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Oyster costs: commuting into London during COVID
My wife is a key worker and has to commute into London everyday. She wants to avoid the tube and walk if possible. We have just spent several hours trying to understand the costs of Oyster etc. In conclusion. The Oyster smartcard supports a Pay As You Go service with daily and weekly (only on…
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Can railway tracks support solitons?
A soliton is a wave that can travel through its medium for long distances without dissipation. Usually the different frequencies in a sharply peaked waves will spread out as they move. It is this dispersion that causes the rumble of thunder. However in some special cases the medium might allow all frequencies to travel a…
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Ultimate guide to local businesses that deliver in SE4 and SE13
My start-up Support My Local is a directory website like the Yellow Pages but I also offer e-commerce capability. The challenge of building any double sided market is that you need both buyers and sellers. To encourage both to the site I have created an “ultimate guide”. Ultimate guide to local businesses that deliver in…
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How to add a row number to an Excel table 2020 using Power Query Editor
Back in 2013 I wrote post on how to add a row number to an Excel table. This post is still popular and the method still works well. But it is now 2020 and I would do it differently. Every Excel power user should become familiar with the “Data” tab which gives access to Excel…
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no-more-tables responsive table
Yesterday I posted about responsive tables. I am pleased to report that I have implemented the no-more-tables solution to wide tables for the purchase screen on SupportMyLocal. It was really easy. You can see it here – simply resize the window on the local delivery page
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Creating responsive tables for mobile
“Mobile first” is a real thing. I find that over 88% of my traffic to SupportMyLocal.org is on mobile phones. This poses a bit challenge because not only are customers who are ordering deliveries from local companies using mobile phone the small traders are as well. This means that I have to mobile optimise backend…
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Brilliant introduction to WordPress
I have been using WordPress for many years but have never taken the time to get familiar with the new block editor Gutenberg because I use a mix of WPBakery and handwritten code to create my sites including SupportMyLocal.org which arranges deliveries by small businesses. I have just found this brilliant video with gives an…
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UK Official Ventilator Project
#Ventilator Quote Tweet Matt Hancock @MattHancock · 16 Mar Calling all manufacturers who can support our National Effort for #coronavirus ventilator production – to help, contact Government Business Support team: 0300 456 3565 / ventilator.support@beis.gov.uk
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DIY Ventilators for Coronavirus Patients
Good article on DIY ventilators here. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/03/18/diy_ventilator_shortage/
