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Knowledge Base
Insta fraud: are you really looking at a story?
Before you swipe up on a story by one of your fave instagram accounts - you might want to check if the link is actually posted by them.
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May '20
20
May '20
Our News
Why the Government needs coders: the devil is in the detail
Our household is currently going around in circles as to whether we think the proposed return to school the week after next is a good idea. The dilema for us is that there just isn't very much detail about the whole thing yet - and I do love detail. Today a…
15
May '20
Knowledge Base
Taking your expertise online: how to run your business remotely
If you usually work face to face, what options are open to you in 2020 to move online?
02
May '20
Our News
Are NHSX being naive? And when will they delete our data?
Plans are being announced for the UK's contact tracing smarphone app, which will alert people when someone they've been near has started showing symptoms of COVID-19. Apple and Google have both suggested decentralised approaches to this, where you - by updating the app - notify the world that you're showing symptoms and…
01
Apr '20
Our News
Food Home Delivery services now on Hallshire.com
HallsHire.com has been helping the world find event venues for almost 20 years. Initially solely about village halls, it now includes various community centres and conference venues. As the world however, struggles to function with the COVID-19 pandemic turning lives upside down, we've added a new feature to HallsHire.com to help with…
18
Mar '20
Web Gossip
How to help elderly relatives keep intouch with video calls
During this COVID-19 chaos, get your grandparents a smartphone so they can keep in touch.
17
Mar '20
Web Gossip
Keeping motivated when the schools close: class room stand ups
Have a daily video call with your child's class mates so they can stay connected to school.
04
Mar '20
Knowledge Base
Is your website displaying an insecure message TODAY?
It is estimated around 3,000,000 websites will be effected today by a bug in Let's Encrypt meaning that SSL certificates need to be cancelled and new ones installed.
02
Mar '20
Technically Speaking
Am I the last person to know why Google Images was invented?
It's been 20 years (somehow) since Jennifer Lopez inspired Google Image search.
27
Feb '20
Our News
“We need a good search”: strategies we’ve employed to give clients more powerful search tools and granular control
When we're planning a new website for someone, one of the requirements we often hear in the brief is that "it needs to have a good search". When I heard that line from a client last week, it ended up that their current keyword search was linked to a 3rd…
26
Feb '20
Web Gossip
Stripe roll out changes to refund fees for old customers
Stripe are needing to make changes to how you're charged when you issue a refund to your customers.
21
Feb '20
Our News
Large site migrations for Cosy Club and The Lounges
We are delighted to welcome Cosy Club and The Lounges to the 18a fold this year as they've asked us to help them with their websites. Last year we designed and built their corporate site - Loungers - with a 2 week turn and so are delighted to be able to work with 2 of…