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How fix a URL which breaks because of Unicode content

You paste a link containing Unicode characters such as accents, and it doesn’t work as you expect. Here’s how to fix it.

January 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Week on my Mac: Apple hasn’t really changed in 25 years

A curious experience when trying to buy AppleCare cover shows that Apple hasn’t changed that much after all.

November 13, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

An introduction to rights to use images in blogs and websites

How can a blogger (or website author) ensure that they do not infringe copyright when using images of artworks? Here are some suggestions.

November 4, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

A break in the clouds: what to do when a cloud service plays up

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When you can’t get iCloud or Adobe CC to work, do you just keep trying, or curse the cloud? Some practical suggestions can help.

August 18, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Unwelcome attention: poisoned links and spam comments

Other sites linking to your website should be good news, as should comments to your blog. Sadly they are often nothing but trouble.

September 27, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

Q&A: Problems accessing website

How can I restore access using Safari, to a commercial website which now no longer works?

September 24, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: WordPress or Dreamweaver?

But when is it best to use the likes of Dreamweaver, in preference to Wordpress, to create websites?

August 4, 2015 Macs, Technology

Psychopathia Internetualis

The majority of website defacements are performed because the perpetrator just wanted to be the best defacer, for fun, or as a challenge.

June 13, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

Q&A: How can I improve the PageRank of my website to get more visitors?

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How can I improve my website’s PageRank so that it appears higher up in search results, and the site gets more visitors?

March 9, 2015 Macs, Technology

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