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In the past few years I’ve had quite a few people ask me what its like to be a freelance web designer and if they should follow suit and try it for themselves. Its an interesting question and I feel that a lot of people think being freelance is a ‘scary’ notion, however being your… View Article

Becoming a freelance web designer is quite an easy thing to do on paper. All you need is a small client base and a few tools and you are on your way. From my experience there are a few key things that you need in order to maintain a professional and stress-free existence. Here they… View Article

As a freelance web designer I use products from Adobe on a daily basis, mainly Photoshop. I run a subscription and get all the latest versions of CC. This is amazing, but I’ve noticed something annoying about it this week – Adobe doesn’t replace the version of Photoshop CC…they just install a new one. Luckily… View Article

I recently upgraded my mac os to Mojave. I love the new darker interface but one problem started occurring: Apple thoughtfully installed a new News app for me and started spamming me with notifications. If you are having the same issues here’s how to turn them off. 1. Click the notification center icon in the… View Article

Sometimes when you update WordPress there will be an interruption and you will be greeted with the following error message: “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute.” The good thing about this is that its an easy fix but can be caused by a couple of issues. Firstly, start a new browser… View Article

Its great to be able to add a signature to the bottom of an email. You can use it to describe your job role, or provide people with important contact details. Its also a good way of promoting your website or social profiles! If you want to set a signature in Roundcube, its really straight… View Article

I recently had an issue where I could no longer login to a client’s email account via Plesk. Each time I tried, it accepted the details and then showed a 500 error page. After scratching my head for a few minutes and doing a few unfruitful Google searches, I was struggling to know what to… View Article

Everyone wants a fast running computer whether it be Mac or PC. As I’m a Mac user I’m going to share some tips on how to get your Mac/Macbook running as fast as possible so you can enjoy the experience to the full. Listed below are some of the top ways to improve performance and… View Article

Since buying a new Macbook Pro I have noticed that it has enabled me to answer phone calls. Its annoying because if I’m next to my laptop with my phone, both start ringing! Its an awesome piece of technology but sadly one that I just don’t want to work with. There is a reason I… View Article

By default, there are a lot of files that are hidden on a machine running macOS, the idea being that it makes the experience cleaner for the average user, however, most of us developers and freelancers need visibility of certain things like .git files for example. Luckily its pretty easy to get these to show… View Article