What does 99% uptime mean?
Over the years I have seen uptime stated as part of service level agreements for a wide range of services, from internet connections to web hosting and online…
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Robin Williams: Last Gift… #RobinsLastGift
Update 10 Jan 2021: Further information on the circumstances of Robin Williams death have come to light and been explained in a film called “Robin’s Wish“. I would…
5 tips for working with PDF documents
PDF as a document format has taken the world by storm. Only a few short years ago we needed to buy expensive software to create and edit PDF…
5 Key Steps to Selecting Software or Services
Selecting software or services can be a bewildering, especially when there are more than a couple to choose from or a wide range of features. Software or services…
5 Top Tips for Remote Working Across Timezones
I have spent a huge amount of my time working on projects crossing multiple time zones over the last few years. Let me share some of the tips…
Do you dread the question “How long did you spend on this project?”
Like a lot of you, I work on multiple projects during the average working day and dread the question – how long did you spend on a particular…
How to use RSS like a Pro!
For years I understood what RSS feeds provided, but didn’t see how it was of use to me. I was quite happy visiting websites and digesting content direct.…
The ultimate solution for tracking your finances
Times are tight and as costs keep increasing it is important for us to track our spending. In this article I will explain my favourite online tool for…
Are you missing the hidden costs of Free Open Source software?
Business often consider Open Source software to be free due to it being free to download, install and use. But is it really free? What is Open Source…
Frustrated with Document Formatting in Word?
Millions of people use Microsoft Word daily, but only a fraction of users exploit more than 5% of the functionality available. This is sometimes because trying to use…
