Windows 8 – Metro vs Desktop

Recently I was sent this YouTube video about an old bloke thrown in to using the new Windows 8. My reaction to this type of ‘journalism’ is fairly scathing. My measured response is that the example in the video is neither a fair test since the unsuspecting suspect was given no guidance at all on […]

The Lightstream Experience

As many of you who follow me on twitter know I recently was one of the lucky people to get KC Lightstream installed. As you probably also know I’ve always been quite critical of KC and it’s monopoly in this area. My frustration has generally be born out of very mixed experiences with KC’s ADSL […]

HDLive is back for 2012!

I’m delighted to announce that HDLive is back and better than ever for 2012. For more information, just head on over to our new home for this year. A huge thanks must go to Rob Palmer for the amazing work on the site – thanks Rob! Also, I’m very pleased to say that the John […]

There has never been a better time to start a digital business

Ask pretty much any politician what the key to getting ourselves out of the current economic mess is and they’ll say “business growth”. Ask them where that growth is going to come from and they’ll say “Small- and Medium-sized businesses”. If I’m feeling generous I’d say that the credit crunch and the global recession have […]

Get a pocket computer, try to do what you used to do, yeah

These prophetic words come from Blondie’s 1978 Parallel Lines album (one of the all-time great albums by the way – if you haven’t got it then shame on you). In fact the preceding lines are just as prescient: Picture this, my telephone number One and one is what I’m telling you Get a pocket computer […]

New year, new toys, new danger?

2012 is off to a blistering start in Internet-land, to say the least… From Wikipedia turning the lights out on their service for a day last week to protest against SOPA (the U.S. “Stop Online Piracy Act” that was widely feared to threaten freedom of speech, and to make censorship online without due process a […]

Business

How to Make Money When You’re Traveling Abroad

by admin

I’m a huge fan of traveling and intend to visit many new countries this year. What better than actually making some money while traveling! Read on for some ideas! When traveling abroad, it could be very beneficial to many people if they had the ability to make money during their travels. As you are about […]

Registering for VAT – what you need to know

by Jon Moss

We are huge fans of FreeAgent here at Hull Digital so delighted to have Emily giving us some very valuable information. Read on and learn! VAT can be very frightening for anyone who runs their own small business, especially if you’re already struggling with paperwork and wondering what you should be telling the taxman. So what […]

Hull’s Digital Sector – Thriving in 2013, with a bright future in 2014