Okay, so this is a pretty meta post and it’s no secret this blog and it’s sister sites run on WordPress (This isn’t sponsored by the way). Originating as a fork of b2/cafelog and a distant cousin to b2evolution, WordPress has grown to become one of if not possibly theRead More →

'Electronically Secured' by Flash Alexander. Public Domain

This is a little late, both in posting time and following the cyber attack but following up from the post on sister site The Noodle & Bean, here’s a few more ways to keep safe when you’re online: Look for the Padlock and the S It might sound simple, butRead More →

So, unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few weeks, you’ve no doubt had advertising and YouTube videos and flyers and endless news reports thrust in your face about the Snap General Election. Whilst some can’t wait for the big day and to get deep into theRead More →

Modular Popup. Screenshot

The web has come a long way in the last decade (see ‘How the Web has Evolved’ for some examples), but even with new technologies, there are still plenty of things to grind one’s gears when it comes to browsing.  In no particular order, here are 7 features I’ve foundRead More →

Okay, this isn’t a piece of software, but it is a little gift from Google to us for the holidays. Santa tracker is a minisite on Google complete with simple yet addictive games (still recovering from the rage of level 10 of Present Bounce), entertaining interactive animations, animated videos and insightfulRead More →

Update: Software Downloads can now be accessed under the ‘Software Mentioned’ Tab to the right. If you want to build a website, there are so many tools out there today it can be quite overwhelming to know where to begin. If you know you wish to build one from scratchRead More →

'the internet' by Patrick Barry on Flickr. Used under CC BY SA 2.0

Whilst I can’t pretend to be an ‘experienced web designer’ (certainly not the designer part!) I have been toying with web pages since my dad first taught me a stint of HTML 4 when I was 6. Thanks to my friends having a large interest in computers, we all toyedRead More →