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Feb 4th 10
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
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
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
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
Dec 23rd 09
Cardiff Council Disgrace
Cardiff Council Gritting Calamity Like many other councils Cardiff Council was completely caught out by the recent bad weather with no roads or pavements gritted at all on Monday morning (21/12/2009). To rub salt into the wounds (yes Cardiff Council I say salt very useful this time of the year) as soon as you passed over into Rhondda Cynon Taff the main roads had been gritted by 9am. This situation had not... read more
Nov 24th 09
Thierry Henry handball – The fallout
With the fallout of Thierry Henry’s handball still rumbling – even the political leaders of both France and Ireland have become involved I was suddenly reminded of Robbie Fowlers attempts to get a penalty decision overturned. During a game against Arsenal Fowler stumbled in the box and was awarded a penalty and sportingly told the referee ‘I tripped over my own feet’ nonetheless... read more
Nov 13th 09
How Google Ranks Pages
In the simplest term “PageRank relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast link structure as an indicator of an individual page’s value” So a link from page A to page B is a vote by page A for page B. This is a very simplified form and Google goes on to explain: “Google looks at more than the sheer volume of votes or link in a page. It also analyses the page that cast the... read more
Nov 6th 09
Matt Cutts Talking About WordPress and SEO
Matt Cutts is the head of Google’s SPAM team he gave a very interesting speech at WordCamp in San Francisco (Summer 2009) on WordPress and its great SEO advantages. Matt went as far as saying that: WordPress takes care of 80-90% of (the mechanics of) Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Search Engine Optimization (SEO) This is an impressive quote and indeed his speech not only impressive throughout bit... read more
Oct 20th 09
West Antarctic ice loss overestimated by NASA sats
I read with interest a article on The Register Website about the loss of Antarctic Ice. I am quite surprised by NASA’s (alleged) errors but what has caught my attention is the following paragraph - The WAGN boffins say they are sure that recent figures for ice loss calculated from GRACE readings have been overestimated, but they are not yet sure by how much. However, they say that there is no dispute... read more
Oct 15th 09
WordPress iPhone Application
I downloaded the WordPress iPhone app the other day after Robert Mills tweeted about it (@RobertMills on Twitter). I couldn’t wait to fire it up and start blogging away right from my iPhone. The first thing I had to do was to enable XML-RPC services on one of my wordpress blogs to enable the app tos peak to it which was no problem at all. Having done this I quickly connected to the one blog I was... read more
This is always the worst bit isn't it? Well where can I start. My name is Robert Dicks, 33 (yes I will update my age every year!) from Cardiff.
I am also a freelance web developer (monicowebdesign.co.uk) working with html, CSS and php technologies and has gained considerable experience in SEO techniques including optimizing for local searches.
Away from work I am a Cardiff City Season ticket holder and a general sports fan! I also like to get away from the City and I especially like being by the coast especially if it means around the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path.
