Category Archives: websites

I am my Web Host

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Errant

As I blogged about a few days ago I’ve fallen out with my web host. This tends to happen every few years; the standard of “cheap but reliable” hosting has taken a dive. Especially in the area of customer service … Continue reading →

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The dangers of relying on 3rd party APIs

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Errant

You may remember a short while ago Twitter had some downtime; connections seemed to drift into the ether and time out after a number of seconds (or even minutes).  Even the API was affected, and as a result so was … Continue reading →

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New Design

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Errant

I put together a new design for my website. Not 100% happy with it for now (tbh I am fed up of wordpress and will be moving away from it soon too – when I can work out a nice … Continue reading →

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Take the fight to them: or the plan to become a better social network

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Errant

Those of you who know me well (or just watch what I do) will know I am the driving force behind a new social network that is in development (www.livemeta.net). The bad news is that progress has been delayed again; … Continue reading →

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Neat New Tool: Instapaper

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Errant

The best or most useful services are often the most simple. Indeed this is barely even a tool at all. http://www.instapaper.com/ Instapaper just saves web page links you come across but dont have time to read. It stores a list … Continue reading →

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