The Web Archive

  • How the Internet can save you from getting ripped off

    How the Internet can save you from getting ripped off

    This is purely an example of how the internet becomes quite useful when it comes to getting the best price. I have a new camcorder and I need a new memory card for it. Nothing special, a class 10 8GB SDHC card. The first place...

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  • Internet Explorer 9 / Internet Explorer 10 “Native HTML5″ Claim

    Internet Explorer 9 / Internet Explorer 10 “Native HTML5″ Claim

    Reading the Register today, Microsoft have made a claim that Internet Explorer 9 and the new Internet Explorer 10 support Native HTML5 when running on the Windows platform (i.e. Windows 7 operating system), which everyone on the web knows is a load of marketing rubbish...

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  • Installing WordPress on Windows 7

    Installing WordPress on Windows 7

    No, I didn’t think it was possible either. If you are reading this then you are probably well aware of what WordPress is, and unless you’ve been living in a cave for the last 10 years or so then you will almost certainly know what...

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  • Things you need to know about Websites and the dangers of SEO

    Things you need to know about Websites and the dangers of SEO

    The internet is a large place and finding relevant information can be like, coining the old phrase, trying to find a needle in a haystack. Everyone wants to be, and should be, part of the web and now is as good a time as any...

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  • Google Chrome disable autocomplete

    Google Chrome disable autocomplete

    I was becoming increasingly frustrated with Google Chromes autocomplete feature. Everytime I typed in www in the address bar, sites that I had visited over a year ago were coming up. So, I cleared history, cache, saved data through Tools -> Options and the addresses...

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  • Wave goodbye to Google Wave as it gets dropped

    Wave goodbye to Google Wave as it gets dropped

    It has been announced that Google Wave is to be dropped due to not enough people taking it on. At the time, it was quite an exciting project and I was all up for using it, which I did. And two other of my friends,...

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  • Ebay Scam

    Ebay Scam

    A bit out of the ordinary this blog, but it’s a scam that could catch anyone out because it looks like a genuine interest in a product you have for sale. Basically, I was selling a game on Ebay, and I got an e-mail through...

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  • I found my car on Google StreetView – have I got too much time on my hands?

    I found my car on Google StreetView – have I got too much time on my hands?

    You may have heard that this week, Google made available around 96% of the British roads viewable on Google Streetview. Very cool indeed. So, curious as I was I looked up my old address and there he was – my little black Clio! Go to...

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