Mixed Views

I don’t understand the outrage at the new Google privacy policy. Google is getting rid of more than 60 different privacy policies and replacing them with one that’s a lot shorter and easier to read. The new policy covers multiple products and features, which means a more simple and intuitive experience across Google. Our new …

My web host sent me an email today saying my personal blog had been suspended because CPU usage was too high on a shared server. No warning. One strike and you’re out. I’ve had occasional problems like this before on shared servers, but this is the first time I’ve been booted off without any chance …

If you’ve been away from Opera and Opera Mail for a long time, as I had been, you will be in for a pleasant surprise if you make a return visit. Opera itself is fast and user friendly, although according to my AVG program monitor, it’s also a memory hog when multiple tabs are open. …

Holidays are a good time for bloggers to catch up on website maintenance. That’s assuming you aren’t bungee jumping instead, whitewater rafting or spending quality time with your loved ones. Seriously though, we’re always busy and it’s easier to find an extra hour or too during holidays to perform website maintenance tasks. You might also be suffering writer’s block, so paying attention to the back end of your blog is a good way to engage with your site. At the time of writing, I have 1971 posts at www.gorey.com.au dating back to July 2003. There are many that I can’t remember writing.

I had a problem with my personal website at gorey.com.au. Going into the WordPress admin area I encountered a number of broken image icons for different plugins. I also wasn’t able to select settings for one of the plugins because of broken image links. Frustrated, I tried the obvious steps of disabling all plugins and …