Why I ditched Drupal and came home to WordPress
Sorry Drupal, but it’s time we broke up. I’d like to say it’s not you, it’s me, but that would be lying. I’ve left you for the warm, comfortable, welcoming embrace of WordPress. This blog has been...
View ArticleAndroid: How to set an alarm clock on your Nexus device
If, like me, you’re just starting to get into Android through Google’s fantastic Nexus products, you’ll probably have spent some time looking for the alarm clock functionality. Trust me, it’s well...
View ArticleHow to take a screenshot on a Nexus
I’ve recently given in to temptation and bought myself a Google Nexus 7. Having come from a predominantly Apple/IOS background, I was bursting to try out an alternative mobile operating system....
View ArticleStop your MacBook from sleeping with the Caffeinate command
A frequent bugbear with OS X on my MacBook Pro is that the screen will dim and then sleep if I leave it unattended for any length of time. That’s a nuisance because I can be running FTP operations or...
View ArticleMac tip: How to remove a mis-typed autocomplete entry from Google Chrome
Here’s an annoying thing that Google Chrome does: if you type in a URL that contains a spelling mistake, it will actually hold on to that entry and present it as an autocomplete suggestion the next...
View Article5 reasons you should join a fitness class
If you’re one of those people who struggles to establish a fitness routine, joining a class might get you on the right track. Whether you’re just getting started on your fitness journey, or you’re a...
View Article1 quick trick to use Spotify with the Nike+ or Runkeeper running apps
No matter how good you think your music collection is, it’ll never be Spotify good. They estimate that they have a collection of over 20 million songs…and growing every day. That’s a hell of a lot of...
View ArticleHow to disable Facebook’s video autoplay on iPhone and Android
Facebook introduced their long-awaited video autoplay feature a few months ago, and apparently it’s been wreaking havoc with mobile data plans ever since. Autoplay is switched on by default, so when a...
View ArticleWhy I’m Openly Secular
Atheists. We get a bad rap. People assume we’re angry all the time. That we’re immoral. That we…um…worship Satan*. And we crash kids birthday parties and burst all the balloons. Just because we can....
View ArticleHow to lock your Mac OS X screen on demand
If you’re migrating to Mac OS X from Windows, you might be looking for a shortcut to lock your screen. This is a two-part fix: first you have to require a password to unlock the screen, then you have...
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