Not dead. Still no Internet at the flat. Very busy at work. Know of possible bug in BellaBuffs — will update ASAP. Hope everyone is well… ETA: Fancy yourself as an expert tutorial writer? I’ve decided to open tutorialtastic up to the possibility of guest tutorials. Read the guest profile for more information. Ideally looking […]
Month: October 2006
NaNoWriMo 2006
Oh yes, it’s almost that time of year again! No, I don’t mean Christmas (although: woohoo, almost Christmas), but National Novel Writing Month. Yet again my favourite (and not so favourite) blogs will be littered with excerpts — or occasionally (and unfortunately), chapters — from these so-called “writer’s” NaNoWriMo stories. Generally regurgitated from their favourite […]
Are You Satisfied?
Hah.. that was the question 1and1 asked me via e-mail this morning — because I sent a support request in they wanted me to tell them how great they are. I didn’t, for the first time ever… and my problem STILL ISN’T BLOODY SOLVED. :| So much for a special offer! If they don’t fix […]
Shitty Customer Service
I don’t think ‘net based companies realise how frickin’ irritating it is when they deliver really crap customer service (or in some cases, none at all!) When I’m dealing with a company for my own personal use it’s not such a big deal, but if I need support for a work client and I can’t […]
Bloody Knackered
Karl and I have spent all weekend cleaning and moving furniture. Perhaps I’m just being stereotypical/sexist but it’s obvious the flat hadn’t seen a woman’s touch in at least a year. We blasted the shower ‘cubicle’ thing with the steam cleaner and old hair shot out the bottom. Now that was just ‘eww’, and I’ve […]
OMGWTFBBQ!
Some of you might remember that I mentioned Karl and I have some news? Well: I’m pregnant! Oh wait, wrong news.. (ahh, that never gets old.) Karl and I have a flat! (That’s apartment to you Americans.) We went to look at a little place in the same building that I work in two weeks […]
Top Five SEO Tips
Originally published as a SEO blog entry Tip #5: Quality Content I mentioned in my semi-satirical ‘Promoting Your Website‘ article that you should: “Have an Opinion” and “Get a Blog, Blog About Everything” and I believe this is part of the quality content thing. Quality content means content that people want to read, and want […]
Jem’s Top Five SEO Tips
Before I get on to the actual point of the post: my new domains have propagated for the majority and you can now get to my site through jemjabella.co.uk, .com, .net and .org. HOORAH. SEO, or Search Engine Optimisation, is the process of optimising your website to increase your rank in search engines (not just […]
some bloggy stuff
Found an interesting, mature blog today through Daz: nektros – Cynicism in a Hot Dish. The author, Yvonne, has a witty outlook on things happening around the blogosphere and expresses her thoughts well. I am pleased by this because it’s been ages since I found a good blog that I’ve not read before. It’s rare […]
Beginner’s Guide to PHP – Part One
First things first, we might as well get out of the what PHP is not: PHP is not a replacement for HTML. PHP is not a synonym for MySQL. Although they work well together, they’re not the same thing. PHP is not all about layout-based includes. PHP is not magically going to make your website […]