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On Long Passwords
At the moment, I’m having a ‘discussion’ with British Airways on Twitter. Sadly, it’s not the first time I’ve had a similar conversation with a company. Here’s the initial part of the problem – when you try and change your BA password, it gives you the following guidance for the password… So, the password has…
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WordPress.com vs WordPress.org: What’s the difference?
Powering (at the time of writing) 28.8% of the internet’s top million sites, WordPress is a dominant force. Despite that popularity, people are hard-pressed to tell the difference between WordPress.com vs WordPress.org, and what they represent. But, before I explain, let’s talk a little about the history of WordPress first (it is relevant, I promise).
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Advert Photoshop Fail
This beauty is on my Twitter timeline today. Notice anything odd? Check the mirror. Or is it a mirror? It appears to be a hole through to an identical cabin (which, thankfully, has their hole filled in) – no wonder they can’t sell them. But, let’s be honest, it’s supposed to be a mirror. It’s…
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ONA17: Mr Artiss Goes To Washington
Just weeks after returning from the company GM in Canada, I’m off again. This time I’m attending a conference in Washington DC -my first visit to the US! The conference in question is ONA17, which is for journalists. My team, WordPress VIP, works with a lot of media companies so we have sponsored a booth…
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My First Grand Meetup
Every year Automattic has a “Grand Meetup” (GM), where all the employees, from across the world, get together for a week. This year it was in Whistler, Canada, a resort town which hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics. As my first GM I was, understandable, apprehensive. I’d been told that a GM could be overwhelming, so…