Category: How-to

How to migrate a cPanel account to Direct Admin Personal

Posted on 1 June 2022

Recently we were tasked with migrating accounts from cPanel to Direct Admin Standard Edition. This was a case of generating backups and then renaming these backups to cpmove-user.tar.gz and restoring backups. With the 1 user limitation of Direct Admin Personal. This option is no longer viable. However, there is an option. You either need a …Read more.

How to update your WordPress URL from PHPMyAdmin

Posted on 16 February 2022

Sometimes we’ll run into a site that has had it’s domain updated but before the previous domain expired the website wasn’t updated to the new domain. We’ve also run into websites that have been partially migrated from a staging setup to production where a backup has been used instead of transfer. This has meant the …Read more.

How to open Microsoft To Do Automatically on a Mac

Posted on 15 February 2022

A little while ago we created a popular blog post on how to open Microsoft To Do automatically on Windows. Due to how popular the post has become, we’ve decided to come up with another: How to open Microsoft to do automatically on a Mac. Step 1: Start Microsoft To Do First step in getting …Read more.

How to open Microsoft OneNote automatically

Posted on 18 January 2022

Please note the following guide has only been tested in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Onenote is a useful tool for taking and sharing notes. We use one note as much as we use Microsoft To Do and Outlook. If you’re the same you should check out Open Microsoft Outlook Automatically When signing in to …Read more.

5 ways to rank better on Google My Business

Posted on 28 December 2021

Google MyBusiness gives further oppurtunity to being seen in search (not that you should neglect SEO on your website) but it can open another avenue where you can gain organic traffic on your website, calls and physical visitors just from getting above your competitors with Google My Business. Reviews Reviews aren’t entirely in your control …Read more.

How to start VSCode Automatically when you sign into Windows 11

Posted on 20 November 2021

Windows 11 is the operating system we currently use. VSCode or Visual Studio code is our chosen IDE. If you use VSCode often enough, you might be thinking of just setting it up to open automatically… how do you go about this in Windows 11? The Solution The easiest way is to add VSCode to …Read more.

How to left align taskbar in Windows 11

Posted on 16 October 2021

Windows 11 is out now and if you haven’t tried it already, you probably should. It’s free to upgrade from Windows 10 and so far after testing, we haven’t found any obvious issues. One thing that did seem to a problem was the new centred taskbar. It looks neat, but out of habbit, we’re always …Read more.

Open Microsoft Outlook Automatically When signing in to Windows 10

Posted on 17 September 2021

We use Microsoft Outlook every day. Every time we start up and sign in we’re checking our emails, replying, updating our calendar, etc. If you’re fed up of having to manually open outlook each time then this guide is for you! When XP was around you could find the Startup folder under the start menu …Read more.

How to choose a broadband provider in the UK

Posted on 14 August 2021

A lot of people on Facebook groups tend to ask for recommendations for the best broadband provider, best broadband provider by area, etc. The truth is, other than Virgin who use their own Fibre and Coax network, the rest are all using BT’s fibre and copper network. This means that unlike mobile providers, there is …Read more.

5 Ways to Advertise Your Business Locally

Posted on 14 February 2021

Sign written vehicles Sign written cars/vans. We tried this ourselves once and gained several enquiries. Imagine the enquiries for a business that’s not as niche as web design? If you’re looking to get your vehicle sign written locally there are plenty of places around that do it without needing to travel into Southampton. We never …Read more.