a4uexpo Bavarian Beer and Sausage on stand 50

October 17th, 2011
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Thinking of popping down for one the days. But the real reason for this post is to see how quickly this ranks. Reminds me of the nigritude ultramarine comp from way back in the day. I wonder what sort of simple spamming techniques can make a difference. Some I would try are a4uexpo Bavarian Beer [...]

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Bulk DNS Update on 123 reg

October 17th, 2011
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Well almost. If like me and you have ever been a muppet and not updated loads of DNS’s and a server has moved then you need to quickly update a shed load load of IP’s on the woefully slow 123-reg then I have found a reasonable solution. Once you have logged into the control panel [...]

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Securing WordPress Installation

September 5th, 2011
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Whilst this might be like sticking my head above the parapet and asking for trouble there are some simple steps that you can take to make it harder for your WordPress installation to get hacked. 1. Lock down your wp-admin folder with htaccess Create a new httaccess file in the /wp-admin/ folder and add the [...]

Mani Golf iPhone Review

October 20th, 2010

I don’t post much but I thought I would write a little review for an iPhone game I bought recently. If you’re a Physics Game Fan, a genre of game that’s proving hugely popular to the Casual gaming market on App Store, then there’s another game to add to the collection, Sogoplay’s Mani Golf. Featuring [...]

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Election Tip: Never Queue Again

May 10th, 2010
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If like me you hate queues and have zero patience and you want to avoid standing around like a muppet as the local council have not employed enough people then register for a postal vote. You don’t actually have to post it, but it does allow you to walk to the front of the queue [...]

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Slutty Google Serps

December 30th, 2009

Came by thise recently from a good mate PaulH http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=t3fr0gs Just in case it disappears as I am sure it will sreenshot below:

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First Search Consultancy Silence ukgimp

December 5th, 2009
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It is with regret that I have had to remove a post that I made about First Search Consultancy who cold called me and I wrote about what was said to me, quite a bit of which was incorrect and false. If you have been redirected here from an old link that post is now [...]

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Asshat SEOs Email and Form Spamming

September 20th, 2009
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I find myself get lots of what can only be described as asshole SEO’s who are basically preying on the the uneducated. A lot of them come from webforms also. Here is one of many examples: Name: BeckyJack Country:USA becky2622@gmail.com Message:We would like to get your website on first page of Google.All of our processes [...]

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Your Sales Letter Sucks

July 31st, 2009

When I type on here it is sometime with haste and quite often with a lack of precision, much to my girlfriend’s annoyance ( I am sure I got that apostrophe wrong). My failures are inconsequential compared to an actual sales letter we received recently for our property business. I have blanked out the errors [...]

Tim O’Shea AKA Smilie Launches a Blog

June 4th, 2009
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All round top guy and discrete SEO genuis Tim O’Shea has launched a blog. Tim O’Shea Well worth checking out and he may well drop some nuggets. He finds stuff years in advance of others so put him on your feed reader.

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