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Ben Tasker
Ben is a Network Security and Linux specialist with experience on a wide range of Unix based Operating Systems, as well as a serious amount of experience with the Microsoft Windows Operating Systems. Ben is also an amateur photographer and enjoys writing articles on technical subjects.
Recent Posts
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Making Google Search Results a little less annoying
Google's search engine is a fantastic tool, and there still seem to be no effective competitors. Unfortunately, however, Google have been making quite a few changes which have hugely affected the relevance of results, and often leads to needing to enter a second search. This post details some of the tips users can use to try and reduce this, inclu ...28 Oct -
The Importance of Common Sense in Project Design
It doesn't matter whether you are designing a new piece of software, a business process or even your end product, the importance of applying common sense and considering real-life scenarios simply cannot be understated. A mistake can be very costly both in terms of time and reputation. If that mistake affects the way your customers interact with ...07 Oct -
Who's Auditing the Auditors? It should be You!
A recently published issue with a Security Auditor has highlighted just how much potential there is for the worst to happen when information is requested by someone with a level of authority. In this particular case, the person being asked for the information had the sense to challenge the request, but it's easy to believe that many others would ha ...30 Sep -
Are Linux Users Cheapskates?
Due to the wide range of software freely available under an Open Source License, users of Operating Systems such as Linux and the BSD’s are often stigmatised as being ‘cheapskates’. However, is this really fair? The Humble Indie Bundle suggests that users of Linux may in fact be more generous than their Mac and Windows loving counterparts. ...17 Aug -
US DoD Debut New Telecommuter focused Linux Distribution
There are hundreds of Linux Distributions available, each bringing it’s own unique set of benefits with many fulfilling some of the most niche requirements in the market. The US Department of Defense has recently added to this number by releasing Lightweight Portable Security (LPS) ...17 Aug -
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Ruth Cheesley
I am the owner and Director of Virya Technologies, with the responsibility for leading the website design team.
I am primarily involved with the day to day management of our website projects, ongoing support contracts and liaising with our clients from across the world.
I am primarily involved with the day to day management of our website projects, ongoing support contracts and liaising with our clients from across the world.
Recent Posts
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K2 attachments give 404 error on downloading with 2.5.x
We had a client report that their attachments on K2 articles would not download - giving an error message in the source code initially, and then subsequently a 404 error. On investigating we identified that the latest version of K2 handles attachments slightly differently. ...09 Jan -
Are you offering your customers special offers through Google Places pages?
You may be excused for not noticing the latest additions to Google Places - I don't often visit my Places page but each time I do recently I've noticed additional features popping in without much song and dance! ...29 Nov -
How do I get a Google+ Page for Business?
So just a few moments ago, Google announced that they were opening up Google+ pages for businesses - one might say a direct competitor for Facebook Pages. ...07 Nov -
Are you making the most of Google Places and location-based adwords since Google Adwords Express launched?
Today I came across something interesting when I was checking out how our Google Places entry was performing (Google Places, for those who aren't aware, is how companies appear in Google Maps and can be accessed at google.co.uk/places) and noticed a new feature - Adwords Express - had appeared on my toolbar. ...18 Oct -
Having problems installing Joomla! 1.7 with _menu table MySQL errno:139 errors?
We came across a problem getting a Joomla! 1.7.1 vanilla install to work on a Windows server at one of our clients - during the installation process it was not able to create the _menu table - everything else seemed to work OK! ...17 Oct -
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