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Lucid Lynx Review: Sweet! Get Ready for LTS
Monday, April 19th, 2010
In advance of the Lucid Lynx Bible here are my initial thoughts about installing Ubuntu’s latest Long Term Support edition and a new features summary.
Guvnr.com & vpsBible.com – Focussing on 2010
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Summing up 2009 and taking the best of it into 2010, with particular attention to the VPS Bible, Karmic Bible, proxy guides and a whole lot besides ..
“Microsoft Swindles” – Fighting the Cartel Caper Con Scam, Tsssk!
Monday, October 12th, 2009
Buying a new PC, but hate paying for a sub-standard operating system, or just want that old shopping cliche called “choice”? Me too. Here goes.
Setting Up Ubuntu’s Koala – the_guv’s Verdict
Saturday, October 10th, 2009
Following on from my Ultimate PC Setup Guide, installing Jaunty, here’s a look at the new kid, Koala. What’s new, worse, better? My verdict ..
Is Woopra Gambling Dangerously on the Cool Factor?
Monday, September 28th, 2009
Desktop live web statistics service Woopra is gambling – dangerously, inevitably or both – with it’s ratecard rollout, selling the cool factor to the ‘Web 2.0′ crowd. Maybe you heard, Woopra has announced an end to its 2-year beta programme, signalling costs for established web sites. The tracking service remains free for startup sites and [...]
[Insert Dire Prediction of Pending Doom Here]
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
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Another great “we’re all going to die but let’s pay loads more tax first kind of a docu-movie”. YouTube is the ultimate propaganda maquina …
Cheap Host Review … 6 Months on, Here’s the Verdict
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Researching cheap ISPs, I got fed up with false friend blogs saying it’s great “Sign Here”. Now, a Lunarpages reseller too, I’d recommend my ISP for some but, for sure, not all…
Review: Obama’s Inauguration Online & the Web 2.0 Generation, a Partisan Party
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
If you were in any doubt about which demographic tipped the win for Obama, the online coverage of his big day held a pretty hefty clue. For anyone who was in front of their PC, surfing the news, it was apparently hard to tear away from the live video coverage, complete with scrolling user comments, [...]
Now Reselling Lunarpages Hosting, but why?
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
So you need an ISP, a server to host your website or blog? Else you’re paying too much at the moment, with no thrills or poor service. But where do you start to research your new host? Here at Guvnr, I’ve done the research for you, and me. UPDATE: No, not a Lunarpages reseller any [...]