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Are we having fun yet?

By On November 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment

It’s sometimes difficult to fathom out just how much the world has changed in the last 10 years.  The web is ubiquitous.  Our computers are no longer a beige box hidden away in the corner, they’re in our hands, our pockets, and our TV sets.  Everything is [...]

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Can we start using HTML5 now?

By On May 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment

It’s 15 years in December since the specification for HTML 4 was published by the W3C.  That’s a long time, and the web has changed quite a bit since then which is why in 2004, the W3C started work on the specification for HTML5, although like any [...]

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Dear Bloomreach, Please fuck off. Yours sincerely, the Internet

By On February 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment

So there’s this new service, yeah, and what it does is grab loads of keyword variations from the internet and then create a huge number of new pages on your site that are scientifically optimised for user queries.  It gives you an 80% increase in traffic, and [...]

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Accessing Android Market on Non Supported Devices

By On September 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I picked up a relatively cheap 7″ Android tablet recently, and like most of the generic tabs that you can get it didn’t support the full Google experience (mail / docs / G+ etc).  Most frustratingly, it also didn’t come with Android Market installed which meant I [...]

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Abiding themes 9 / Power to the People

By On July 7, 2011 · 1 Comment

There is no denying that the increase in the ability of individuals to communicate through social media channels has allowed greater freedom of expression, and given people a stronger voice than they have had before.  With Twitter, Facebook, and blogs, the opinion of a single person can [...]

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Abiding Themes 8 / Increasing Website Speed

By On May 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Back in March when it was announced that Larry Page would be taking the reigns at Google as CEO there was an interesting profile about him in Wired Magazine that had a lot of focus on his obsession with measuring things.  Google itself has always [...]

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Moving to the Cloud

By On May 8, 2011 · 1 Comment

By some standards, I’m not a particularly aggressive consumer of technology.  I buy a new PC every couple of years, and I have a bag full of  USB sticks that I’ve picked up from different events, or bought out of desperation when I needed [...]

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Things I like: Greplin

By On April 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I’ve always believed that in order to be useful, a piece of technology should allow you to spend less time using technology.  Things that create more efficiency in your day to day life should be embraced, as they create more free time to enjoy doing the things [...]

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