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Domain Name Escrow – How Does It Work?
Fourteen million. That is the reported cost of the most expensive domain name sold in history: sex.com. Now, how much will your next domain cost you? Worrying about how much and how you will pay for the next domain name won’t matter that much as long as you won’t go...
Search Engine Friendly Birthday Card
Well, its my birthday today and have managed to reach 39 years old without any major catastrophies. I was sent the card below which quite frankly is brilliant!
The Art of Closing The Deal
I roared with laughter at this dilbert comic strip I saw in the paper the other day. Anyone who is in web design, seo, graphic design etc will totally get this. Below is MY revised version of the above cartoon...(the irony is too, that the guy in the blue suit is...
Spanish Data Protection Laws
Not many people are aware but there are data protection laws in every country including Spain. However the topic of data protection and the consequences of not being legal in the eyes of the law is rarely mentioned in any business seminars where the teachings are...
Redirecting Old WordPress Site to New WordPress Site
I have been asked this a few times. How do I redirect my old wordpress web site to a new domain but maintain all the same pages? I dont want to lose my serps because of the domain change. Here is a nice seo friendly 301 redirect which will redirect all the old pages...
Logo with Pie Charts Please
Karin Pinter sent this through to me the other day and its an email thread between a designer and his client and I laughed my arse off because I have had similar experiences like this before. The original post is over here Enjoy!
But they charge me €25 when I walk through the door
I had a client call me today to tell me her email was not working. Usually what I do is establish if they have internet. If they do, I will initiate a remote connection to their computer and diagnose the issue. My first question was "Do you have internet". Client:...
SQL Injection and Sanitising User Input
I think the comic below sums up the issue perfectly. ALWAYS sanitise the users inputs otherwise expect your database to be corrupted. Thanks to XKCD for the clip See http://xkcd.com/327/
Samsung Test Lab at IFA Tech Show Berlin
We ll what can I say? I am back from the awesome IFA Tech Show in Berlin and I am stoked at the things I have seen there. Namely I was in awe of the fantastic Samsung stand. I was only there for one and a half days but boy, these guys know how to put on a show. I was...