These days, we can find a blog online about pretty much anything that interests us, from politics to poker, football to fairytales. We’re drawn to reading blogs because of their friendly, chatty tone, which is usually distinctively different from the more formal tone of newspaper and magazine articles. Blogging is …
WordPress has long been the platform of choice for religious websites, charity websites, and other non-profit organisations. The affordability of premium designs is enticing, but it is the unique features offered in non-profit WordPress themes that attract many non-profit organisations to use WordPress. Custom post types help add galleries and …
Although I consider myself more of a WordPress guy, Joomla has been a close second in terms of my favorites. What’s funny is that if you speak to someone who works with Joomla they’ll probably say the exact opposite. Why? Because both WordPress and Joomla work as open source content …
A DDoS attack occurs when an individual or group of people tried to send a surge of traffic to a particular server or network. This flood of traffic can overwhelm the server with requests and as a result, the websites on that server go offline. DDoS stands for Distributed Denial-of-Service; …
Today is the most important day in the history of Scotland. Today is the day that myself and others who live in Scotland vote whether we stay within the United Kingdom or choose to be independent. When the referendum was approaching, I had plans to write a long detailed article …
In the Summer Amazon introduced a Kindle rental system in the USA that offered customers up to 80% off the price of the print textbook. The service was aimed towards University and college students who didn’t need the book long term. Customers can choose a rental period of between 30 …
I read the other day that Amazon are releasing the second version of their electronic reader, the Amazon Kindle. It looks like a great little device but I think it’s going to be a few years before this kind of thing is accepted by the masses. Many are suggesting it …
I was saddened to hear about the death of one of my favourite comedians yesterday. I only really got into George Carlin in the last few years. I had seen him in movies before (Like Bill & Ted and some Kevin Smith films) but I hadn’t seen any of his …
My friend was lucky enough to pick up some tickets to see Chris Rock tonight in Edinburgh. He’s one of the best comedians in years in my opinion so I was really excited when I got a ticket. I’m curious as to how different the show will be compared to …