2018
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What kind of world have we (or they) built?
I am getting on a bit. Half century long passed.. Old enough to have lived through many promises, targets, grand speeches, and the glossy brochures telling us that we were heading toward a fairer, greener, more sustainable future. And I’m old enough to look back and say: if this is progress, it doesn’t look or…
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What’s the Deal With Jpeg 2000
I’m all for speed and things getting better, as long as getting better means easy for everyone to achieve the same objective without calling in a rocket scientist! Oh, Quick Update – Ignore this lot and just use WebP But what on earth is the deal with website speed freaks suggesting we should adopt a…
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Which WordPress Cache – Or None at all
If there’s one thing the Internet is good for it’s reviews – some of them are actually honest. A million writeups for every subject under the sun but, when you want to know what the best (in your chosen subject) is, a popularity contest or a ‘made for ads’ summary page (without any actual opinion)…
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Me Too Without the Microphone – The Pain That Lingers
In Summary: This piece isn’t just about one man’s bruised ego or a careless insult. It’s about how a single thoughtless comment can reopen the wounds of decades-old abuse. I was mocked by someone who knew exactly how fragile I once was, and it sent me straight back to the frightened boy I’d spent a…
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What GDPR Could Mean to Your Online Business Activities
Well, we made it. We got through all the scaremongering and the what ifs and maybes and we lived through the arrival, the official arrival of the General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR as we will call it until it’s changed to GDPR-UK or whatever it becomes in the UK after Brexit). Gosh that was…
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Why You Should Stop Using Animated GIFs for Instructions
Sounds like a rather direct suggestion but I am quite serious on this matter whenever I consult about website design and how to provide help via the web. Although animated GIFs have reduced in size massively thanks to new technology and image compression capabilities, they are still horribly outdated and inefficient. Animated GIFs are NOT…
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Stop Blaming Social Media – Parents Need to Parent
What is it with parents, schools, and even government officials banging on about how kids should spend less time staring at screens? Kids should spend less time on social media. We should restrict their access to platforms. We should limit their time on devices. Here’s a radical thought: just take the devices off them. Better…