The Crowd Blog - Open Source

05/11/2012

Blackmail, Affairs, Wine and Programming

Phay McCombie Phay McCombie
Account Executive
Vintage Junkie
ADApic

Let me introduce you to Ada Lovelace. A woman after all of our hearts, she loved a glass of wine or two, had the odd affair and compiled notes back in the 1840’s that are now recognised as the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine. Thanks to this, she is considered the world’s first computer programmer. Her story was of real interest to me as I studied Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence back in University in 2006….

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11/08/2011

WordPress: Top 5 Reasons to Go Open Source

Simon English Simon English
Creative Director
Tech Lover
Water Baby
Wordpress - Go Open Source

WordPress has been attracting some good press and some big brands. Yahoo, The New York Times and Ford to name a few! So what is WordPress and why is it great for Guernsey businesses? WordPress is an open source platform that found its roots in blogging and has quickly transcended into the realm of website content management.

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