Month: September 2018

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After affected Facebook users log back in they will get a notification at the top of their News Feed explaining what happened.

Facebook security breach compromised the information of 50 million users

Chris Grant (he/him) September 28, 2018 0 Comments
Facebook, the social media giant with over two billion monthly active users, reported on Friday (28/09/18) that their engineering team discovered an attack on their systems that compromised the highly sensitive personal data of 50 million Facebook users. As one of the leading data-collection agencies in the world, Facebook is nearly unrivalled in its depth and range of user data, and leverages...
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Re-Allowing ‘root’ access to PhpMyAdmin in newer versions of MySQL (or MariaDB)

Chris Grant (he/him) September 22, 2018 0 Comments
In newer versions of MySQL (or MariaDB) the 'root' user can no longer connect remotely to the database server via PhpMyAdmin (and other such tools). After searching and finding a few backwards and complicated solutions there is actually a simpler way, very simple in fact. In just 3 quick steps. Step 1 Connect to the database server as root in a terminal and use the database 'mysql': mysql -u root...
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Just like the crisps in your cupboard, your website has a best before date

Chris Grant (he/him) September 16, 2018 0 Comments
Think your website might be outdated? Maybe it is. To continue generating leads and increasing sales it’s important to keep up with popular trends and regularly updating the elements of your website. If you notice your conversion rates are slipping, your website design could be the cause. 94% of people say that first impressions matter when they visit a business website, and the design will...
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What kind of logo do you need for your business?

Chris Grant (he/him) September 08, 2018 0 Comments
When clients ask us to design a logo for their business we always start with this discussion of what kind of “logo” they need. A “logo” is often made of a logotype and a logomark. But not every business needs both.A logotype stands for words or the name of a business that is designed in a customized way.A logomark is an identifying mark or symbol that doesn’t contain the...
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Take a trip down memory lane and relive Windows 95 on a PC or Mac

Chris Grant (he/him) September 07, 2018 0 Comments
You can now take a trip down memory lane and hop back into Windows 95 – and imagine you’re using an old Compaq desktop PC. Developer Felix Rieseberg has turned the classic Windows operating system into an app that runs on today’s Windows machines, as well as Mac. The likes of Wordpad and the phone dialer can be accessed within the app, which is only 129 megabytes in size. Windows 95 boot...
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