Finishing touches to GetStuckIn.org
By lisa, 21.04.09
Today I've been doing the finishing touches to GetStuckIn.org - a website portal for vinvolved North Somerset, helping young people find volunteereing opportunities in the South West. The initiative is a national programme run by vinvolved, with regional organisers - in this case, Changemakers and 2qab Community Interest Company. The…
Designing Cross Browser.
By lisa, 20.03.09
Neat, well put together code can often avoid major browser compatibility issues. But can still be the odd few problems - especially when a design calls for a certain amount of words on one line etc etc. There are some web services out there they check compatibility for you by…
StreetChance supported by Barclays Spaces for Sports new CMS goes live.
By lisa, 17.03.09
We were very pleased last year to be asked to build a microsite for StreetChance, a partnership between the English Cricket Board/Chance to shine, Barclays Spaces for Sports, Cricket for Change, Positive Futures and the Metropolitan Police Service. Now, as the initiative to engage young people across London boroughs with cricket…
Happy Birthday to the World Wide Web!
By lisa, 17.03.09
20 years ago, when I was already older than I care to remember, Tim Berners-Lee, and later his chum Robert Cailliau, were busy writing a proposal for an idea called "WorldWideWeb". You can read it at w3.org - a very nicely put together doc. The idea was to be able to browse large quantities of information, using…
18a in the Guardian!
By lisa, 10.10.08
Jemima Kiss, a blogger for The Guardian, interviewed Tom a little while ago (and requested some photos - eek!) about our site PriceCheck.at. Pricecheck.at is a quick and easy to use tool for checking the price of items when you are out and about on your mobile phone. So next…
Google launch their new browser - Google Chrome
By lisa, 2.09.08
So the inevitable has happened - Google have built their first browser, set to take on Microsoft and leave Internet Explorer as a distant memory.News of today's launch was 'leaked' to Google Blog-oscoped (the blog by Philipp Lenssen - which is currently down, probably due to having been visited just…
The importance of telephone support.
By lisa, 29.08.08
I have 2 clients at the moment who both have .com domains registered with budget - and in one instance, extremely well known - hosting companies / domain registrars. All each of them need is that .com redirected to their website that is running on the .co.uk. I do not…
Hunt for the Perfect CMS
By tom, 15.08.08
Probably the most commonly requested requirement for a website is the ability for the client to add and edit pages. It sounds such a simple requirement, but in reality it's really tricky to get the balance right between functionality, flexibility and the level of technical skills required. There are literally…
How to Let your Users Create Desktop Shortcuts to your Website
By tom, 12.08.08
Bookmarks are very handy for remembering sites you like, but wouldn't it be really neat to let your users create a proper icon on their desktop that links directly through to your website? Or even a link in the Quick Launch bar right next to the start button. Using Gears…