Polarization of the internet? Since an old’ish semi-nerd I’ve been on the internet since the beginning. In fact I’ve been on the, or rather sort of a, net since before Internet made its way in Norway. Back in the early’ish days one used Bulletin Board Systems or BBS, I did so in the last half of 80s. To use,…read more>>
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Then it was this about not giving up
… very important. Kids must be taught this at home, as well as in school. In fact, kids should be taught this from kindergarten and up, daily, weekly and monthly. Perseverance and/or persistence can be seen as a quality, or an ability. If you don’t have perseverance to the extent you’d like, well … it can developed. Even the most impatient of…read more>>
Fiction, reality, and things that quite possibly could be true
We know for a fact, you should not believe everything you read. Whether on a piece of paper, in a newspaper, a magazine, a book or on the net, bluffs, hoaxes, lies and scams lurks about everywhere. Some of the hoaxes are so well thought out and made they can deceive many, at least for a short while….read more>>
It’s spring, time to clean your PC?
Well spring at least for those of us camping somewhere in the northern Hemisphere. With spring and summer comes increased indoor temperatures, unless of course you have air conditioning. Not very common where I live truth be told. In any event, and regardless of circumstances or season, regular computer cleaning is important. Your PC is a dust magnet,…read more>>
WordPress performance & improvements (2)
I started writing all in one post but quickly realized I’d be testing peoples patience. So therefore I had to split them. Regardless, if they can help you in making choices, improvements and smoke some gremlins lurking on your own site, then I consider my rant a success. Profile the plugins – find the bottlenecks You have run performance tests as…read more>>
WordPress performance & improvements (3)
I started writing all in one post but quickly realized I’d be testing peoples patience. So therefore I had to split them. Regardless, if they can help you in making choices, improvements and smoke some gremlins lurking on your own site, then I consider my rant a success. The tools – the nice to haves So there we are, you’ve…read more>>
“Safe renewal”, if you see it be wary
For a long time I’ve bought domain names, sometimes on a whim, just in case the name could have some form of business potential .. at one point. Truth is, rarely, well for me personally. A few friends and customers on the other hand might be happy for my creativity with regards to names, and concepts/design. Anyhow, been using register.com for a long time. When I first…read more>>
WordPress & lay-out: less is more
Web design and content presentation trends have changed a lot over the past 10-20 years. Long gone is tolerance for, and patience with, 100+ lines paragraphs, cluttered pages, word and function density beyond sensible measures. With better tools and platforms previous layout and presentation methods have gotten their renaissance. Use of large fonts, lots of air on the page…read more>>