by Colman Carpenter | Feb 23, 2012 | Marketing, News, Wordpress
The eagle eyed amongst you may have noticed something new on the site today – our recommendations page. It’s something I’ve been meaning to put up for a while, as I often am in situations where people need some guidance on providers of complementary...
by Colman Carpenter | Feb 17, 2012 | News, Open Source
First of all I must confess, I am a bit of a cheapskate. In a nice way, I think, in that I actively look to use Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) if it offers the functionality I need. Thus, I run my business on a swathe of software and cloud services that can be...
by Colman Carpenter | Feb 9, 2012 | News, Websites, Wordpress
The growth of mobile computing You can hardly fail to have noticed the proliferation of mobile devices in recent years. Netbooks started the trend, although ultimately seem to have been crushed by the subsequent onslaught of iPhones, iPads, Android phones and tablets....
by Colman Carpenter | Feb 2, 2012 | News, Social Networks
I was chatting with a fellow business owner recently. In actual fact I was try to entice him to attend our new online networking sessions, Coffee and Tech. He was pretty enthusiastic, until he realised he would need a webcam to attend as it is essentially a free...
by Colman Carpenter | Jan 26, 2012 | Google, News, Social Networks
As you may have noticed, I’m starting up a pretty informal, weekly networking event called Coffee and Tech. The objective is to pull together a diverse bunch of people into a Google+ Hangout (essentially a free video-conferencing system for up to 10 people). The...
by Colman Carpenter | Jan 17, 2012 | Analytics, News, Wordpress
If you own a website then you should be aware of the EU Cookie Law that came into effect as far back as May of last year (2011). In the past the EU has been accused of creating lakes of wine and mountains of beef, but this time there is no food involved, but rather a...
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