The Internet can be a very big and daunting place for all of us. It’s unknown the exact amount of web pages that exists on the World Wide Web but it’s well over a billion, so being able to find exactly what you’re after can be a tricky task. Over the coming weeks we’ll try to demystify and help you become a superb surfer. The tips will be in no particular order so keep checking back or better still subscribe to the email updates (enter your email address on the right) to receive the tips direct to your email inbox. Read more

Luckily I own a Mac and one of the major benefits is that I don’t have to worry about viruses and all other kinds of dirty things infecting my system. But, I do have Parallels Desktop which acts as a Virtual PC on my Mac. So, I do need to protect this partition and you’ll be surprised that you don’t have to shell out even more money to protect your system – here’s 3 great, and FREE apps that you should install. Read more

There’s about a billion websites in the World (I don’t know the exact figure) so it can be really tricky finding ones that are useful in your day to day work. As a web designer and developer here’s some I use frequently and I think you’ll find them useful too. I’m sure there’s other useful sites out there so if you know of any then please add a comment for everyone else to benefit from. (I’ve actually added 11 to the list but that doesn’t sound as good in the title!) Read more

When you take a screenshot in OSX Leopard (Apple Shift 4 or Apple Shift 4 SpaceBar) you get a large outer shadow appear when you then view that image in Preview or Photoshop. It can be really useful to remove that shadow when you want to take screengrabs for presentations. Read more

There’s literally thousands of widgets available for your Mac, but before you know it you’ll have cluttered up yet another part of your Mac with things you don’t really need and very rarely use. So which ones are actually useful and worth the download? Here’s 10, in no particular order, that I use. Read more

You don’t want to check your website every 5 minutes to see if it’s live. That’s why there’s a number of websites that do it for you. They’ll check, at set intervals, and inform you when your site’s down. You can then get in touch with your hosting provider to see what the problem is and when your site will be back up and running. Read more

Today saw the launch of VertuVin.com. VertuVin are a wine agency providing the valuable connection between the wine producers and the buyers, importers and distributors who bring those premium wines to our shelves.

Dare to Think worked to design a develop a stylish site with added flexibility to include additional language variations at a later date. Stephen Cronk, Managing Director and Co-Founder, of VertuVin is chuffed to bits with what we’ve produced and is looking forward to marketing the site worldwide.

This month, saw the relaunch of Dare to Think. Why does it need a relaunch, I hear you ask. Well, we’ve taken on board our own company name and dared to think about the site and services we provide. Most importantly we have some fantastic ongoing relationships with our current clients, so we asked them and others what they’d like to see on the site and from a design company. Read more

Backing up your website is just as important as backing up your computer. There’s always a chance the server, which stores your site, may go down or worst comes to worst gets a virus that leaves all your data irretrievable. Most web hosts keep daily backups of your data but it’s also a good idea to keep a copy of your site on a backup drive. Read more

So you’ve decided to start a new company. Congratulations! Now the fun begins and that starts with your business name. There are a number of things to consider when deciding on your name, including whether the name sounds right for the business you’re in, is the domain name (web address) available for that name, how it’ll look in print, online and in speech etc etc. Read more