New website for landlords – AdviceForLandlords.org

AdviceForLandlords.org is a website in the making, I’m currently getting the content up online and writing blog posts at the moment for it but it should be of help to Landlords – I think you would have gathered that from the domain name… So, what do I know about being a Landlord – well although [...]

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WordPress Plugin – TimThumb Vulnerability Scanner

For anyone who has been hiding underneath a rock for the past couple of months, you’ll no doubt have no idea why you would need such a plugin so just search for “timthumb vulnerability” and you’ll get a bunch of websites discussing it. Essentially what has happened is, somebody has found an exploit within the [...]

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Colleges lose licences in immigration crackdown

I’ve watched more than a few TV shows with Police and UK Border Agency officials involved and one thing that has always annoyed me is the apparent lack of ease that immigrants (from outside the EU) have in entering the UK if they are “students”. Now I’m not here to grumble about Foreign Students in [...]

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iPhone has problems with Scots accents

The iPhone 4s which launched with a flourish has hit a glitch in Scotland at least. Created in California, the phone has a much-heralded voice command technology which seems to have had a bit of trouble crossing the Atlantic. The voice recognition software has problems translating Scottish accents. Link to Story and Video: iPhone has [...]

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Patent Lawsuits against Technology Companies on the rise

I tend to read quite a few Technology stories on Technology websites and blogs and one thing I’m noticing more and more is the increase in Patent Lawsuits. What is it with these companies who buy up patents for no other reason than to sue other companies and either block their use of Technologies or [...]

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Web Design and Social Media job

Really wasn’t sure what to do about this, I applied for a part-time Web Design and Social Media job for a Casino that was in dire need (and still is by the look of things). Their website was shockingly bad to the point that their list of requirements left very little to be desired and [...]

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Three UK using Twitter for Customer Support

I was reading a blog post the other day (can’t remember which one it was, sorry). Anyway, it was about somebody who was having trouble with Norton Anti-Virus (AVG Anti Virus anyone?). He said he was on the phone to customer services for around 40 minutes stuck on hold and being reminded of how important [...]

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BlackBerry seem to be having a tough time at the moment

Seems like RIM (Research in Motion), makers of the BlackBerry are having a tough time at the moment with outages hampering the service and many BlackBerry users heading to Twitter to vent their frustrations about the problems they’re experiencing. However, according to the BBC website, the problem was only affecting consumer customers and not their [...]

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People happy to shop online but purchase instore

ASDA conducted a poll on it’s Facebook and found that although people were happy to shop online on it’s website. This was merely to browse the current offers available and to make up shopping lists to use instore. This should be food for thought (excuse the pun) for other retailers. Since many Retailers seem to [...]

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Graduate SEO. SEM and Social Media jobs

I graduate 2012 and I’m being bombarded by my University into my email inbox about the importance of applying for jobs early due to high demand. That’s all well and good, but the jobs I’d love to be involved in don’t (very often at least) get advertised. So what am I supposed to do? Well [...]

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