What is a “cookie” & what’s it used for?

UK cookie law

A cookie is usually a small text file that is saved by your computer’s web browser. The website's web server can read and access the cookies that it set through your computer’s web browser (but not any cookies that belong to other sites), which makes the cookie useful to website owners for … [Read more...]

Your online image & reputation

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Phew, last post of the 30-day Ultimate Blogging Challenge! I didn't make all 30 days, but I do hope you all learned a lot from the posts during April!Anyway, on to today's topic: I've been commenting on blogs for a few years now, and I remember seeing that a few of the commentators had their … [Read more...]

Hot Gossip

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Do you wonder what people are saying about on the world wide web? In earlier posts on this blog I've mentioned the importance of managing your brand and your reputation, but it's not always easy to check ... if you even remember to try! Google Alerts is a really useful (free) Google service that … [Read more...]

Support in business is essential

supporting each other in business

Today I'm going to write a little more personally about business, instead of yet another (admittedly handy!!) technical tip. It's all very well having loads of technical know-how and marketing tips, or knowing a fair bit about social media or SEO, but sometimes being in business on your own can just … [Read more...]

Forgotten Your Password?

lost-password

How many times do you have to use that option when trying to log on to a website? And how many of you resort to using very easy passwords? And how many of you then end up using the same easy password across just about every site you need to log in to?   I'm guessing that probably 95% of those who … [Read more...]

How would you handle a computer crash?

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Hello again,   Well, I'm a bit behind on my Ultimate Blog Challenge schedule - no Friday post, as I had major computer problems (something to with graphics cards or something) which resulted in me having to wipe the computer completely & start from scratch with the factory-settings disc - VERY … [Read more...]