Category Archives: software

What Most People Miss When Doing Backups

printDigg DiggI know many people do backups. Is this really enough? It my opinion it is not. Why you might ask? Many people say I preach backups every day. I do but what good is a backup if you can not restore. Things I would do when keeping backups: Keep multiple daily and weekly backups….

How To Avoid Frustration With A New Software Product

I have seen it once again. Someone purchases a new product and they are frustrated on how it works. Many people take all kinds of software products out of the box and expect them just to work. After 23 years in the technical business I have learned the right way to do things. The words…

Wor

WordPress 3.2.1 is now available. It has many security updates and fixes over version 3.2 and is a must download. I have upgraded it and as of today had no issues with Headway or any major plugins. This is must upgrade and should be done Asap.

A Look At Flickr

Using Flickr from Rob Cairns on Vimeo.

A Look At The Photobucket Photo Sharing Service

A Look at Photobucket from Rob Cairns on Vimeo.

Google + And Resulting Blog Changes

I finally got on to Google + and I should tell you I love it. I will be posting a review at in a week. One thing I do understand is the power of Google + and the importance of it. This is not Buzz or Wave but it is so much better. Since I…

This Week In Technology – A Trip Down Memory Lane

This week I thought I would do something a little different. I would do a bit of a trip down memory lane. I have been a geek as long as I can remember. I thought I would share some thoughts, trends and where things have gone. How We Purchased Music When I was a young…

First Looks At Social Box

Social Box is an application that allows you to do Facebook Chat from your desktop. First Looks At Social Box from Rob Cairns on Vimeo.

Why You Should Backup Your WordPress Site

This past week there was a huge disaster with a large Australian web hosting provider losing 4800 web sites. Distribute.it is still trying to recover from a hacker and at this point they are not sure if they will. This leads me to a point that I have been saying for a long time. You…

First Looks At Remember The Milk

Remember The Milk from Rob Cairns on Vimeo.