Why are recipe websites so hard to use?
Looking for a good recipe for banana pancakes shouldn’t be this difficult. A Google search for “banana pancake recipe” gives a whopping 52 million results – with some great results…
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Google “Instant Answers” could end the Internet as we know it
We all do it - there's a simple question and we turn to Google for an answer. And it works ... mostly. But what if there's no answer? What if…
What’s the difference between a JPG and JPEG file
If you pay close attention to the files on your computer - you may have noticed two different - but similar - file types: JPG and JPEG. But what's the…
What are the dangers of someone knowing your IP Address?
Every device that connects to the internet has an IP (Internet Protocol) address. They're needed for devices talk to each other and exchange data. Your IP address may look like…
How to search and filter the WordPress Plugins Directory
The WordPress Plugins Directory is the place to go for thousands of free plugins for WordPress. But its large size also makes it hard to select the best plugins. This…
Why you can’t use 100% of hard drive capacity
If you look closely you'll see that hard drives never show their full advertised capacity. Perhaps you've bought a nice new 1 TB hard drive to copy files to -…
WordPress 5.3 “Kirk” Release
WordPress 5.3 was released on 12 November 2019. 5.3 is a major release that includes 386 bug fixes and 151 enhancements. Code named "Kirk" in honour of jazz musician Rahsaan…
7 questions to ask at an IT Support job interview
So you've landed an interview for an IT Support job - you've prepared for the interview but what asking your own questions? What should you ask? The questions below are…
WordPress 5.2.3 Security Release
WordPress 5.2.3 was released on 4 September 2019. WordPress 5.2.3 is a security release that addresses several cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, a patch for jQuery to and includes 28 bug…