suspicious behaviour. In the last few days I have seen a new URL appear in the logs; /index.php?option=com_simpledownload&controller=../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../proc/self/environ%00 A quick Google of brings up several websites that talk about Joomla, so it...
For those of us with a sweet tooth for awesome tech, Christmas trees have become something of a creative playground. There are so many cool things to do with the humble tree. Read on to see our 10 favourite creative tech trees.
If you search Google for “what defines an english person?” at the moment the result is rather cheeky. The screenshot of my search results show the first result, a result that I cannot possibly repeat here without causing offence. OK, as there should not be any children reading this blog, I will tell you....
Using Social Media to Optimise Your Search Engine Presence For several years people have viewed SEO and Social Networking as two disparate entities, both good for promoting your website and brand, but not things that can work together effectively. Now though, that’s really not the case, and a good, search friendly social media presence...
(in case you are wondering why there is such a big banner showing "Weboligist" here, let me explain - it is to prevent the image below appearing every time a page is shared on Facebook!).
