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It has taken a while, but finally stainsbyte.com is back in action. All my photos are back, all my pages are back and all my posts are back. And I have just finished publishing my stories on Finland where we visited … Continue reading
It’s been nearly two months since we arrived home from a wonderful long journey that took in parts of USA, north-eastern Europe, South America and Antarctica. Following a disagreement with the people who hosted stainsbyte.com (HostSailor), after they ‘lost’ my … Continue reading
24 February · Córdoba, Argentina · I recently visited Antarctica. It is a pristine, unspoiled place without the trappings of shopping malls and internet access. In the nine days of my journey HostSailor sent me an invoice to renew the hosting of my … Continue reading
One of the frustrations on our recent travels has been the slow response of my website, not only for you the readers, but also for me the writer. I couldn’t create a new page or upload photos in Firefox. Internet … Continue reading
We have mentioned in emails and on our web sites, just how slow the internet is, as we travel through China and Central Asia. Sorry, the rest of this gets a bit technical – jump to a few paragraphs if … Continue reading
After the excitement of Evan’s Chocolate Lindt ball melting in Melbourne video, we put pressure on him to get his portfolio web site updated. With a little help from Steph and the members of Caffeine Concepts, The Silent Partner went live … Continue reading
Some time ago, when I was helping people with computing, the phrase “Help @ Thea” began. I sat somewhere between an email address and “two apples @ tuppence each”. My aim was to assist ordinary people gain computer literacy. Well, … Continue reading
I am really enjoying developing web sites in WordPress. I have a couple of projects on the go at the moment, and will share them with you when they are up and running. So, Bruce & I have decided to … Continue reading