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Dropbox is a great free online backup facility we use frequently. If you or anyone in your security group makes changes to a file, the new version is synchronised to everyone in the group. So you always have the latest version...

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Callanish are a celtic and contemporary band who play a great set of ceilidh and popular music.

We've just completed their new website which is totally managed by the Blot CMS and includes details of the band set list and videos.

The band play all sorts of events around the UK and overseas including corporate, weddings, parties and festivals, so if you're looking for a professional musical edge to your next event, get in touch with Callanish.

Callanish website . . .

Richard Melvin of Dabster Productions and Real History Talks has just made his podcast presenting debut.

And what a glorious debut it is. It's currently the number one comedy podcast in the UK. Ahead of Ricky Gervais, Eddie Izzard, Frankie Boyle and a whole host of BBC specials.

The podcast is live stand up comedy and interviews recorded at The Stand Comedy Club in Glasgow featuring Lucy Porter, Miles Jupp, Brendon Burns, Richard Herring and Fred MacAulay.

 WARNING - The podcast contains strong language

Get the podcast - it's free . . .

We often recommend to clients that a blog is well worth including on their sites. A blog can provide regular fresh content for your visitors and for the search engines. We know that Google and the other search engines view changing content as an indication of a good and dynamic site. You will always get SEO 'points' if your content keeps being updated.

So why is it that so many sites, after the first flush of good blogging, fail to keep adding to their blog?

This article is a good summary of good reasons to have a blog and includes some tips on how to get around the usual pitfalls.

Read the article. . .