CAPTCHA the moment down to a T
Every time you fill in one of those web forms with their ‘anti-spam’ CAPTCHA code, you know – that fiddly combination of alpha numeric characters that’s usually so hard to read: you’re actually paying tribute to one of the UK’s great mathematicians and computer pioneers, Alan Turing (yes we know it would be easier to prounounce if he had an ‘n’ in his surname and was called Turning - but we are where we are). By the way, CAPTCHA is the acronym for Completely Automated Public Turing [test to tell] Computers [and] Humans Apart – so now you know.
Anyways, whilst Alan is long gone (died 1954 in somewhat ‘disputed’ circs) he is remembered around the parish for lots of different reasons: he was one of the Bletchley Park code breakers in the 1940s and later had a distinguished University career in Manchester. I knew of him a little through his CAPTCHA work but when I went to watch Man City -v- Newcastle Utd at Eastlands last season I found myself traversing the Alan Turing Way, just by the new stadium.
So I studied a little more about the man and his work: if you want to know more click on the banner advert above to visit that website or alternatively just Google him to find out lots more. Whilst there’s little doubt that WW2 was one of the most perilous periods in our recent history, when Turing’s mathematical genuis helped create the Enigma code breaker, I suspect that he would have been just as at home in the present WWW world, where the all pervasive Internet is driven by mathematical algorithms.
Don’t know if it’s fitting legacy or not (probably not) that his name just lives on in Manchester at the sporting environs of Eastlands Stadium and a memorial to him in the form of a bronze statue sitting on a bench in Sackville Park, Manchester – or alternatively in the ‘T’ of CAPTCHA, although obviously not enough people know about it: maybe the publicity fightback starts here, in this small contribution.
Champions Again
The easiserv.com sponsored 7 aside football team won their Monday night league last night with victory in their last 2 games ensuring they finished 9 points clear with a goal difference of +78!
The team is made up of employees, contractors, family and friends and have done really well again this year to claim another title for the easiserv.com trophy cabinet against some stiff (and not so stiff) competition.
The lads can enjoy a long break before the new season starts (next week!) and there is talk of a new kit to replace the 3 year old kit currently worn by the players that can still fit in it!
Well done lads and we look forward to the end of season celebrations!
Get a New Website for a Happy New Year
Well after a long Christmas break (for most businesses / people) I’m sure you will be returning to the office with new Christmas toys and a few pounds heavier after some pretty heavy over indulgence.The year ahead promises to be a tough one for businesses with the well documented “credit crunch” seemingly affecting all sectors. With people being more picky about getting the best deals, there has never been a better time to get on the web.
Over the Christmas period I have been trying (and failing) to decorate my house and have decided to take on a decorator after my efforts at painting were pretty laughable. Spending pretty much all of my day on the computer I did a quick Google for “decorator Northampton”, and found no results of actual decorators, only directory listings.
This lack of website visibility is a theme across the building sector but doesn’t need to be. With web site builds available from just £750 any local business can get found on the internet and start converting the lost Google search queries into sales. We have built sites for a number of local companies in fields such as plumbing and building and groundworks and they have made their money back on the site in the first year (and in some cases the first week!).
Please contact us to see how we can help your business to get clients in the coming year through web site design or search engine optimisation.