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It’s time for some quality control for WordPress plug-ins — a proposal

When you post something on the Facebook WordPress group on Christmas Eve about the poor quality of plug-ins and it gets 131 reactions and…

11 min readDec 26, 2020

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Cutting the Adobe cord — how to end your annual subscription for free

Want to cancel you Adobe Creative Cloud subscription but don’t want to pay a cancellation fee? Here’s how.

7 min readJul 6, 2019

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Not everything is about technology — and sometimes it’s good to remember that…

As I start writing this, I’m conscious that I may be taking advantage of the followers I’ve gained from my Macbook saga, who are presumably…

5 min readJul 18, 2018

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Apple's number is finally up - and why we've gone our separate ways while I continue to use macOS

(And how you can get your Macbook keyboard problems fixed, for free)

13 min readJun 23, 2018

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Apple's number is finally up - and why we've gone our separate ways while I continue to use macOS

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This app will self destruct in 5 months… How Counterpath have screwed over Mac users in the…

All of us in business want to make more sales, generate more revenue and hopefully make more profit.

7 min readSep 27, 2017

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Why I owned a Macbook Pro for a day — and what it says to me about the future of Apple

On Saturday I bought a new Macbook Pro with touch bar. And on Sunday I returned it.

13 min readSep 4, 2017

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Raise a glass to absent friends?

There’s nothing like death to ruin a good day. And this was a pretty great day.

5 min readJul 8, 2017

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Raise a glass to absent friends?

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Reflections on 13 years sober

You only get one life.

1 min readJun 24, 2017

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Reflections on 13 years sober

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Everyone is toasting — except the bride and groom

I recently spent a lovely few days in Manchester with my girlfriend and my wife.

5 min readApr 12, 2017

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Everyone is toasting — except the bride and groom

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The Accidental Fat Man

I spent my life wanting to gain weight — now I want to lose it

5 min readJan 4, 2017

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John Risby

John Risby

MD of The Alcohol-Free Shop (www.alcoholfree.co.uk). Proud father, husband and sometimes author of incredibly long articles. Malaga, Spain. Manchester, UK.

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