February 27th
Internet Explorer 8 released but not cutting the mustard
Internet Explorer 8 has been in development since around March 2006 and in 2008 the beta version had been released. The final version was officially released in march 2009 but the signs are that people aren't too bothered about downloading it. Also there are suggestions that people who have downloaded it are reverting back to Internet Explorer 7 due to compatibility issues, rendering problems and poor speed performances..... read more
Twitter cashing in on popularity by offering commercial business accounts
Twitter seems to be the current popular online social medium, for those of you who don't know Twitter offers a social network service that lets you tell people what you are doing at any given moment. Twitters 'tweet' about anything, from what they are having for lunch to what they thought about a TV program they've just watched. When this type of service first came to public knowledge it was seemed to be incredibly nonsensical but surprisingly IT has become very popular, not only for private individuals but for business as well..... read more
Google and Sony team up against Amazon in e-book deal
Amazon has been a dominant force in the e-book market with the help of its wireless reading device called Kindle. It was first launced in 2007 as a way of wirelessly reading e-book content which was downloadable from Amazon. The partnership of Google and Sony will prove to be a bitter blow to Amazon as Google will make available 500 thousand public domain books for Sonys E-Reader. Before this deal Sony's book offering was less than half that of Amazon's and no doubt will profit greatly from Google's dominance.
My Marketing Assistant to launch new catalogue
My Marketing Assistant have are set to launch a new online catalogue, it will made available in the summer of 2009 and will host a wide range of amazing products from the world of Web Development and Business Marketing. My Marketing Assistant take prided in offering high quality affordable business products, if you would like to see what we can do for your business please get in touch with us and we'll happily give you a quote.
February 24th
Worcester Sauce Tangy Twiglets by Jacobs - Please bring them back
We at My Marketing Assistant LOVE our crisps, a few of our favourites are Pickled Onion Monster Munch, Smoked Ham and Pickle Brannigans, Prawn Cocktail, basically anything other than Ready Salted. Sitting at the top of this very large list of favourites would be Worcester Sauce Tangy Twiglets, they're not only healthier as they have been baked rather than fried, but each little twiglet stick would create a zesty explosion in your mouth.
Unfortunately, due to unpopularity and failing sales, Jacobs decided to discontinue this flavour of Marmite, in a word... gutted!.... read more
February 22nd
Dreamweaver CS3 won't start or crashes at startup - msvcr80.dll error (Resolved)
I've been using Dreamweaver for many years now and it's always been my favourite web development application, never have I felt the need to change over to one of the many other WYSIWYG editors out there. I believe this is due in part to the fact I have never had a problem using it... until today..... read more