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  • Becoming Dephormed

    I think we’ve all heard about the public outcry over Phorm and its dubious privacy issues. Well, hot on the heals of Amazon (and it’s not often I get to say that), I am happy to announce that Artiss.co.uk has opted out of being scanned by Phorm. That means if your ISP is using Phorm…

  • Which SD memory card is best?

    Having recently purchased a DSi and a new compact camera, I’ve been looking at SD memory cards. But balancing speed, cost and capacity, which ones work out best? There’s only one way to find out…

  • Writing WordPress plugins – what I’ve learnt

    On January 28th of this year I made available my first WordPress plugin – Simple AdSense Insert. I now have 6 in my portfolio, with another 2 about to be published. And in this short amount of time I’ve already learnt a few things. To demonstrate my last point, here is a graphical representation of…

  • Complaining about eBay goods

    Another week, another customer service fight 😉 Don’t get me wrong, I’m not one of those who will argue the toss over the slightest thing, expecting immediate recompense for anything and everything. But if I pay for something and the end result is, well, a bit rubbish, then I will stick up for myself. Recently…

  • Why does English (US) get people so riled?

    Ahh Facebook groups. A good look through and you’ll find pretty much every type of bigotry and small-mindedness you could think of on display. And, looking through some of my friends’ additions, I come across a group dedicated to their theory that English (US) is not a language. And it’s not alone – there are…