Year: 2024

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Microsoft IT Outage – O’Brien Media Services Unaffected

Chris Grant (he/him) July 19, 2024 0 Comments
In the wake of the global IT outage linked to Microsoft and CrowdStrike, businesses and services across the UK have experienced significant disruptions. The issues, which began early on July 19th, 2024, and resulted in Sky News being unable to broadcast on TV and livetreams, have also impacted major airlines, banks, and public services including the NHS, causing widespread delays and operational...
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WordPress 6.6: Elevating Your Website Design and Performance

Chris Grant (he/him) July 17, 2024 0 Comments
WordPress continues to innovate and evolve, offering users greater control, flexibility, and design options with the release of WordPress 6.6. This latest version brings an array of new features and improvements. Here’s a detailed look at what WordPress 6.6 has to offer: Create and Deploy Beautiful Design Elements With WordPress 6.6, designing cohesive and visually appealing websites has never...
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Support Policy Terms and Conditions for O’Brien Media Customers

Plain English Rewrite These terms and conditions have been re-written into Plain English with no change to the meaning. Support Requests You can submit a support request into our helpdesk by filling out contact forms on our website, submitting a case via Client Connect, or emailing us. For efficiency, all issues must be logged in our helpdesk with a clear subject line, detailed message, and any...
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Handling unwanted text message marketing – advice for recipients and senders

Andrei Ghimpu July 15, 2024 0 Comments
Unsubscribing from marketing text messages is a simple process. If you're tired of receiving unwanted SMS, follow these straightforward steps to regain control of your inbox. General Guidance for Consumers Common Commands: To unsubscribe, reply to the text message with "STOP" or "UNSUBSCRIBE." Other commands that often work include "END," "QUIT," or "CANCEL." Confirmation: Once you send the...
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Unsubscribe from Text Messages in Just One Step

Unsubscribing from O'Brien Media SMS marketing messages To unsubscribe from SMS text message marketing from O'Brien Media just reply to the message with the keyword "STOP" ("UNSUBSCRIBE" works too) - our automated system will then unsubscribe you from all marketing messaging from O'Brien Media (SMS text messages, emails, and post). If you have deleted the message you can send the STOP command to...
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WooCommerce 9.1: Accessibility enhancements, product lookup optimisations, checkout styling, and more

Chris Grant (he/him) July 11, 2024 0 Comments
WooCommerce has announced the release of version 9.1, packed with exciting features and enhancements. This update aims to streamline the shopping experience and improve store management, bringing several significant improvements and new functionalities. Enhanced Product Lookup Tables One of the standout features in WooCommerce 9.1 is the optimisation of product lookup tables. This feature,...
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