Category: Journal
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The backstory for this site. 📌
I started blogging around 2002 as I wanted my own space on the web to host photography, travel notes and reviews. I didn’t want to rely on an existing platform like fotki that didn’t really fit the bill (this was before social networks were a thing). It was a project that would get me in…
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Review | Lenovo G27q-30 monitor: the best at this price?
Monitor review Brand: Lenovo Model: G27q-30 RRP: £312 Purchase price: £189.99 (Black Friday at Amazon) Great for: Video, media and office work thanks to its great colour, contrast and high refresh rate. Lenovo G27q-30 key specs: Full specifications: Lenovo G27q-30 product page Note: A version of this monitor is also available with an IPS panel…
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Buying a new printer? Here’s a quick tool to work out printer running costs!
“Buy cheap, and buy twice” – as the saying goes. So here’s a tool to work out just how much that new printer might cost you over its lifetime. Ink Jet or Laser. Mono Laser or Colour Laser? The running costs of printers over their life time can vary significantly. And it can be really,…
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Lawnmower runs, but blade not spinning? Fix the Aldi Ferrex GLM44 Electric Mower
If your Aldi Ferrex electric lawn mower (model GLM44 or GLM44A) makes all the noise of a lawn mower, but doesn’t cut the grass, then it is likely that the drive gear between the motor and the output shaft to the blade has been damaged. This could just be a broken or worn drive belt,…
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Discover insights to find & fix site errors, design successful campaigns and improve marketing ops
This is an easy win. The actionable insights will help you prioritise improvement efforts on your website and design successful campaigns – for free! Insights like: I recommend anyone managing a website creates an ahrefs account (at no charge) and configures a weekly scan on their site. The free tools produce a whole bunch of…
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May elections: Moreton-in-Marsh Town Council
I am standing as an independent candidate for election to the Town Council in the May elections. Having spent a lot of time walking around Moreton and enjoying the beauty of this part of the Cotswolds, I’ve become distinctly aware of some of the challenges it now faces as we come out of this latest…
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Create a URL link for guests to add your event to Google Calendar
Guide: Make it easy for your audience to attend your events by easily creating useful web links that add your events to their calendar.
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It’s 2021 – can we make annual goals to keep this year from catching on fire? At least for a couple of months?
Well, 2020 was a burning clusterf*ck of a year. Like many we feel as if we went through the wringer with it – although we all still all have our health so have to be thankful of that. Regardless, it felt like everything stood still last year and what with us currently living in a…
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Move your WordPress page cache in-memory for faster performance
Moving a wordpress cache plugin folder in-memory (i.e. RAM disk / tmpfs) can increase performance. For Hummingbird, W3 Total Cache etc.