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Monthly Archives: June 2010

What is SSD and should my MacBook have one?

One of the main reasons that laptop performance lags behind that achieved on desktops is down to one thing. Hard drive performance. Modern computers running MacOS or Windows spend a large part of their time writing temporary data to the … Continue reading

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iPhone 4 – Poor signal strength?

If you are one of the early adopters who has bought the iPhone 4, you may be a little disappointed by the mobile signal strength you get. This has been an on-going complaint of iPhone users since the very first … Continue reading

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iPod stuck at black screen with Apple logo

If you find that your iPod is stuck on the loading screen with the white Apple logo and black screen, you may have to do a bit of finger wizardry. First, just try resetting the iPod. If that fails, try … Continue reading

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Why HTTP Status codes are at the heart of SEO…

Anyone developing websites that have pretentions to generate long-term traffic, beyond the lifespan of any initial marketing activity, needs to know a little bit about Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) . It’s really not a difficult set of rules to follow; … Continue reading

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Protecting against the risk of XSS attacks in user-generated content

Web 2.0 means different things according to who you speak to, but one ubiquitous part of the definition is User Created Content (UCC). UCC essentially means giving the tools to create html on your website to someone other than the … Continue reading

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Are the new Macmini’s value for money?

Apple have just updated the Macmini, by essentially putting the new MacBook guts into it. But does buying one make any sense? I’ve never quite understood the Macmini, it’s rather a curate’s egg. What you are buying is a basically … Continue reading

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Should I install anti-virus software on my Mac?

I’ve lost count of the times I’ve been asked this question, especially from Windows users switching to the Mac. There’s a short answer. Probably. I tend to scan anything I download prior to installing it and anything Office documents I … Continue reading

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NetBeans helps web developers make better websites, more productively and less expensively

So you’ve probably heard of Dreamweaver and you might think it’s the best tool for producing websites, and in many respects it’s great. The multi-line search and replace is almost worth the price along. But if you’re doing serious coding … Continue reading

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Safari Tab Expose Add-on is evil

I happen to love Extensions in Firefox, they add so many great features. However I’ve never felt any inclination to add extensions to Safari. That inclination was proved sound a few days ago, when a client in Shepton Mallet has … Continue reading

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Flash 10.1 doesn’t help video playback…

Adobe have just released Flash 10.1 Player and I was hoping that it would include GPU acceleration, just like the Windows version. Why is this important? Next time you open up YouTube, LoveFilm, or the BBC iPlayer, take a look … Continue reading

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