Tag Archives: Simplicity

BT’s approach to EU cookie compliance

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Brian

While checking my online bill I found that BT.com is my first site that has a nice solution to the EU cookie law.  This may not be completely compliant since it asks for permission after setting cookies but it does … Continue reading →

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Show more pages or posts in WordPress

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Brian

Finding how to show more pages or posts in the ‘all pages’ or ‘all posts’ view in the WordPress back end turns out to be a lot easier than I imagined. I admit to having been frustrated by scrolling through … Continue reading →

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Check your sitemap is correct

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Brian

A site map is a special file that helps search engines like google find all the pages on your site better. This article is part of a series on regular website maintenance that you can do yourself. The site map … Continue reading →

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Check your automatic backups are working

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Brian

OK, so you have set up your website and installed all those shiny plug-ins. You should now get reports on everything under the sun and an automatic backup of your database and files… Do you ever check that it is … Continue reading →

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Rotate your backups to save space and stay sane

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Brian

Backups are critical to your business but the only thing worse than no backup is not being able to find the one you need! Backup rotation A common practice is to “rotate” your backups. The term rotate probably comes from … Continue reading →

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Better email sync with Hotmail

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Brian

Multiple copies of the same email on different devices (computer / phone) is a pain but when they all sync together it is beautiful. Love or hate Microsoft, but they do have some good stuff and are always trying to … Continue reading →

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New summary of website health provided by Google

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Brian

Google Webmaster Tools now provide a helpful summary of the website health for all of the websites on your Webmaster Tools account. This is very helpful as it saves you having to drill down into every website individually – which … Continue reading →

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Getting your email when you can’t get your email

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Brian

This week some preparation has paid off and although my email server is impacted by a DDOS attack I can still read anything sent to me. You can read more about DDoS in my recent article, including how to prepare … Continue reading →

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Simple image software – Irfan view

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Brian

In this series of articles I will let you know the software that I find useful to get my work done (and to have some fun) Irfan View to manage and resize images Irfan view is a great program for … Continue reading →

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When to use Categories and Tags in WordPress

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Brian

A client recently asked me to explain Tags and Categories for WordPress. It is something that often comes up and the answer is ‘it depends’, as is the answer to many IT questions. It depends on your intention and what … Continue reading →

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