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EU Cookie Law Means Changes for Websites

On May 26th 2012 the new EU "cookie law" will come into effect in the UK. This law will require businesses to significantly change how their websites function as well as bringing about changes to the online shopping experiences of internet users throughout Europe.   

The new law applies to all organisations that operate a website in the EU, this includes organisations that don’t reside in the EU, but offer services to EU web users and will be enforced by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small file that a website puts on a visitors computer so that it can remember something, for example the user’s preferences, at a later time. The majority of businesses and organisations in the UK currently use cookies for a wide variety of reasons – from analysing consumer browsing habits to remembering a user’s payment details when buying products online.

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Posted by Chris on 11th May 2012 11:52

For Sale in Swindon: FinePix S8000fd Camera

Following an upgrade to a newer model, this 8 megapixel FinePix SLR style digital camera with 18x optical zoom is being sold.  The camera has been well cared for and is in perfect working order - apart from some of the lettering on the lens cap having rubbed off there are no visible marks.

The lens and LCD screen are both scratch and dust free.

Price: £120.00 ONO (was £320 new)

Get in touch via email on chris@obrienmedia.co.uk to purchase.  An invoice will be sent via email with payment via bank transfer.

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Posted by Chris on 11th May 2012 08:39

For Sale in Swindon: Acer Aspire 2920 Laptop

Following an upgrade to a newer model, this Acer Aspire Laptop is being sold.  There are some cosmetic marks on the lid but these are minimal as the laptop has been well cared for.

The memory has been upgraded (to 3GB), as has the battery (it now contains a larger long-life battery) and the Bluetooth connectivity has also been added.

The laptop is in full working order and will be sold with a clean installation of Windows Vista Home Premium (license included), Open Office and anti-virus/anti-malware software installed.

Price: £180.00 ONO

Get in touch via email on chris@obrienmedia.co.uk to purchase.  An invoice will be sent via email with payment via bank transfer.

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Posted by Chris on 11th May 2012 07:51

Deleting a tag from a remote Git repository

More for my own reference than anything but if you ever need to delete a tag from a Git remote repository, this is for you:

For a tag called "v1.4" you'd just need to issue the following commands:

git tag -d v1.4
git push origin :refs/tags/v1.4

That will remove the 'v1.4' tag from the repository you're working on.

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Posted by Chris on 08th May 2012 19:52

Twitter Direct Message Spam

If you receive a Direct Message on Twitter saying "Hello some person is making horrible things about you..." with a link delete the message and don't click the link, the account that has sent you the link has been "hacked" and the contents of the link can post a risk to your computer's security.

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Posted by Chris on 08th May 2012 09:33

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