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Month: August 2008

Should I host my website overseas?

Posted onAugust 29, 2008February 2, 2009AuthorOwen Cutajar2 Comments

I’ve found a really cheap hosting provider in India who looks much cheaper than any other company I’ve ever seen. What’s the catch?

Categoriesweb developmentTagshosting, price, service

My new LCD screen has a dead pixel. What can I do?

Posted onAugust 29, 2008August 29, 2008AuthorOwen CutajarLeave a comment

I just bought a new LCD screen for my computer and I’ve noticed that there’s a spot on the screen that seems to be permanently green. What can I do about this?

CategoriesgadgetsTagshardware, LCD, pixel

What is Ruby on Rails?

Posted onAugust 28, 2008February 2, 2009AuthorOwen Cutajar2 Comments

My hosting provider says they support Ruby on Rails on their “features list”. What is this and do I need it?

Categoriesweb developmentTagsdevelopment frameworks, ruby on rails, web applications

Why does my hard disk light keep flashing when I start Vista up?

Posted onAugust 26, 2008February 9, 2014AuthorOwen Cutajar3 Comments

I’ve had Vista on my laptop for a few months now and sometimes when I start up there’s a lot of hard disk activity for around 5 minutes Is this normal?

CategoriessoftwareTagsboot, Vista, windows

How do I build a successful online business?

Posted onAugust 26, 2008February 2, 2009AuthorOwen Cutajar2 Comments

It seems like everybody is pumping money into trying to drag people to their websites by advertising on Adwords, spraying banners all over the Internet or trying to get as many people to sign up Read More …

CategoriestipsTagsbrand, online business

Do I need hard disk recovery?

Posted onAugust 25, 2008AuthorOwen Cutajar1 Comment

My hard disk has started making clicking sounds and when I start up Windows it said that it detected problems with my disk. I have some pretty important data on the disk (including our company’s Read More …

CategorieshardwareTagsdisk recovery, hard disk, hardware

How can I use video to enhance my website?

Posted onAugust 21, 2008AuthorOwen Cutajar1 Comment

I’d like to give my website that little extra oomph to make it stand out from other websites. I’ve been playing with video recently and was wondering if I can use this to help enhance Read More …

Categoriessite-relatedTagspromotion, video, websites

How can I reduce the bandwidth my website uses?

Posted onAugust 21, 2008AuthorOwen CutajarLeave a comment

My hosting provider shows me a graph of how much bandwidth I’m using and I’m getting dangerously close to my monthly quota. I wouldn’t like to exceed it and be liable for more bandwidth charges. Read More …

CategorieswebsitesTagsbandwidth, hosting, optimisation

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