Category Archives: Web

Keeping abreast of technology

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Allan Jackson

Over the years I have realised that I am not a true geek because I am not that interested in the technical minutiae such as processor speeds and all that sort of thing. But I am pretty interested in technology … Continue reading →

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Night at the Opera

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Allan Jackson

This week I’ve got a couple of items to cover and first up is an Internet browser which is new to me, at least. It’s called Opera and has been available for years, but I never bothered because it cost … Continue reading →

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Exploring the Commons

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Allan Jackson

One of the few pleasures left in life, now that the sugar, fat and salt have been denied to me, is photography. [ I may have mentioned this before ] When I can’t actually be out taking pictures, I am … Continue reading →

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A flipping good news site

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Allan Jackson

One of the most vexing questions that faces online publishers these days is just how to make the Internet pay. Internet users are notoriously resistant to paying for content and there are only a few publications worldwide, which have managed … Continue reading →

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Building digital castles

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Allan Jackson

Last time I wrote about the Zoho suite of online applications which are freely available for personal use. In the article, I remarked how unusual it was to see their users’ support forum where the vast majority of users’ questions … Continue reading →

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Going to the online office

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Allan Jackson

It was pointed out to me recently by a chirping reader that I had been devoting a lot of attention to image and photography-related to topics in the last little while. In the interests of providing broad-based coverage, this week … Continue reading →

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Gotta publish

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Allan Jackson

Gene Kelly sang Gotta Dance in the immortal musical Singin’ In The Rain. I know how he must have felt because I often get the feeling that I Gotta Publish something. I have published a book, various websites, these columns … Continue reading →

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Social networking on the Internet

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Allan Jackson

I have been on the Internet for a long time and have used it time out of number as source of information and entertainment. I never quite got the social networking aspect of it until fairly recently. The light began … Continue reading →

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Gearing up with e-mail

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Allan Jackson

E-mail has become one of the most vital communications tools that most of us use every day. For this reason, e-mail has featured often in these columns, and today I’m going to return to the subject to discuss my ongoing … Continue reading →

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All the top stories

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Allan Jackson

After several weeks and much effort, my newly upgraded PC is almost where I want it, with most of the bits of software I use installed and running as I want them. The computer Canopus ran for four years without … Continue reading →

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