I wrote a few weeks ago about the fact that you should always turn on Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), which is good advice indeed. I mostly talked about using an authentication app, but mentioned 2FA by SMS in the summary at the end. 2FA by SMS works in the same way really, in that after you’ve entered…
More testimonials
It’s been almost two years since I posted some testimonials that I’ve received, and I still haven’t added a page to my site – maybe one day! For now, I decided it was worth a follow up post with some more recent ones… This was the first time I used Rik, but it certainly won’t…
Github Arctic Code Vault
Github are going to take all of the code in the public repositories and store it in a decommissioned coal mine. They’re doing this in one week’s time, on 2nd February 2020 (02/02/2020) – so if you want your code immortalised (for a thousand years or more) then make sure you get it pushed up…
PHP vs BOM
I’ve just fixed a little head-scratcher, and as a little reward to myself, I’m going to write about it. Well, I’m sat on train, so methods of celebration are a little limited. Anyway, what’s that title about? PHP is a popular general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited to web development. And a BOM (or Byte…
Tip 5: What to do if something goes wrong
On Boxing Day here in the UK (26th December for anyone who doesn’t celebrate it) the NCSC (that’s the National Cyber Security Centre) blogged about staying smart with your Christmas gadgets. This included 5 tips which are always true for gadgets and our tech-filled lives, so I thought I’d go through them. What to do if something…
Tip 4: Perform a factory reset if returning
On Boxing Day here in the UK (26th December for anyone who doesn’t celebrate it) the NCSC (that’s the National Cyber Security Centre) blogged about staying smart with your Christmas gadgets. This included 5 tips which are always true for gadgets and our tech-filled lives, so I thought I’d go through them. Perform a factory reset if…