Category Archives: General

Remembrance Day

printDigg DiggToday I worked at home and took the time to watch the National Remembrance Day ceremony from Ottawa. I want to take a minute and say thank you to all the Canadian Veterans who served our country to make this world a better place. Canadians were a big part of World War 1, World…

My New Desk

A special thank you to my gf Kelli for putting together my new desk for me. Old Desk From Desk change The New RobertBCairns.com Control Center From Desk change Now if I did not have all the power cords:)

New To Social Media – Keep It Simple

The world of social media can be scary at times. Where most people manage to get caught is they sign up for every social media service and then they say how to a manage it all? The answer is they don’t. This is not good at all. Social media is supposed to help us not…

Online Privacy Starts With You!!!

I heard of another story the other day which I need to share. A lady and her b/f broke up last week. 2 days after the break up, lingerie photos showed up all over the internet. They were on 4 blog sites, Facebook and even a sex video on Viddler. It was like Wow. Now…

Why To Keep It Simple?

As a web designer I have seen a lot of the approaches to web sites. Let me let you in on the best kept secret. Keep it Simple. Hmm but it needs to stand out. Read more and I will explain to you why keeping it simple works. If you have looked at the websites…

My Friend Scott Mills’ Presentation at CSI World

Yesterday I had the pleasure of doing a Google hang out with my friend Scott Mills at the Crime Stoppers International Conference in Jamaica. Scott was in the presentation room in Jamaica where I was in my home office in Toronto. We were joined in the Google hangout by Mike Alderson from the UK. It…

Travelling The Smart Way For Business

Today as I write this I thought I would talk about how to travel the best way for business. Today I am taking the train from Toronto to Ottawa. It is a 4 1/2 hour train ride in amazing comfort. I am travelling coach class on the way down and business class on the way…

My New Business Card

Thanks to Kelli, i have a new business card. I thought I would share the design which Kelli did for me. It reflects the change in direction I have made as well as a new fresh look.

Why The Change In Direction?

Lately I have made a change in my business direction. A minor one but one never the less. After 15 years of doing hardware and software I support I have decided I am done with it. The reality is I am very good at it but I really do not enjoy doing it anymore. Am…

WordPress Testing And Setting Up A Test Environment

Today I spoke to a friend with a WordPress site. They asked for help because they were testing a new test plugin on their main site. The plugin caused all kinds of issues which was not a good thing. I thought I would take some time and explain to people how you to set up…