Update 11 Jan 2021: This site is back on WordPress again. Update 21 Jan 2017: TechFright posts were merged in to MatthewNewill.com which runs on Jekyll. I also moved away from PowerVPS a few years ago and went with WebSynthesis for my other blog. I also use a shared MediaTemple account. Some of this content… Continue reading How I Make my WordPress Blogs Run Faster
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How to Login Locally on Windows 7 without Specifying Hostname
Just a quick tip for today. I found my self fixing a problem earlier that required I logged out as a user and back in as an admin and back in as a user to test etc… Although the Windows 7 PC was attached to a domain, I didn’t want to log in with a… Continue reading How to Login Locally on Windows 7 without Specifying Hostname
Why iOS Users Update far Quicker than Android Users
Each time a new version of iOS launches, a huge number of iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users quickly grab the update. The adoption rate is quite amazing and in fact, it has got better since iOS 5 launched last year due to over the air updates being available. Chitika has done some analysis of… Continue reading Why iOS Users Update far Quicker than Android Users
What Not Provided in Google Analytics Search Data Means
If you run your own website/blog and use Google Analytics to track the data, you should now be seeing in your organic keyword list a label of (not provided) which will likely be at the top of the list accounting for a large percentage of traffic. If you watch your analytics account regularly you might… Continue reading What Not Provided in Google Analytics Search Data Means
Google will soon drop support for IE8 on Google Apps – XP users take note
Google is keeping to its promise by dropping support for Internet Explorer 8 on Google Apps. The reason for this dates back to a blog post made last year when Google stated that only the current version and immediate prior version will be supported of any browser. At the moment that means both IE8 and… Continue reading Google will soon drop support for IE8 on Google Apps – XP users take note
iPhone 5 Orders now Shipping in 2 – 3 Weeks
I mentioned yesterday that the iPhone 5 was announced recently. Today the pre-orders went active around 8am in the UK. Within just a few hours, the first batch of pre-orders have now sold out. This means that any pre-orders made now will be shipped 2 – 3 weeks after the release date of September 21.… Continue reading iPhone 5 Orders now Shipping in 2 – 3 Weeks
What to do if a Dropbox Device is Stolen
I wrote a couple of weeks back about two-step authentication that was added to Dropbox and how it can make your Dropbox account more secure. Two-step authentication is only part of the challenge though and only protects you from people trying to break in to your account. What happens when one of your Dropbox devices… Continue reading What to do if a Dropbox Device is Stolen
YouTube Returns to the iPhone
It’s actually difficult to say that YouTube was taken away from the iPhone because technically it hasn’t been taken away yet for regular users. But, as soon as Apple release iOS 6, which could be as early as tomorrow, the built-in YouTube app will be gone. It was taken away at some point in the… Continue reading YouTube Returns to the iPhone
WordPress 3.4.2 Update now Available
One of the most important things you can do for your WordPress blog is keep it updated to the latest version of the software. The company behind WordPress make it quite a simple process to update thanks to the site structure and how the update package is provided. You have a few options on how… Continue reading WordPress 3.4.2 Update now Available
iPlayer for iOS now Allows you to Download Content
The BBC has updated its iPlayer app for iOS devices. The biggest change is that the app now lets you download content over WiFi for viewing while off line. The app lets you download content for up to 30 days at a time. There isn’t much more to say about the app other than a… Continue reading iPlayer for iOS now Allows you to Download Content