Honouring Women in Technology: Pioneering the Future Together

As we mark International Women's Day on the 8th of March, it's an opportune moment for us at O'Brien Media to reflect on the invaluable contributions of women to the technology sector. The journey of women in tech is a narrative of breaking barriers, spearheading innovation, and moulding a more inclusive future. In this blog post, we celebrate the achievements and address the ongoing challenges...
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O’Brien Media: New Email Hosting Platform Powered by iRedMail

In the realm of digital communications, email remains a cornerstone. Recognizing its critical role, O'Brien Media has strategically established a new, independent email hosting platform, distinct from our website hosting services. This platform is powered by our servers and iRedMail, a leading open-source mail server solution. This move not only highlights our commitment to providing specialized...
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O’Brien Media’s New Cutting-Edge Hosting Platform Going Into 2024

Why O'Brien Media Chooses Debian Linux, Nginx, PHP, MariaDB, and Node for a Cutting-Edge Hosting Platform In the dynamic world of web hosting, making the right technological choices is crucial. At O'Brien Media, we've carefully selected Debian Linux, Nginx, PHP, MariaDB, and Node as the core components of our hosting platform. This combination, coupled with our commitment to virtualization and...
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Unpacking the Magic: Web Design Tech for Your Small Biz in Plain English

 Let's make sense of the tech-jargon Okay, so you're probably hearing buzzwords flying around like "Responsive Design" or "Progressive Web Apps". It's like everyone's speaking another language, right? Let's make sense of this tech jargon and chat about what actually matters for your growing business. 1. Responsive Web Design (RWD) Imagine visiting a shop where everything rearranges itself to fit...
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O’Brien Media Embraces Domain Connect

As the world becomes more connected, it's important for businesses to have a strong online presence. One of the key components of that presence is having a domain name that represents your brand and makes it easy for customers to find you. At O'Brien Media, we understand the importance of having a domain that works seamlessly with your website, which is why we're embracing Domain Connect. What is...
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WhatsApp to Launch Customer-Business Chat Feature

Businesses can now communicate directly with their customers using WhatsApp's new service. Meta has launched more shopping-focused features on the messaging system, among other platforms. This cloud-based software permits apps to communicate between each other, which will make WhatsApp more accessible to businesses and free for smaller firms. Meta's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, said the new...
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QR Codes – What can they be used for in 2022 and beyond…

We have a lot of experience with QR codes - and use them on our own printed materials to direct customers to online versions of our printed brochures and will soon be adding them to our invoices to enable customers to quickly open a copy on their mobile devices.  We also use them on our staff ID lanyard badges so that if someone wants a team member's contact information at an event or meeting,...
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Long-awaited Twitter edit button to be tested

According to the tech giant, it will soon experiment with an edit option, but only for its monthly subscription service at first It will begin testing in the coming months to figure out what works when it comes to letting users edit posts after they go live. Twitter has announced it will soon start experimenting with an edit button, a long-pending demand of users, but only on its monthly...
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