Car cleaning doesn’t have to be a chore
Who doesn’t love a spotless, gleaming car? And while we’re all home-based, this is a great time to give the car a good scrub and a new lease of life. If it’s going to be sitting on the driveway, it can at least sparkle!

If you want to do the job properly, then filling a bucket with hot soapy water and wheeling the vacuum cleaner out onto the drive isn’t going to cut it. For particularly dirty cars (or perfectionists!), there are plenty of tips, tricks and products that can get things gleaming on the outside and squeaky clean on the inside. Here are a few of our favourite car cleaning tips.

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Washing a car like a pro can be less of a chore and more of science. ... Read more »

Understanding the basics of what web hosting is won’t help when you land on a web hosting provider’s website and see lots of different terms thrown around. Every provider offers different types and tiers of web hosting plans for different prices. For someone new to the whole thing, it’s confusing.

In most cases, there are a few main types of web hosting plans available. Here’s what you need to know about each and how to figure out if it’s the right plan for you.

Shared Hosting

Shared web hosting is when a provider hosts the websites of a number of different customers on the same server. Because the server is split between a bunch of different websites, the cost is split as well. That makes this the most afford ... Read more »

Web hosting is the service provided by businesses that run and maintain the physical servers all websites live on. If that sentence doesn’t make a lot of sense to you, let’s back up and explain further. 

For as much as we talk about the internet as though it exists in the ether—using words like ”cyberspace” and “the cloud”—in fact, the internet has a physical existence as well. Every website is made up of a collection of files and software.

As a website visitor, you see a finished product and don’t necessarily think about all the little pieces it’s made up of. But once you’re the one behind the website, it becomes clear how many different parts go into the whole. 

All tho ... Read more »

Every motorist worth his or her salt knows that running a car costs a fortune. From insurance and car tax to the sting of rising fuel prices, the per-mile cost of driving in the UK is at an all-time high – and that’s without adding unexpected maintenance fees.

According to the AA’s 2014 Motoring Costs report, the average motorist spends around 2p a mile on servicing and a further 2p on replacement parts. This means, that should you drive an average of 12K miles a year, you’ll be spending around £480 on repairs and maintenance alone.

To help you cut the cost of running a car, we’ve listed 7 car repairs that are easy enough to tackle at home. Of course, that doesn’t mean you should neglect to have your car serviced ... Read more »