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  • GoCardless discount code

    Gocardless may be offering a sign up deal so just follow this link https://gocardless.com/ to see what is on offer, but right now as far as I know there are no discount code that is public. If your looking for a GoCardless promotion code or discount code – they used to offer a sign up credit against…

  • How to remove an ip from fail2ban

    If fail2ban locks out an IP address that you want to re enable First find out what fail2ban jail the ip is in by using the command [code]iptables -L[/code] and [code]iptables -D fail2ban-JAILNAME -s xx.xxx.xxx.xxx -j DROP[/code] Where JAILNAME is something like SSH and the IP address is xx.xxx.xxx.xxx

  • Adding Hyperlinks to WordPress Pages & Posts

    This video shows you how to add hyperlinks to WordPress Pages & Posts. I am often asked, ‘can I add a link’ to my WordPress website. And the answer is it is very easy. It is simply a matter of highlighting the text, clicking on the  link icon on the editor bar and putting your…

  • Online Chat – Olark leads the way

    Customers expect a chat box for instant communication when they visit your site. Olark is a live chat provider that ticks all the boxes. You can start with a free account, which allows you 20 chat sessions a month, enough for small businesses or test the product. You can easily upgrade as you go to…

  • A Discount on Kashflow

    Valid still in 2016 Kashflow is one of the leading cloud based accounting systems. I’m going to keep this post short right now, before I compare Kashflow with other systems, because you probably are here because you want a discount code on KashFlow. Here you go www.kashflow.co.uk The important thing is to enter the discount…

  • Business in the Cloud

    The web has really enabled what they called many years a go Bureau services, later became ASP (Application Service Providers), the SaaS (Software as a Service), and now commonly called cloud applications. Fast broadband and low cost of server resources and a business model that is sustainable (difficult to crack / hack licences as there are…