Bugs and other creepy-crawlies

There seem to have been a few very high-profile bugs that have been infesting the internet lately. First it was Heartbleed where the public sites, like social media and online stores, suffered from security certificates being hacked.  Quick action on the part of the...

Money Games

A new phenomenon is raising its head – YOBSN – Your Own Branded Social Network.  If you haven’t discovered this yet it’s an online business that offers you an opportunity to make money on the very popular online games. Facebook has jumped onto the public demand for...

Get your images working for you

Images bring website pages to life, but are yours working hard for you in the race to the top of the search engines? There are a number of places to source images: Your own pictures taken with a camera or smart phone. Images you’ve bought from one of the stock photo...

Back buttons should be banned!

OK – maybe not banned altogether, but something that you can opt into on your website – or not.  Unfortunately, they are a browser feature, not directly attached to your website, but when we’re working on sites that feature a shopping cart, they can be a nightmare!...

Come on slow coach!

Do you sometimes find your computer has slowed to a crawl – usually when you’re in the biggest hurry to get things done?  It’s not unusual and can be for a whole host of reasons. If you’re running Windows the operating system gets updated regularly and eventually...

Big brother is watching you!

It’s a bit of a joke, especially since the TV show reversed the roles and we were all watching a few people sitting around doing not very much.  However, Vodafone has discovered evidence that points to some governments using the communication networks to track...

App of the month

If you’ve ever forgotten a password, you’ll love this!  OnePassword is a handy app that creates and stores your passwords for all the different places you need a ‘let me in’ code. Best of all it’s available for Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad AND Android devices.  OK, it’s...

Don’t be held to ransom

There has been quite a lot of press about the Gameover Zeus virus and most of the antivirus providers have been working overtime to find a means of blocking it. At the beginning of June the FBI, Europol and the UK’s National Crime Agency warned users that, although...

Night, night computer

When you’ve rushed out and forgotten to send your computer to sleep there are a couple of clever ways to do this remotely – one for Macs and one for PCs using Windows. The Mac sleeping ‘pill’ You’ll need three simple tools – an app called Drafts, a Dropbox account and...