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Tweet Yahoo and Facebook have joined hands to make Yahoo a more social platform. It seems that Yahoo is always playing catch up with Google now, and instead of creating …

Is Your Business Transforming With the Times? Technology has changed the business landscape beyond recognition, and more than half of the UK’s businesses are struggling to keep up According to …

Tweet The World’s most popular Internet Search Engine, Google, has knocked the BBC off the top spot as the UK’s favourite brand. The online giant came first in Superbrands’ annual …

The UK Android population are still eagerly awaiting the latest firmware release for the T-mobile’s Google phone, the G1. The lastest software update, also know as RC33, has been rolled …

For as long as I can remember the URL would always appear after the description in Google search. All searches in fact. Today I notice that the URL is now …

The Queen has made the biggest technological leap since she broadcast the 1957 Queen’s Speech on television. This year her speech can be seen, and heard, on YouTube. Her Royal …

OK, if you have added a Google +1 button to your website you may be wondering if anyone is using it. Also, are people +1’ing your page using a browser …

OK, I will be clear – Google are certainly not breaking any rules. It’s just, I disapprove. They do not meet my quality guidelines. Why? They are currently running an …

In the world of hackers, there are many players. Some hackers are paid to find the weaknesses in computer systems to help companies enhance security. Others become involved with illegal …

Ryanair has announced that it will allow customers to use their mobile phones while flying. Previously mobile phones were banned due to concerns that they could interfere with flight controls, …

This morning I had a call from a man claiming to be from BT Open Reach. He told me that there were problems with my internet, and he would help …

Nokia and Microsoft have formed a partnership to attempt to take on Apple iPhone and Google Android in the smart mobile market. Already the buns are flying as Google has …

Tweet If you grow your own fruits and vegetables in your garden and often find that you have a bumper crop that you cannot eat all yourself then you are …

A Reminder To Have a Data Back Up Plan A sad news story today in the Southend Echo. A composer in Leigh had his laptop stolen during a burglary. He had …

I get a lot of people asking to publish their content on my website. Why they think their drivel is more valuable than my domain is beyond me. Today’s request …

Cloud storage obviously relies on hardware, not a cumulonimbus. In the week that Microsoft announces plans to cut its free cloud storage limit, Alex Viall from Mustard IT looks at the implications …

For a long time the internet and technology industries have been dominated by men. In an attempt to encourage more women in to the technology industry, a group of female …

Google TV has finally been announced. It is something that we have all been expecting and waiting for really. Microsoft were talking about the future of the computer and Internet …

Tweet Time to upgrade your WordPress installations. Need help? Let me know. Just FTP a backup to your pc, and backup the MySQL database, then hit the upgrade automatically button …

As part of my ongoing self education of the internet and computers in general, I have just installed the open source operating system, Linux, onto my old Athlon 1Ghz pc. …

Tweet Just noticed Facebook is looking a little smoother around the edges, and also that user “status” has been replaced with “What’s on your mind?”. User profile photos now have …

Something about this advert for a computer tutor tells me that they may not actually know what they are doing.

It’s an unfortunate reality that SEO isn’t an exact science. It’s also a skill in an industry that is constantly evolving. We’re all taught different strategies during our careers; however …

Sometimes I loiter about in non-techy forums, and today someone raised a point that has annoyed me a lot in the past too. Google is too good at listing some …