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The nose has it
I’ve been offline a bit recently. Let me tell you my story… Last Monday (the 18th) I was sat at work, idly chatting to my manager. Suddenly he tells that my nose is bleeding. I look down and there’s bloody all over my shirt. I hold my nose as prescribed but it doesn’t want to…
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The SmartPhone joins the world of James Bond
It’s like the thing of movies – pick-pocketing a phone, installing something on it and then returning it. From then you can track the owners and even listen in to his conversations. But it’s possible now.
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Vixy YouTube Embed
Recently my WordPress plugin, Artiss YouTube Embed, was bought by a third party – a company named Applian Technologies Inc. They wanted the existing user base to help promote their video software products. What happened, unsurprisingly, was that the plugin was re-branded and released with links to their site. This included a “download bar” -…
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Diary of a new PC build
Not many people are buying desktop PCs any more And that’s a shame – a large, quality keyboard and screen, whilst sat at a desk are ideal for any kind of computer-based work, particularly photo or video work. However, less common than that are those who build their own PC. And that’s even more of…
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Automattic for the person
(You see, a nice riff on the REM song name) Back in January I was a bit “offline” – Artiss.co.uk was certainly extremely quiet. There was a very good reason, though. Back at the beginning of December I applied for a job at Automattic.I’d applied before but, this time, rather than just send my CV and a…