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It appears that Google is about to Drop Support for IE6, which might be the final straw for the outdated browser. On the Official Google Enterprise Blog, under the tile of Modern Browsers for Modern Applications there is a post that confirms what right minded people have been pressing for for a long time: . . . → Read More: Google to Drop Support for IE6 The latest episode in the viral marketing campaign Compare The Meerkat has aired, and of course has made it to YouTube. This time the advert (a short film called The Journey of Courageousness) even has a trailer! The film called The Journey of Courageousness, by Aleksandr Orlov, documents the courageous journey of the Meerkats . . . → Read More: More Viral Marketing with Aleksandr Orlov Our post last Thursday has sparked some debate around the office about how long a blog post should be. I mean honestly, a blog post should be as long as it needs to be, and no more! It is a bit like the instruction I was given all those years ago when as a newbie . . . → Read More: How Long Should A Blog Post Be? Does it seem odd that with Chinese hackers exploiting Internet Explorer 6 vulnerabilities to infiltrate Google’s network, so many Government departments are actively prevented from upgrading to a safer, more usable browser? As noted in the Bristol Programming blog, the numbers are almost unbelievable. Together with an undisclosed number of desktops in the Ministry . . . → Read More: Outdated IE6 Browser Still Widespread in Government Another one of those pesky email hoaxes popped into our in-box today. It was the Simon Ashton hoax, with the warning forwarded by a well meaning friend. As we tell all our staff, collogues, customers and friends, the email hoax works because people think “better safe than sorry” The amount of email that a . . . → Read More: Another Email Hoax To Avoid We often get asked to give advice and tips about writing a blog. Common questions people ask are: How much should I write on my blog? How frequently do I need to add posts? What do I do if I get stuck and can’t think of anything to write? While we cover this sort of . . . → Read More: Top Tips For Writing A Blog The Institution of Analysts and Programmers has embraced the Web 2.0 concept and changed the format of it’s website to the popular blog format. The site is using WordPress, with the Atahualpa WP Theme by BytesForAll. The Institution is Britain’s leading professional organisation for people who work in the development, installation and testing of . . . → Read More: IAP WordPress Blog Goes Live Our featured blog this week is a hosted at WordPress.com, and it is by Charles Harris of Footloose Films. It is a good example of why blogging using WordPress is such a liberating outlet and is part of what make the Internet great. Check out “Best TV drama, my arse” for a sample of Charles’ . . . → Read More: Featured WordPress Blog – Chas Harris Footloose Following up on the post last week about the tendency towards the dark side exhibited by the MacBook Pro (MacBook Pro Dark Screen Rescue Sequence?) further scientific testing has now revealed the definitive recovery sequence for the MacBook Pro Dark Screen problem: Pull out the MacBook Pro magnetic power connector. Close the lid as if . . . → Read More: More on the MacBook Pro Dark Screen Problem If you’ve been on the internet for any amount of time you’re probably familiar with “spam” in your email inbox. For the uninitiated, spam is an unsolicited commercial message trying to sell you something. Some of this is generated by botnets, groups of hijacked PCs which are working secretly for a botnet controller, sending unsolicited . . . → Read More: Dealing with Comment Spammers in WordPress |
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