“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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A playground for learning technologies and skills
Running this site, and a few other projects (including a brief side-hustle as a digital marketing manager & web developer for e-commerce start-ups), have provided a deep level of knowledge and valuable, transferable skills. Some…
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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…
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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…
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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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