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vbulletin 5 and SEO 4 Feb 2013 | 05:17 pm

vbulletin 5 is coming, but so far on the demos the mod_rewrite has been quite limited. That should have been bad, but we’re now told any configuration options have been dropped. That in itself should ...

Dear Google: the iPod is not an iPhone 9 Oct 2012 | 05:11 pm

For some time now I’ve noticed general grumbles about Google Search becoming less relevant and more frustrating. As a user, I often find myself having to do deeper and deeper queries if I’m looking fo...

The challenge of moving into ecommerce 13 Sep 2012 | 05:56 pm

I’ve been running various rock night events in Inverness over the past few years - that’s rock music, not rock climbing, btw. :) Added to this my love of alternative fashion and gothic clothing, and a...

Making tough decisions 21 Dec 2011 | 01:52 am

This year has been the worse for tough decisions. For a few years I ran an online news publishing arm of my business, but from April this year Google effectively killed it, along with all the other sm...

Jail for the poor, not for the rich 25 Aug 2011 | 09:05 pm

It’s depressing to see that our legal system ultimately reserves prison for the poor, while the rich can get away with most anything except violent crimes without anything more than a slap on the wris...

Google Adsense warns on comment spam 18 Feb 2011 | 02:09 am

I was surprised this week to receive a notification from Google Adsense, claiming my account was in policy violation. There was no personalised address, just “Hello,” which made me immediately think i...

World will not end in 2012 19 Jan 2011 | 12:30 am

According to a Mayan elder, the world will not end in 2012: 2012 is not the end of the world, Mayan elder insists And a nice quote pointing out that it’s just the end of a calendar date: Its Long Cou...

Cold weather chaos continues 23 Dec 2010 | 01:04 am

The travel chaos caused by the cold weather continues: Cold weather causes travel chaos While Gatwick airport only closed temporarily, Heathrow was closed much of the weekend, motorways were closed or...

Swine Flu on the rise 23 Dec 2010 | 01:01 am

A disturbing report on the BBC website about a surge in Swine Flu problems - deaths and critical illnesses - apparently occurring at present: Over 300 people in intensive care with flu There’s been a...

Learning from failure 4 Nov 2010 | 06:26 am

Now here’s a really nice section on a website - gaming developers detailing their successes anf failures when developing games. Generally it reveals a lot about the planning process, setting up goals,...

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