In November 2011 I made a decision that, in early 2012, I'd move this blog and some other web properties to a new hosting service. From today, that service is WebHostingBuzz and I'd like to introduce you to them. Founded a decade ago, WebHostingBuzz (WHB for short) offers a wide range of hosting services - web hosting, business web hosting, reseller hosting, virtual private servers and dedicated servers - as well as specialized services such as WordPress, Joomla, Magento and Drupal … [Read more...] about WHB: A new host for a new year
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No frills for a while
If you're a previous visitor to this site, you'll probably notice that it looks very different today compared to your last visit. What you see is the look and feel of the default WordPress theme known as Twenty Eleven that's included with the latest version of the content management system, instead of the customized Thesis theme with colourful banner at the top that has defined the appearance of this site for over four years. Why the sudden change? Reverting back to default is a start point in … [Read more...] about No frills for a while
Get prepared with an IPv6 internet address
As you may have heard, the Internet is running out of space. Specifically, the addressing system known as the Internet Protocol or IP address that uniquely identifies every single device connected to the global network is close to maximum capacity in its IPv4 guise. Blame Vint Cerf, the man who invented IPv4 about 40 years ago, and who never imagined that 4 billion IP addresses wouldn't be enough. What does the address shortage mean today in practical terms? Probably not much at the moment to … [Read more...] about Get prepared with an IPv6 internet address
How to automate your copyright year
The other day, I noticed that the copyright notice I display in the footer of this blog still said '2010.' So I dived into the code in the footer template in the WordPress theme I use and made the change so that the copyright year now correctly states '2011.' Then I tweeted it as I've noticed many other blogs still showing last year, suggesting people hadn't thought about it. Earlier today, I had one of those slap-on-the-forehead moments after reading Marcie Bell's tweet that WordPress … [Read more...] about How to automate your copyright year
Feeling good
Another year - and a decade - draws to a close. I don't know about you but my thoughts tend to look forward to what may be coming in the New Year rather than only looking back on what has been. In spite of an uncertain economic outlook in 2011, I'm feeling good about the coming year both professionally and personally. One song in particular epitomizes that outlook for me, not coincidentally called Feeling Good. Many artists have covered this song since it first appeared in 1965. My two … [Read more...] about Feeling good
Merry Christmas
The Christmas message in this someecards' ecard seems pretty apt, a timely one given all the weather and shopping disasters of this month so far. Still, it's Christmas Eve and, presents, Plan B presents or no presents (or even 'IOU presents'), it's time to shut up shop for a few days at least and focus on things like family and friends. So here's wishing you a terrific and Merry Christmas! Related posts: Chaos theory Do they know it’s Christmas? … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas
Cision updates top 10 UK PR blogs list
Cision UK has published an updated list of what the business intelligence and communication firm ranks as the top ten PR blogs in the UK: NevilleHobson.com Drew B's take on Tech PR Wadd's PR and Media blog A PR Guy's Musings - Stuart Bruce PR Studies PR Media Blog The Red Rocket Mediations SimonWakeman IanGreen.com I'm flattered to again see my blog ranked as the #1 PR blog in the UK. [Update 30/11: the #10 spot  in the list has been changed from Online Public Relations Thoughts to … [Read more...] about Cision updates top 10 UK PR blogs list
Creating a fresh canvas
If you're a regular visitor to this blog, you may notice something different about its appearance today. Still familiar-looking, perhaps, but sort of different. If you only see the content as an RSS or email subscriber, well, head on over to the site and take a look. I changed the theme, the collection of PHP pages, cascading style sheets and other web things that govern a blog's appearance and certain behaviours. For the past couple of years, I've been running Thesis, a premium WordPress theme … [Read more...] about Creating a fresh canvas