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My name is David, and I am a WordPress support professional and writer.
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My Story
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Speaking
I speak on a wide range of topics, from WordPress developer, customer success to remote working.
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What is your #1 tip for businesses going digital?
Get involved with the WordPress community and commit to the Five for the Future initiative to give back to WordPress what it gives to you as a business. And it doesn’t have to mean doing anything with code – just being able to write documentation, translate a language or edit a video is all it takes to take part. And, you can learn so much…
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Manhattan TV – good Freeview players but terrible customer service when they go wrong
Last year I finally ditched my Humax Freeview Recorder for a shiny new Manhattan T4-R – the latest iteration of their own recorder, and I’d heard good thinks about their past devices. However, reporting issues to them has been a combination of frustration and rude responses. Everything is your fault, not theirs. And it seems I’m not the only one with this issue.
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Water flossers and an example of form over substance
Water flossers are great dental hygiene product but, for what they are, they can be pretty expensive. Spending over £100 for something that sprays water through a nozzle is steep – whichever one you buy, it’s just a pump and a water container. Normally, though, you get what you pay for in terms of better design but, recently, I’ve had an experience of, well,…
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Crossing the fuzzy grey line of humour
Anybody who knows me will know that I love to try and make people laugh. At school is was predicted I’d be a comedian. Computers came along and changed that path for me. But, it’s still within me. The thing about humour is that everyone has lines in the sand where humour doesn’t land with them – topics that are unacceptable. People often making…
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Being eco-friendly with your clothes drying
I’ve not had a clothes dryer for at least 15 years and even when I did, I rarely used it. Growing up in the 1970s, they never were a thing so I’ve got used to natural drying. As the UK weather turns warmer, drying your clothes outside seems an even better idea now. And, in recent years, I’ve been looking at more environmentally friendly…