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How To Backup Your WordPress Website
It’s vital to backup your WordPress website regularly. Sites get hacked, servers fail. When disaster strikes and you have no backup available, then you have a double disaster on your hands. There’s a kind of unspoken law about backups. If you backup, you probably won’t need the backups. But if you don’t – you sure […]
Switching from Windows to Linux Ubuntu
I’ve just switched my laptop over from Windows to Linux Ubuntu. I’ve worked with Linux systems for many years so I’m not a newcomer to Linux. Mostly though these have been server systems and not desktop computers. Like the majority of people, I used Windows for my desktop PC and laptop. So why the switchover […]
Pictures of Penang
These are some pictures I took on my visits to Penang, Malaysia a few years back. This is the street where I stayed. The tall building on the right is called the KOMTAR building and it’s regarded as the centre of Penang. It’s 65 floors high and was built […]
Taking The Train From Bangkok To Penang
While I was living in Bangkok I made a trip down to Malaysia by train on two occasions, visiting Penang and Kuala Lumpur. The express sleeper train from Bangkok, Thailand to Penang in Malaysia is designated an express, but it’s not an express in the way we understand it in the West. The train is […]
Living in Bangkok
I spent a year and a half living and travelling in the Far East, working as a location independent “digital nomad”. As well as Thailand, I also visited Laos, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. I also lived for two months in the Taiwanese capital Taipei. It was a great experience. Among other things it […]
Standing Desks – Or Why Standing is Better Than Sitting
I have a standing desk in my home office. I used to have a conventional sitting table as well. I got rid of that since in practice I hardly ever used it. Why Not Work at a Standing Desk in Your Office?
Learn German Quickly & Easily On Your Tablet & Smartphone With GermanPod
Looking for a fun way to learn German quickly and easily? A German course that you can access on your tablet, smartphone and MP3-player? Check out GermanPod. GermanPod offers a unique learning experience that you just don’t find in conventional classroom courses. GermanPod is an audioMP3-based self-study German language course which is designed for people […]
A Practical Guide To Basic WordPress Security
If you have a website for your business, then there’s a good chance it will be a WordPress website. WordPress is a mature and secure Website Content Management System or CMS which is used by millions of websites all around the world. But like all websites and webservers, WordPress can also be hacked and compromised […]
The Ultimate .htaccess Apache File Guide
This is a copy of The Ultimate .htaccess Apache File Guide by Charles Torvalds from www.askapache.com This document is reproduced here by kind permission of Charles Torvalds from www.askapache.com Full copyright details relating to this document can be found at the foot of this page. The Ultimate .htaccess Apache File Guide htaccess is a very […]
Cost of Living in Bangkok
Living in Bangkok appeals to many people seeking location independence while building their online business. So what’s the cost of living in Bangkok? What’s The Cost of Living in Bangkok? One of the great attractions of Thailand and Bangkok for entrepreneurs is you can live much cheaper than in Europe or North America – and […]
The End of Banks?
It’s not often I go off on a rant about something I hate. But I think I will today. And it’s about something many other people also hate. The banks. Right now I have an account with Barclays in the UK. Barclays must have one of the worst online banking systems I’ve ever had the […]
Your Computer Security – Or Why You Should Escape From PRISM
I used to think of computer security in terms of preventing hackers from stealing my bank account data. But the Snowden revelations about NSA data snooping has made me change my thinking. Your Computer Security – Or Why You Should Escape From PRISM The activities of the US NSA and the PRISM project make it […]
Learn German with GermanPod – and Receive a 24% Discount
Great News From GermanPod101 Innovative Languages, the makers of the highly successful downloadable GermanPod101 German course are holding a Summer Sale. They’re offering a 24% discount on their 12 and 24-month Basic and Premium Subscriptions to GermanPod. The GermanPod Sale starts on Monday, August 19th and runs until Friday, August 30th 2013. To claim your […]