The brand-new, all-singing, all-dancing, editor for WordPress is due imminently and I’ve been using the beta version for some time for creating posts on this site. Recently you may have noticed a little advertisement of this fact has appeared at the top of (some of) my posts – I’ve added this to help promote Gutenberg.
Let me share the code I’ve used to do this…
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Sorry, that title is a bad pun. But I needed to make light of something that, otherwise, isn't particularly funny. For a few months now I've started to lose feeling in one of my fingers and generally, strength in my left arm. Here's the story of what happened and what I'm doing about it…
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Google has announced, today, a new style of AdSense ad – the “Auto ad”. Using machine learning, the code will insert adverts into your site where it things they will be most relevant.
Auto ads balance revenue and user experience by delivering the right ad at the right time to your visitors.
They can even be added side-by-side with your existing, fixed, AdSense advert. And it’s really easy to add these to your WordPress site.
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I'm 46 and like to play video games – specifically on the PlayStation 4. But age can play a curious role in self-policing when playing online.
Let me explain…
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Rule 112
The Highway Code
The horn. Use only while your vehicle is moving and you need to warn other road users of your presence. Never sound your horn aggressively.
Sadly, most drivers use the horn for the one thing that this specifically says it should't be used for (i.e. to express aggression). As a result, when it's used properly most people now assume otherwise. And this was brought home to me last year.
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