Congratulations to Bernie who finally tied the knot! I re-read his post from yesterday and the penny dropped !Segala's WP optimisation article is useless apart from the one tip on disabling unwanted / unncessary plugins. A lot of the other supposed "tips" have very little to do with Wordpress or are simply technically incorrect. My optimisation tip is simple - move to something … [Read more...] about Quick Lunchtime RoundUp
Spam Arrest Users Need a Clue
This morning just about every single public email address on our systems is being spammed by SpamArrest, as one of their users hasn't whitelisted us.Idiots!If you're going to use a C/R system you need to get your head examined in the first place, but if you must insist then at least take the time to whitelist people who need to communicate with you.Other people manage to use … [Read more...] about Spam Arrest Users Need a Clue
Currency Conversion According to Apple
I don't get excited by the stock exchange or anything that involves banks.. unless it affects me directly, then I take an interest!I mentioned Apple's new toy earlier this evening, but I couldn't access their web stores to check pricing. If I had done I'd have been able to report that, while the rest of us know that 1 euro != 1 dollar, Apple obviously missed that lesson.They … [Read more...] about Currency Conversion According to Apple
Apple Releases iPod Touch
Apple's PR and marketing team must be rushed off their feet today, as the company released a number of new products and services with not one but six press releases!The iPod Touch is the logical next step for the iPod as it combines many of the functions in the over-hyped iPhone. (Yes - I'm sure it's cute, but if I read another blog post about the iphone I will scream!)The new … [Read more...] about Apple Releases iPod Touch
Silverlight Leaves Linux Users Out In The Cold
The "big" news in the tech press today is Microsoft's launch of the much vaunted Silverlight.I'm sure a lot of people will be enthralled by Microsoft's attempt to win market share from Adobe's Flash, but they've so far left some of us out in the cold.Unless I boot into Windows or switch to my Mac I can't download or see anything produced by SilverLight!Of course that wouldn't … [Read more...] about Silverlight Leaves Linux Users Out In The Cold