Web Development

Why your traffic stats are changing: GA4 vs GA Universal Analytics

Why your traffic stats are changing: GA4 vs GA Universal Analytics

By lisa, 30.03.23

Google Universal Analytics is being turned off in July 2023, as they move everyone to their new beast - GA4. Google have also been sending people emails lately to say they're automatically moving you over to GA4 this month (March) if you haven't moved yourself already. The change over -…

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Speeding up arranging meetings with AvailabilityCal

Speeding up arranging meetings with AvailabilityCal

By lisa, 27.03.23

We've recently launched AvailabilityCal.com - a neat little tool to help ease that back and forth over email when you're trying to arrange a mutually convenient time for a meeting. Apparently the average meeting takes 7 emails to arrange - eugh! Now, as long as my Google Calendar is up…

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The rise of AI

The rise of AI

By tom, 23.03.23

AI is quickly becoming one of the most talked-about topics in 2023 and if early indications are right, it stands to radically transform many people's lives - in a very big way in a very short space of time! AI, or artificial intelligence, is a branch of computer science that…

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The Dos and Don'ts of Sharing Your Availability Calendar with Others

The Dos and Don'ts of Sharing Your Availability Calendar with Others

By tom, 21.03.23

We've developed AvailabilityCal.com to help make sharing your availability calendar with others quick and simple. Sharing your calendar can be a great way to streamline scheduling and improve communication. However, it's important to follow some best practices to ensure that you're sharing your calendar appropriately and effectively. In this article,…

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Why Availability Calendars Are Essential for Effective Time Management

Why Availability Calendars Are Essential for Effective Time Management

By tom, 15.03.23

Effective time management is a crucial skill for professionals, entrepreneurs, and individuals who want to achieve their goals and maximize their productivity. One powerful tool for managing your time is an availability calendar, which allows you to schedule and organise your activities, meetings, and tasks in a visual and intuitive…

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Upgrading php7.4 to php8.0 on Amazon Linux 2 Webserver

Upgrading php7.4 to php8.0 on Amazon Linux 2 Webserver

By tom, 27.11.22

We recently had to upgrade a webserver running php7.4 to php8.0. It's a relatively easy task, but as with everything, it's a lot easier if you know the right buttons to press. So below are the steps I took to complete the procedure. Firstly, I needed to make a note…

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Installing Supervisor to process Laravel queues on an EC2 instance running AML2

Installing Supervisor to process Laravel queues on an EC2 instance running AML2

By tom, 10.11.22

I recently had to install Supervisor on an Amazon Linux 2, EC2 webserver and it didn't seem to be as straight forward as the Laravel docs made out, so I thought I'd leave some notes here for future reference and to perhaps save somebody else a few hours trial and error. Here…

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How to configure php-fpm, Apache and HTTP/2 on AMI2 (Amazon Linux 2)

How to configure php-fpm, Apache and HTTP/2 on AMI2 (Amazon Linux 2)

By tom, 8.08.21

I had a real battle getting HTTP/2 to work on my new AMI2 Lamp webserver this week. The Apache http2 module was installed but it didn't work alongside mod_mpm_prefork, so I needed to switch to the mod_mpm_event module. However this wouldn't start unless the server was using php-fpm. So what…

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OPC Markets Launch

OPC Markets Launch

By lisa, 6.04.21

We've been  busy helping our client OilPrice.com with the launch of their new trading platform. Made in conjunction with FTSE 250 company owned Markets.com, OPCMarkets is a new way to trade oil, gas, energy and much more, as it lets you buy and sell over 2200 instruments. Whilst markets.com is…

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