Digital Birmingham – Getting the most from Web 2.0 for your business

by leon on April 1, 2010

I recently gave a quick talk at a Digital Birmingham (@digibrum) Seminar focused on enabling businesses to get the most from web 2.0. In my presentation I talked about how making your brand and data as easily to access as (…)

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CodeIgniter PayPal API Library

by leon on March 22, 2010

Recently I have been involved in a number of projects using PayPal as a payment gateway. The implementations ranged from the basic buy now buttons, to full blown use of the API to create a recurring based platform for a (…)

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Showee – A proof of concept

by leon on February 17, 2010

For a while now i’ve been toying with the idea of creating an iPhone App. Due to my knowledge of web technologies such as XHTML and Javascript, I wanted to see how I could create an iPhone application using these (…)

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Web programming languages – I’m lost

by leon on November 26, 2009

Post 4 in my Simples series takes a look at web programming languages. I’m not going to go into detail on how any specific language works but instead give you a general example of what they are, and how they (…)

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How I managed to tether my iPhone

by leon on November 22, 2009

o2 our good friend in the UK for iPhone coverage claim to be ‘better connected’. That’s their claim, not mine. Recently I needed to tether my iPhone to my Macbook Air – a simple process you may think. It should (…)

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Javascript – you what?

by leon on November 17, 2009

Post number three in the new Simples series takes a look at Javascript – a scripting language that adds interactivity to web pages. It should be noted the Javascript should not be confused with Java (an entirely different programming language). (…)

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HTML and CSS – huh?

by leon on November 5, 2009

Post two of my new series called Simples, takes a look at HTML and CSS. These are the primary technologies that make up websites, it’s content and ultimately how it is displayed. I have put the two together as they (…)

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Web Definitions

by leon on November 1, 2009

Throughout my new series of posts called Simples, I will be using a few terms that you may or may not be familiar with. This post will list these along with a very simple definition and a link to view (…)

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FTP – what its all about

by leon on November 1, 2009

To kick off my first post in a series i’m calling Simples, I will explain in simple terms what FTP is and how you can use it. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol and is a way to exchange files over (…)

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Don’t know your FTP from your PHP? Enter Simples

by leon on October 30, 2009

The web world is full of acronyms and abbreviations, some of which are baffling even to the most seasoned professionals. Do you hear terms such as FTP, PHP, HTML or MySQL thrown around and have know idea what they are? (…)

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