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The INVEST Qualities of a User Story

INVEST is a handy mnemonic to help you remember the properties of a good user story. INVEST stands for: I – Independent N – Negotiable and Negotiated V – Valuable to the customer E – Estimatable S – Small enough to write on a card /to be done in a sprint T – Testable INVEST […]

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What the FROCC are the Scrum Values?

Many agree that a team that understands and adopts the Scrum values, will find it easier to overcome complex challenges to deliver high-value products. But what the FROCC are these values? And what’s with the, “what the FROCC”? What is FROCC? FROCC is an acronym for the five Scrum values: Focus Respect Openness Commitment Courage […]

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Make Free Calls With Google Home

Google Home device users in US, Canada and now UK (as of 7th March 2018 ), can use their smart speakers to make free, voice activated calls. Just say something like “OK Google, call Mum” and after a brief message about emergency calls a free internet call will be started to your mum. Well that’s […]

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How To Buy Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies in UK with Low Fees

Buying Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies in the UK is not a straightforward process. This guide will walk you through the basic steps of buying Bitcoin, DASH, ETH or other cryptocurrencies in the UK. Register With a Trading Platform Before you begin trading, you’ll need to register with a Cryptocurrency exchange platform such as Coinbase or […]

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How to Move a Website to a New Server

Start ssh Sessions Start an ssh session to your source website host and change to the user home directory. ssh host.server.com cd ~ Repeat the above steps on the destination website host server Create an archive folder. Make a new folder to store your backup files with the command… mkdir archive Repeat the above step […]

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My Git Cheatsheet

I’ve put this Git Cheatsheet together to help me with my ageing memory. Git is a software tool designed to keep track of changes to files using a process known as version control. Version control tools such as Git allow you to work on files whether they be documents, computer source code or web pages […]

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Use Your Old WiFi Router as an Additional Wireless Access Point

If you have an old Wi-Fi router lying around, you can make good use of it as a Wi-Fi access point. For example, I have connected my old O2 Wireless Box to my Virgin Media Broadband network to create a hotspot way down at the back of my garden. Over the years, you may have […]

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Links to Folders and Files in Windows

Creating links to folders and files in Windows helps with the management and organisation of your files. In Windows, links to folders and files are known as symbolic links, they allow you to access files on the PC using an alias file name, folder name or path. For example, if a file you update frequently […]

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Scarlett Focusrite 2i4 No Sound After Windows 10 Update (Solved)

After updating to Windows 10, version 1703, my Scarlett Focusrite 2i4 1st generation stopped outputting sound. When I attempted to play the test sound, a Device In Use error message was displayed with the text, “The device is being used by another application. Please close any devices that are playing audio to this device and […]

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How to Connect a Samsung Galaxy Tab to a PC via USB

If you ever need to access files on your Samsung Galaxy Tab, it’s sometimes quicker and easier to do so via your PC. With most phones and tablets, when they are connected to a PC with a USB cable, a file manager window usually appears on the PC screen, displaying the contents of the mobile […]