There are primarily three types of dashes. I won’t go into painstaking detail about the where and whys, but I wanted to know how to type them. I found out, and I’m sharing the detail here. Hyphen | En Dash | Dash (Shortest) Looks like: – Type via: – When to use a hyphen. Em […]
Giant Cookie Art for Pilots
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Icebreaker Quantum Gloves Review
I just bought my second pair of these gloves after losing my first. They have served me well for the past 3 years in the dry of winters from 10°C to -25°C. The smartphone touchscreen tips work well as long as you have the correct size (otherwise the seam can get in the way). Highly […]
Snodroboarding – Human Flying Drone [Video]
In a video that is currently going viral a man can be seen snowboarding holding onto a drone. It kind of looks like a mashup of wake-boarding, kite-boarding and snowboarding… but with a drone! I’m going to go out on a limb and call it Snodroboarding. Basically a play on words that rolls off the tongue; […]
Best Super Bowl Ads 2015
One thing you miss by not having a TV is adverts. Now that may be considered a blessing by some but I always think it’s pretty amazing that amount of emotion you can pack into a 30 second spot. A great advert can make people laugh, ponder, reminisce and much more. Sure it’s done for […]
Duolingo Halloween Disaster
I recently started picking up Spanish again with the help of Duolingo. One of the hardest thing about learning a new language when you are not in the country itself is keeping up the practise. So I set myself the task of reaching a minimum 30 day streak, to get things kickstarted. This meant a […]
Automation is a multiplier
There is a lot of buzz around marketing automation but automation in itself isn’t a solution. If you automate bad processes you’ll end up with bad results even more efficiently than you could have achieved yourself. First you must understand a problem or desire and be able to articulate a solution. Only then can you […]
How to Block 0845 Numbers on a Samsung Galaxy
Having a business listing in Google Places can be great in aiding discovery for customers and SEO purposes but it can also open the door for a lot of unethical and unwanted commercial calling. Even if your business isn’t listed you might find that your phone number has been “acquired” elsewhere and you are getting […]
10 Year WordPress Anniversary
Happy 10th Birthday #WordPress! Or is it an anniversary? If you use WordPress for business or even just keep a personal blog but and you have the chance to attend a WordPress Meetup they really are a great way to start getting involved with the community and I’m sure there will be a lot of cool people […]
Themes from The Next Web Conference 2013 – #TNW2013
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The Converged Web: The Internet’s Next Wave?
Whilst browsing the blog of John Saddington, an entrepreneur I recently backed on Kickstarter and co-creator of the Standard Theme, I came across an interesting question. His post described the history of the Internet in waves and pondered what the fifth wave might be… The history of the internet can be summed up easily into four different stages, or […]
The surprising truth about what motivates us
4 Common Domain Name Sales Scams to Avoid
If you run a business or work on the web then you probably already have a few domain names (for those who still aren’t sure it’s the web address you use to reach a site like danielmcclure.com). Whilst it is pretty simple to get set up and buy your first domain name, that is really […]
Official Launch of The New Cookie Policy Generator
If you have a website that targets visitors in the UK/EU or, if you are yourself based within the EU, then your already site needs to be compliant with the EU Cookie Law. Whether you’ve heard of it or not this law has started to be enforced as of 26th May 2012 in the UK […]
Cupid Spreads the love in Manchester
Just a quick post today to share with you a recent video I’ve been working for Pieboy Clothing. You can see the Spread The Love campaign page here and of course, make sure you don’t forget to spread the love whilst you are there So what did you get up to Valentines Day? Did any of you […]