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By Ian Ryde

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Misc

6 pieces of 21st century technology that we got from classic sci-fi

There is no doubting the profound effect that science-fiction writers have had on inventors and technology. Jules Verne predicted that man would land on the moon over a century before it happened whilst H.G. Wells was talking about mobile phones in the 1930s. Hover-cars, robots and time-travel have all been promised to us by film [read more…]

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By Jenni Brown

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Your Business

20 essential articles for freelancers and web creatives

Whether you’re a seasoned freelancer or just thinking about heading into self-employment, you can never read too much around the topic. Issues such as pricing, finding clients and promoting your business are the key elements of success, and we’ve put together a selection of articles to help you make crucial decisions and learn from the [read more…]

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By Matthew Telfer

Posted in:
Your Business

Is “free” losing its value?

There is no doubt that the idea of giving away something for free to draw in customers is a tried and tested tactic. The principle is simple: get them in, get them hooked, and then get them to pay. However, over recent years there has been a step change in the way ‘free’ is being [read more…]

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By Ricky Hayes

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Heart Internet

We’re looking to hire a Windows System Administrator

We’re hiring! As always, we’re continuing to grow rapidly, and so we’re currently looking to expand our System Administration team by recruiting talented and enthusiastic people to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment. Take a look at the job spec below to find out more, or please share with a friend if you know [read more…]

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By Matthew Telfer

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Heart Internet

Win tickets to this year’s dConstruct conference – Closed competition

## This competition is now closed ## We are sponsoring this year’s dConstruct conference, a web design and culture conference being held on 7th September 2012 in Brighton. Now in its 8th year, this year’s topic is “Playing with the future” and it is a great conference to attend if you are interested in where [read more…]

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By Simon Fletcher

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Heart Internet

We’re upgrading MySQL5.1 to MySQL5.5

As a continued effort to provide the latest software for both security and performance, we are upgrading MySQL from version 5.1.57 to 5.5.25a over the next few weeks. Below is a brief summary of the MySQL changes; all information here is sourced from the official MySQL documentation. However, for more in-depth information please visit the [read more…]

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