Server Smarts™ Newsletter: August 2010: 7 Tips to Improve SEO Here are the seven best SEO tips that our team members noted at a recent Pubcon Masters SEO/SMO Training seminar. Mashable.com: 4 Tips for Writing SEO-Friendly Blog Posts Here ... (more)
Just had a fab three days at Longleat and thought we'd share some of our lessons learned. Keep in mind that we went Monday-Weds, in August, might well be a different experience other times of the year or week. Also, we bought a "Passport" ticket ... (more)
We had a bizarre situation recently where our internet access went highly unstable. It was very patchy, with some website access being fine and other access being impossible. Interestingly, video streaming would work - but only after many ... (more)
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is making it easier for off-grid customers to make their homes less dependent on expensive fossil fuels. The incentive, called Renewable Heat Premium Payments, is a voucher for between ... (more)
I had planned this as a relaxed three days of riding down to the south coast and back, with stunning scenery of the New Forest as the highlight. As it turned out, this trip coincided with huge amounts of rainfall, and I consequently spent ... (more)
This is all I have about Priscilla, born Priscilla Newberry. It is a delight to finally have a picture of her! (see right). She married twice, briefly to a Fink and a bit longer to John Crawford. She was the grandmother of my great-grandmother ... (more)
Adding to the collection of bikes in our garage (but hopefully allowing the sale of a couple of others), we have bought a pair of cyclo-cross bikes. The Ridley X-Ride is for Dan, on a 52cm frame, and it will also make a pretty decent road ... (more)
We're not highly impressed with the video quality of the Dimage S314. It only captures at 320x240 (giving a pretty grainy picture), the sound quality is abysmal and it only records for a minute at a time (probably because it's only SmartMedia ... (more)
Use this CSS to add the "opens in a new window" icon to all external links: a[href^="http://"]:after, a[href^="https://"]:after, a[href^="//"]:after { background: url('/images/open-in-new-window.png') center/contain; width: ... (more)
News Items That Might Be Of Interest! Here are news items sourced from various handpicked high-quality websites. I choose to select the best of these for commentary elsewhere on Swinny.net. (more)
How to be a Better Cyclist It's easier said than done on the subject of self-improvement, especially when it comes to physical development. Probably the greatest challenge is being content with little or no visible improvement for a long while ... (more)