May 7th 10 Posted by Robert Dicks

Off page SEO keyword best practices

Off page anchor text (the text in links to your site from other sources) is one of the biggest components used by search engine ranking algorithms. You should ensure that, wherever possible, inbound links point to pages on your site with the appropriate keywords contained within your anchor text. Of course you cannot fully control the inbound link anchor text but you can keep a close eye on back links into... read more

Apr 13th 10 Posted by Robert Dicks

BBC General Election Advert

The internet is a wonderful invention isn’t it where would we be without it? I have recently been sat at the laptop being very boring trying to get a link building campaign going for football-banter. Very boring, so boring in fact I have had the TV on the background, something that I never do if I’m developing a website – coding and distractions just don’t go together! Anyway I... read more

Apr 13th 10 Posted by Robert Dicks

Take a screen shot or screen grab on the iphone

Whilst writing my blog post on Opera Mini for the iPhone I realised that quite a few people have asked me how to take a screen grab of the screen on the iPhone. Well its quite simple… Hold down the home button and quickly press the button at the top of the iPhone. The screen will flash and if your sound is on a ’shutter’ noise will be heard and hey presto you will find your iPhone screen... read more

Apr 13th 10 Posted by Robert Dicks

Opera Mini for iPhone and Ipod Touch

Opera Mini was finally cleared by Apple yesterday and made it into the App Store overnight (Monday April 12th 2010). There has been allot of will they won’t they speculation surrounding Opera Mini on iPhone with Apple seemingly digging their heals in over recent months and for a while we all wondered if Opera Mini would be rejected from entering the App store. Opera Mini Tabbed Browsing Thankfully not... read more

Apr 9th 10 Posted by Robert Dicks

Chris Kamara misses sending off at Portsmouth.

This has got to be one of Chris Kamara’s classic moments on Soccer Saturday when he completely missed the sending off of Portsmouth player Anthony Vanden Borre. Even non football fans will appreciate the funny side of this one as Kammy looks totally bemused when the camera is turned on him! To rub salt into the wound Kammy seems to think that Vanden Borre was substituted rather than sent off. Its a... read more

Feb 11th 10 Posted by Robert Dicks

Difference between bounce rate & exit rate

I have been asked on a number of occasions what the difference is between bounce rate & exit rate, especially now that Google Analytics is so widespread. Indeed many people I have spoken to believe both exit rate and Bounce Rate mean exits from your page / site. Well that is true to a certain extent the difference being that the exit rate differers slightly in that the exiting visitor may have... read more

Feb 4th 10 Posted by Robert Dicks

Avatar at the iMax?

I went to see Avatar a few weeks ago and I must admit to having been a bit sceptical with all the fanfare that has been going around but I was pleasantly surprised. As promised Avatar lived up to its billing as a visual feast, quite breathtaking in fact in 3D and I’m sure we would equally be singing its praises if it wasn’t a 3D film. I still cant decide if it was actually a good film was I... read more

Jan 21st 10 Posted by Robert Dicks

Use Safer Browsers Says France and Germany – Internet Explorer Exploited

Internet Explorer Microsoft have confirmed that Internet Explorer was used in the December cyber attacks on Google and some other outfits and this has led to calls from France and Germany to use safer browsers. However Microsoft has stated that Internet Explorer 8 is one of the ‘most secure browsers on the market’ these attacks exploited a security hole in Internet Explorer 6 however, Microsoft... read more

Jan 14th 10 Posted by Robert Dicks

Rhiwbina In The Snow

After the general public totally panicked again after the recent snowfall and most business closed down I took the opportunity to take a few photographs around Hill Snook Park in Rhiwbina and up at Rhiwbina Hill. Most people were out enjoying themselves in the snow its just unfortunate that a few kids have to misbehave thus tarnishing everyone else with the same brush. Anyway enjoy the photos! Rhiwbina In... read more

Jan 7th 10 Posted by Robert Dicks

Snow brings the U.K. to a standstill

Once again a bit of snow and low temperatures have meant that much of Britain has ground to a halt but whose fault is it? The councils for failing to grit our roads adequately or individual drivers behaving as if they have never driven before? Well it is probably more of the latter recently in my humble opinion! Driving on snow isn’t to bad you can get enough grip its the ice that causes the problems... read more