Kill Your Idols

I read a lot. Currently, Google tells me that I am subscribed to almost 500 feeds. Then there are the email newsletters. The majority of these subscriptions are for current events and what I deem to be “techy stuff,” from hardcore programming developments to fluffy social media gossip. I read for advice, for interesting news, [...]

How to Make Your Blog Titles Twitter-Friendly

I know what you’re thinking: “Stephanie has finally lost her fool mind and is trying to do SEO for 140 characters!” It’s not quite that bad (yet), but I think I have to address a couple of niggles that I have with how some people take their approach to publicising their blog content. So, have [...]

Beware the Awesome Might of Google Cache

Recently, I have had cause to look for cached copies of various news articles on Google. It’s not that I think that the outfits involved are trying to hide something (though some are), I just want to see an article as it was originally written, rather than the smoothed-out offering that is presented once the [...]

We’ve Got Your Free Tech Support Right Here

Well, not on this blog, exactly, and the cat won’t be doing anything for you either. Kittehs can’t type. But this is a public service announcement to let you know that there is a place where your questions and quibbles for all things tech can be dealt with. But first, the background. The Guardian newspaper [...]