by MMS | May 20, 2018 | Tech Stuff
Recently, Sean McGowan was asked to summarise UX design in just one word. Sean wrote: It felt like an exercise in futility – I have always maintained that UX design is a complicated, sometimes convoluted, amalgam of differing industries, skill sets, and disciplines. I...
by MMS | May 9, 2018 | Tech Stuff
New users won’t be able to use the goo.gl service after April 13th Google announced that it is shutting down its URL shortening service, goo.gl. The company says that new and anonymous users won’t be able to create links through the goo.gl console as of April 13th,...
by MMS | May 7, 2018 | Community, General
For most people, taking a break means 15 minutes to grab a coffee or a weekend out of town. But more research is showing that to do our best work, we need to do less of it. And not just in a cram-more-into-the-workday sense. Instead, the key to successful, productive...
by MMS | May 5, 2018 | Tech Stuff
Chrome 68, due out in July, will warn users about HTTP sites and the need to install SSL. The time has come for all websites to migrate to HTTPS and install SSL. You have until July when Chrome 68 releases. If you’re a regular reader you know that we’ve been talking...
by SDM | Feb 14, 2016 | Bit Of Fun, General, Web
The long anticipated relaunch of the Flexi Solutions website is now live! It has a fresh new look and an array of new products, including hand crafted, bespoke Indian Fire Bowls which can be used as unique, statement BBQs, and a wide range of garden sheds, log cabins...
by SDM | Nov 20, 2015 | Bit Of Fun, Community, Web
Enrapture have sponsored the Guernsey Yacht Club webcam since the development of their website in 2009. Recently, the original Axis network camera stopped working so we have replaced it with a new unit that supports a much a higher resolution output. The wider angle...
by SDM | Oct 6, 2015 | Web
We’ve been working with WooCommerce a lot over the past couple of years due to its popularity, abilities and clever integration with modern POS systems. It is interesting to see that the eCommerce platform has now reached 10 million downloads and powers 30% of...
by SDM | Aug 20, 2015 | Tech Stuff, Web
We utilise the WordPress CMS system for a majority of the web sites that we build so it always interesting to see what changes each time there is a big release. WordPress version 4.3 has just been launched and has a number of new features as well as an amazing number...
by SDM | Apr 6, 2015 | Bit Of Fun, Community, Tech Stuff
Until recently I’d never been to a hackathon. Beyond the basics, I had no idea what a hackathon involved; a bunch of people with ideas trying to make something. I knew enough to tell people that no actual hacking would take place and that instead, a bunch of geeks...
by SDM | Mar 13, 2015 | Bit Of Fun, General, Tech Stuff
We’re going overseas by Shane Marriott | Mar 4, 2015 That’s right. We’re taking a small team to Jersey for the Fintech Hackathon. Not too sure if we’ll get anything built there but we certainly have enough enthusiasm to try. If you’re going to be there… come say “Hi”....
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