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Happy New Year from 18a!

Happy New Year from 18a!

By lisa, 9.01.12

Happy 2012! It's our first day back in the office today, and we've hit the ground running with 1 new commission confirmed and requests for 3 other estimates!Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year and we wish you all the best for 2012!

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18a Christmas 2011 opening hours

18a Christmas 2011 opening hours

By lisa, 19.12.11

Our offices will be closed from 5.30pm on Friday 23rd December 2011 - 9am on Monday 9th January 2012.  Hosting: All hosting will continue to be monitored 24/7 and any problems will be addressed throughout the Christmas period. We might be on holiday, but we're still on hosting-watch! Support: If…

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WordPress 3.3 is released

WordPress 3.3 is released

By lisa, 13.12.11

If you've got a WordPress blog, then you might want to consider upgrading to the latest version - WordPress 3.3.Features include the ability to drag and drop a batch of mixed media instead of uploading each file (there's been a multi-file uploader for a while which I found was never…

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Join us for the first RWW Bristol meet up!

Join us for the first RWW Bristol meet up!

By lisa, 5.11.11

One of the biggest technology blogs in the world, Read Write Web, are organising a Worldwide meet up on Tuesday 15th November, and encouraging people across the globe to organise meet ups in their area.So we're organising the Bristol one! Calling all South West geeks! If you're in the web industry…

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Paypal now keep their fee when you refund a customer

Paypal now keep their fee when you refund a customer

By lisa, 26.10.11

We're just setting up the Paypal API for a new client, and have found a change since we last did it just a few weeks ago!It seems that in September 2011, the UK terms for Paypal updated to say that Paypal now keep the fixed part of their fee when…

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Facebook Terms and Conditions – Fan pages

Facebook Terms and Conditions – Fan pages

By dean, 7.09.11

For those who know how, Facebook certainly is very easy to use and user friendly. However it can be confusing and a bit tricky knowing that they continuously make updates and changes to the site. Facebook Fan pages are great. They can be regularly updated and clear for those who…

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Seafields Fostering has gone live!

Seafields Fostering has gone live!

By dean, 16.08.11

We are really happy to announce that the new and improved Seafields Fostering website has gone live!Seafields is a website about fostering that gives you all the information you need to know. This website has been recreated with a fresh and up-to-date look and clear contact forms so you are…

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Does Social Media Have an Effect on Society?

Does Social Media Have an Effect on Society?

By dean, 12.08.11

Over the past week we have seen riots all over the country. Most of the rioting has been contained to the London area, where some horrible scenes have unfolded. But how did this all happen? How did people know to riot, and where? It would appear that today’s social media…

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Mapping Mobile Reception in Britain

Mapping Mobile Reception in Britain

By dean, 21.07.11

The BBC as well as others have noticed that if you want to find out which network provider give the best coverage in your area, then this information can be very hard to find out.So, the BBC has decided to take it upon themselves to map out mobile coverage across…

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