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Try one of Lynda.com’s online software and skills learning courses

18 February 2019

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Raspberry Pi cases available in South Africa

31 May 2015 | Updated 31 December 2018

Raspberry Pis are popularly being used as stand-alone media centres, task schedulers, desktops, etc. For these types of uses, these computers will need some form of protection. This post features 16 Raspberry Pi model B cases available in South Africa. More…

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3D printing and installing a simple filament hanger

13 February 2019

In this post I show how to 3D print and install a simple filament roll hanger. 3D prints can take up a lot of time. To not have enough space to continue working on your desk area, or to keep on having to use old items to elevate your 3D filament rolls might be discouraging. More…

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Using shortcodes in WordPress like a boss

2 February 2019

One of the many handy features in WordPress is its shortcode functionality. Shortcodes come in many shapes and sizes, but ultimately it is like using a shortcut to display larger pieces of code. This post will go through some very basic principles of creating and using shortcodes in WordPress. More…

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Online South African stores that accepts PayPal

Online South African stores that accept PayPal

29 January 2019

There are a couple of good reasons why someone in South Africa would want to use their PayPal account to pay for online goods. Whether you have it linked to your South African credit card, or you have some spare bucks hanging around in it, here are some online South African stores that will be happy to take your hard-earned money. More…

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Good colour matches for red

23 January 2019

The first thing many people think of when they see the colour red is either love and passion, or danger and anger. Red might also be used in various shades to visualise things such as happiness, heat, luxury, professionalism, excitement, speed, energy, efficiency and creativity. More…

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Using the Media Library Assistant plugin for WP

5 January 2019

WordPress websites with a large amount of Media content can become overwhelming to manage. With expanding libraries, images and other media can start to disappear in a sea of files which can make finding them very difficult. With the Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress, searching and organising Media files becomes a breeze. More…

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