How To Create a Great Looking HTML signature in Google Apps

December 09, 2009  |  Category: How To Guides   |   Author: Gildas 
How To Create a Great Looking HTML signature in Google Apps

The one thing Google Apps is missing is the ability to do is put live links and logos in your email signature, Not any more... Now here's the simple workaround, this works for Mac or PC First you need to be running Firefox Then install this simple add on for Firefox called Wisestamp https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8206 Click on the link and select Add To Firefox You'll need to restart firefox once installed, Once firefox is restarted, look for the small stamp icon in the bottom right Firefox Click on there to configure [caption id="attachment_63" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Configure Wisestamp"]

Memories Of The Dotcom Bubble

November 30, 2009  |  Category: Chic Geek   |   Author: Chic Geek 
Memories Of The Dotcom Bubble

Ten years since the height of the dotcom bubble. Wow. Remember that? Suddenly, you were a loser for having a proper job.  You know, a job where you did real work and sold real stuff to real people. Every geek and their granny had some amazing ruse for becoming an internet squillionaire. But they couldn’t risk telling you what in case you nicked it. But then they did anyway, and nine times out of ten it was something so spectacularly lame you vowed to shoot Tim Berners-Lee himself if it would prevent said ruse getting off the ground. I scoff now, but ...

Google Wonderland

November 25, 2009  |  Category: Chic Geek   |   Author: Chic Geek 
Google Wonderland

I think I may have a Google problem. Like all addictions, it began harmlessly enough. A handy tool for essential research conducted via the careful inputting of Boolean logic (“restaurants” + “Bristol” NOT “Nandos”). But before too long I was Googling morning noon and night. You name it. Because the first time I realised I could type, word for word, whatever dimwitted query was buzzing in my head that day and get pages of precise answers it was opening time for those floodgates. Boolean shmoolean! Google instinctively knew whatever it was my heart desired. When it introduced that drop-down menu of other’s ...

Proof the 80’s are back someone debadged my VW last night

November 20, 2009  |  Category: Chic Geek   |   Author: Gildas 
Proof the 80’s are back someone debadged my VW last night

[caption id="attachment_15" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="VW Debadged"][/caption] This stopped around 1988 I thought, but no it makes a return, you gotta fight for the right.... If you've been a victim of a retro crime call RetroCrimestoppers on 01 811 8055

How To Create Long Memorable Passwords

November 16, 2009  |  Category: How To Guides, Security   |   Author: Gildas 
How To Create Long Memorable Passwords

I often get asked questions on basic Internet security, so I thought I’d offer a few bite size tips to make security simpler. One area you can improve security greatly is by the use of secure passwords. A secure password is a string of random characters such as ‘H)n%yLf]0Ht”‘ that includes symbols, uppercase and lowercase letters, and numbers. Trying to remember separate random passwords or even one for all your online accounts is virtually impossible. HOW TO CREATE LONG MEMORABLE PASSWORDS -Creating Passphrases- This is a method I’ve found to be very effective which uses a sentence instead of random characters. Instead  of  ‘beano123′  (the  dogs  name  and  a  few  numbers),  try ‘takingbeanoforawalktoday123′ or ...

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