Archive for the ‘Misc’ Category

GNOME 3 – What’s it all about?

Posted by: Ricky
Date posted: 06/12/2011
GNOME 3 – What’s it all about?

If you’re a Fedora (an RPM based, RedHat sponsored free OS) user, then you’ve probably heard both good and bad things about GNOME 3: “It’s the best thing since sliced bread”, “It’s an unholy mess”, etc. While these might sound rather dramatic, I decided to give it a go: I installed it on my work and home desktops.

Spam: Help us to help you

Posted by: Ricky
Date posted: 15/09/2011
Spam: Help us to help you

With the large increase in spam across the internet in recent months, we thought it best to share some of the ways we can all help to reduce the problem. As a company, we are proactively and consistently making improvements to our systems and processes all the time to avoid the spread of spam and [...]

Now & then – How brands’ websites have changed over the years

Posted by: Jenni
Date posted: 04/08/2011
Now & then – How brands’ websites have changed over the years

We’re all so focused on web 2.0 and the newer era of social networking websites and start ups that it’s easy to forget just how much web design and development has changed over the past few years. With that in mind…

Top 40 list of lists 2011

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 16/05/2011
Top 40 list of lists 2011

For the past couple of years we have run an annual blog post which brings together a collection of the best list style articles and blog posts we have come across in the past 12 months. Keeping up with tradition, here is this year’s entry.

New Video Tutorial: Customising HostPay – Part 3

Posted by: Ben
Date posted: 16/02/2011
New Video Tutorial: Customising HostPay – Part 3

The third installment of how to customise your HostPay template is now available to watch online. This video will continue on from part two and take you through the remaining steps on how to achieve a completely new-look HostPay installation. You’ll learn how to change headings, link colours and also be given a brief overview [...]

13 critical tips for password security

Posted by: Jenni
Date posted: 21/01/2011
13 critical tips for password security

As a web host, security is something we always prioritise and invest a lot of time and money in. However, because of this it is rare hackers target our servers anymore. In fact it is much more likely they will directly target passwords held on personal computers. Read on to find our top tips for using passwords.

Heart Internet’s Facebook Advent Calendar is now open!

Posted by: Jenni
Date posted: 01/12/2010
Heart Internet’s Facebook Advent Calendar is now open!

We’ve got over £2,000 of prizes to give away between now and the 24th December! Every day we’ll be giving away something to make your Christmas a bit more special, culminating in our big Christmas Eve giveaway of a shiny new Apple MacBook Air!

11 ways to get motivated for web projects

Posted by: Jenni
Date posted: 08/11/2010
11 ways to get motivated for web projects

This week is Europe’s Internet Week, so what better way to celebrate the growth and prosperity of the internet than to get motivated with your own projects? It’s cold and gloomy outside, so grab a hot drink, avoid social networks and get your website ready to go for the New Year.

16 of the best WordPress on WordPress websites

Posted by: Jenni
Date posted: 28/10/2010
16 of the best WordPress on WordPress websites

There are plenty of WordPress websites focusing on WordPress out there, so we’ve picked a selection of the most useful and inspiring for you to reference. If you aren’t already running WordPress, you can take advantage of our one-click install to get started in seconds.

New Video Tutorial: Customising HostPay – Part 2

Posted by: Ben
Date posted: 14/10/2010
New Video Tutorial: Customising HostPay – Part 2

From our hotly anticipated video series on how to customise a HostPay template, i’m pleased to announce the release of the second installment. In this video you’ll find out how to create gradient images, change the background colours of page elements, changing bullet styles and also how to change button colours. In the third and [...]