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Which IDE is for me

An IDE is a term used to describe the main tool in a developers arsenal. The program you will spend most of your time in if your a developer.  There are quite a few on the market and I’ve spent some time in quite a number.  They all have there pros and cons and here [...]

Useful apps I just love

I use a hell of a lot of little apps here and there to help me work.  As a result, I thought I would share a few of these with you.  Some of these are aimed at back end and PHP developers while others are just damn useful… for everyone.  Hell, I know of no [...]

Joomla: Removing Mootools from the frontend and optimising your site

A simple one today, one simple way to slightly optimise you Joomla installation.  You will notice when using YSlow and other optimisation tools that it suggests including less javascript files.  Http requests to the same server can only return one file at a time and only one request can be made to the same server [...]

Manage multiple WordPress installations easily

At work, I’m managing quite a number of websites.  We have all the clients sites setup with their own account in cPanel and in quite a number of cases were running WordPress to content manage.  As the number of sites we’re managing is going up, maintenance is becoming something of an issue, and falling behind [...]

My first mobile post

So it thought I’d try a mobile post to see if it works. Hopefully it should, but I’m wondering if my cache plugin will clear cache afterwards.  I could see this being very useful! A good little iOS app WordPress have here!

Website updated

So I’ve updated my website.  Maybe you won’t be able to tell since the site looks identical.  However, it now runs on WordPress! I have been working mainly in WordPress development recently rather than Joomla so have felt it appropriate to migrate my site to WordPress.  While I wouldn’t really call WordPress a proper CMS I [...]

Optimise your site with scheduled image optimisation

I have found a tool that loslessly reduces image sizes, and best of all, it can be scheduled via a cronjob as it is a Linux based solution.

10 photography portfolios to inspire

I have gathered a number of photography portfolios together that will impress and stun you all. With some of them, their excellence is not immediately apparent, but if you take a look at their portfolios, you guaranteed to be impressed. Again, this isn’t a collection simply of amazing websites, but also of amazing content! There [...]

15 amazing websites to visit

I have put together a list of impressive websites that you may find inspiration from! They amazed me with either there design, their use of technology or in some cases just there content! Enjoy! Aspiration Active A site providing support to people with learning disabilities.   B-Reel The portfolio of a very impressive digital development [...]

Study web development at Harvard University, for free!

I have found a resource that I have found hugely useful in improving my web development skills.  Harvard University released a series of incredibly insightful lectures entitled, Computer Science E75, and I have been sitting these in order to expand my knowledge of web development. The course covers a number of topics including HTTP, PHP, [...]