News Archive
Ebusiness news archive from December 2007
| Mind your changing language Change, it is said, is the only constant in life. And that’s certainly true on the web where six months is a lifetime. As website owners we need to ask ourselves if we are keeping up to date, or are changes creeping in without us noticing? | |
| Big file sending can cause headaches Ever had a huge file to send to someone and found zipping it didn’t shrink it significantly? | |
| And here’s 2008…possibly After the dismal string of predictions for 2007, we ignore our track record and stick our neck out once again to forecast what’s in store in 2008. | |
| Clicks r u Aren’t web site statistics wonderful things? They help web site owners see inside the heads of their users and, hopefully, then allow some meaningful conclusions to be drawn for mutual benefit. | |
| The year 2007 and all that Around this time of year it is traditional to take a look back over the year and re-examine the highs and lows of the past 12 months. And we’re no exception… | |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar launches online planning system Keeping up to date with proposed new developments in the Outer Hebrides has been simplified with the launch by the local authority of an online planning portal. | |
| Ringing the changes by email The end of one year and the beginning of the next is a time for ringing out the changes. Normally this is on a personal level, but why not extend this to your web presence? | |
| Fantastic prize for budding entrepreneurs If you see yourself as a seriously ambitious entrepreneur, this is a fantastic opportunity to hone your skills and make global contacts through participation in the highly intensive Entrepreneurship Development Programme being held at MIT at the end of January 2008. We are eager to make this opportunity available to all Highlands and Islands entrepreneurs. | |
| Beating spam with ISP filtering Nobody loves spam unless it comes out of a tin, and I’m no exception. When my inbox was filling up even more than usual, it was time to finally take action. Sure, I have a raft of message filters set up to divert a lot of the garbage straight to trash, but it still has to be downloaded in the first place. Wouldn’t it be better not to retrieve it all? | |
| OFCOM drops 0870 line for now Plans to halt revenue sharing on 0870 numbers from February 2008 have been put on ice temporarily due to concerns over the impact of pre-call announcements on lifeline services. | |
| Witamy na Orkney - the website that says Welcome to Orkney The team building a special website for migrant workers in Orkney didn't have far to look when they needed someone with the skills to translate the text into Polish. | |
| Sun comes out for UK startups Global network computing company, Sun has announced that it is rolling out its discount kit scheme, Startup Essentials in the UK. | |
| Taking the frustration out of online shopping With the big online shopping offensive now firmly underway, usability is in website owners’ minds even more than usual. But what are the top site horrors that make users click out and take their custom elsewhere? | |
| Broadband Reach going forward Plans to bring broadband to businesses and consumers currently out of reach of high speed connections have taken another step forward. | |
| Free SANS nasty scan Ignorance isn’t bliss where net security is concerned. While we may carry out security and system updates religiously there can still be a nagging doubt that we haven’t covered all the bases | |
| iPhone try before you buy? In what must surely be a first for a mobile phone, there is now a site where you can hire an Apple iPhone to discover if you really need one before splashing out on the handset and 18 month contract. | |
| REIN dear on broadband connections Bluetooth phones, microwaves and RSJs (Reinforced Steel Joist) are the bane of wi-fi users’ lives as they can interfere with the router signal, or even block it. But even users with a hard-wired connection aren’t safe from dropped broadband connections and slow bandwidth speeds. | |
| Real taste of Orkney makes huge impact at London shows Companies from Orkney are experiencing a pre-Christmas sales boost after mounting a creative and culinary invasion of the nation's capital. | |
| Final call for new business stars Budding entrepreneurs in the Highlands and Islands have just two weeks left to make it into next year's Starter for 6 initiative, which is helping to produce the country's next generation of business stars. | |