Category Archives: Web Design

Attention to Detail

I’m not the worlds best speller (although I’m not too bad) and I don’t always get my commas right, but I like to think that I take some care over the presentation of information. I’m sure many people don’t notice spelling mistakes but they tend to shout out at me. Even when I am skimming [...]

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Why Google Search is not as good as it should be

Just saying that could probably have me sent to the Tower of London for treason. However there are good reasons for thinking that search isn’t all it could be (and it doesn’t just apply to Google). Search engines tend to favour older information on the basis that it wouldn’t still be around if it wasn’t [...]

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Hosting Uptime Guarantees – Are They Worth the Paper They Aren’t Printed on?

Hosting uptime 99.9% – sounds good? Certainly in theory a 99.9% uptime guarantee means you should expect no more than about 9 hours a year downtime (or about three quarters of an hour in a month). Unfortunately the picture is more complicated. Firstly it’s clear that no-one can offer a cast-iron guarantee that their service [...]

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