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Great book release for our client Nathan Lee Davies

A little while ago we designed and set up a WordPress blog for our client Nathan Lee Davies.We are happy to announce that a book he wrote for as a special guest, has been published and is now available on Amazon! This book is called The Great British Breakfast: In…

Facebook Like Box not showing faces?!

Have you found that your Facebook Like Box doesn’t appear properly on your website? You get the title but it doesn't seem to pull through any faces?Well the problem is so much simpler than I had imagined!The default height of the box given by Facebook is too short. The code by…

ExploreIrelandTours.com has gone LIVE!!

This is so exciting – it is such a great site. It is a website that lets you can book adventure travels in Ireland. It is a bespoke booking system which allows admin to plot points along a route which visitors can then book, according to where they would like to…

An osCommerce makeover for FoxFittings.co.uk

We did a design makeover for our client FoxFitting on their osCommerce Shop.A new design was created for the site, but we chose to use much of the old layout so that the structure to the website did not have to change. The new site is more modern and streamlined as…

Web browsers – Are you having problems with IE 9?

Since the release of the Microsoft IE9 - 14th March 2011, there have been no major glitches reported. However there have been many reported minor problems. A problem that appears to be more and more common is a troubleshooting problem when you are trying to install Internet Explorer 9. We have seen…

Beta Sage and Sage – A Comparison Of Their Old and Their New Website

Looking at the two Sage Software sites, and not knowing which is the new one and which isn’t is hard to decipher. While the colours are the same (greens and greys)everything else appear different, so much so that if you didn’t know what Sage does then you could be easily…

Cinemagraph – Amazing Photos That Move

Have you ever seen a photo move?Well if you haven’t, have a look here! Cinemagraphs, which is what they are being called, are a cross between a moving video and a still image. And so far the examples we have seen look great! They are made with the old gif.…

How to stop others seeing your personal Facebook profile

Some people do not mind leaving their Facebook profiles open for everyone to see however that is not the case for everyone. Facebook has different settings put up in place, so that you can change what people can and can’t see and if you only want your friends to see…

Magento launch a pay monthly option – Magento Go!

Magento Go is a piece of shop software that helps business owners and entrepreneurs launch their own professional looking online shop. Magento which was set up in 2008 have launched the new Magento Go platform that allows you to run your own business, where you can list and sell your products.On…

An Example of Two Different HTML Emails

Here is a good example of why it is important to experiment with different layouts of HTML email. Below is an example of a company who have updated their HTML email. The old one (pictured first) looks good but doesnt offer much to the viewer. The new layout (see the…

Affiliate Management of A Quarter Of – A Star Performer

18a are proud to say that we do the affiliate management for A Quarter Of. However on top of this we can tell you that A Quarter Of have been named as a star performer on Affiliate Window for the 4th month in a row! This is great news!If you…

Choosing which page your Facebook fan page opens on – Tips for your Facebook fan page

Thinking about having a Facebook fan page?Well you also need to thing about which page your fan page opens on. If you don't have a lot of discussion or updates on your wall, or you have a competition or promotion to push, you may wish to create a custom page…