“A kind of weblogged almanac of assorted interests to keep my hand in with writing, SEO, design, ads, analytics, Gen’ AI and other technologies…”
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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…
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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.
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Create valid PEM key from RSA Private key for Dreamweaver
If you created your RSA Public/Private keys on a mac, you might not be able to create a valid PEM key for some of your apps and this can result in the credentials being rejected…
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Review: Amazing Philips Ultinon Pro9000 LED headlight bulbs
TLDR: the Philips Ultinon Pro9000 LED bulbs produce a similar (and excellent) level of brightness, colour and beam pattern as the earlier Philips Gen2 LED bulbs. Now with CANbus compatibility and a smaller and simpler…
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The right way to charge Car Batteries – EFB, AGM etc – CTEK MXS 5.0 or Noco
Modern batteries and modern smart chargers: From basic charging to reconditioning, stratification and sulphation During the Covid pandemic car battery chargers became far more important. And they continue to be for many people who aren’t…
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Guide: Replacing the car key body / key fob (Mondeo mk5 / Fusion / Mustang)
If your key fob is starting to look old and worn, it’s fairly easy to swap the gadgetry inside over to a brand new key body. I made a video, below, that shows the process…
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Guide: Cleaning and protecting your Alloy Wheels
Right now in ‘Lockdown’ many are finding the time to do the jobs that don’t usually get done. I’ve never seen so many of my neighbours cars looking clean. So here’s my contribution to getting…
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The COVID-19 blame game
“Amid the coronavirus crisis, we would do well to remember that blaming someone for a crisis isn’t the same as overcoming it.”
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It’s likely there are more than 1.4m people infected with the coronavirus in Italy.
Looking at the differences in the death rate could give an idea of how many Italians have been infected by the virus.
 
Any good recommendations for books, podcasts or blogs?