Archive for the “General Info” category
HydraHack
by leon on March 13, 2011
Just a quick blog post to promote HydraHack, organised by Tom Martin (also of @383project fame). HydraHack is a monthly meetup for web developers in Birmingham, who enjoy getting together and making things. If you’re Birmingham based, you should pop along, (…)
First post from my iPad
by leon on May 29, 2010
If you already follow me on Twitter you will already know that I am now the proud father of Apple’s latest device. Like most of the purchases I make from Apple, this was one of want rather than need. However (…)
Flash, XML and foreign characters
by leon on November 20, 2008
The Scenario You are creating a Flash project that feeds text in from an external XML file. The text is currently in English but there is a requirement that the text be changed to other languages. The Problem You have (…)
Top resources for web designers
by leon on October 24, 2008
This post is a collection of sites and tools that I find useful when designing sites and interfaces. Coda – Probably the best code editor. Mac only i’m affraid. Coda Clips – An online repository of code snippets that can (…)
Long time!!
by leon on August 1, 2008
I’ve not written a full post on here for a while – party due to the fact that I have been on holiday and have moved house (still waiting for my internet equipment – come on BT!!). There are a (…)
Where is the web going? Web 3.0 anyone!
by leon on June 22, 2008
The early part of the 21st century brought many new buzzwords and phrases. IT professionals are no longer known simply as the ‘computer guy’ but instead have names such as Software Architect and eLearning Developer. Gone were the days of (…)
Locator Panel update
by leon on April 7, 2008
The Locator Panel has now been updated to v1.2. The update improves the functionality of the Map, in terms of being controlled by the keyboard and mouse. It also improves feedback when a connection is lost or cannot be found. (…)
SizzlaBlog on iPhone
by leon on February 14, 2008
I’ve found a new plugin that enables you to view the SizzlaBlog in a format optimized for your iPhone or iTouch. Simply head to the same address (www.blog.sizzla-media.co.uk) to view it. If you would like the theme yourself check out (…)
iDiot – how not to restore an iPhone
by leon on February 14, 2008
Now this may seem common sense to a lot of you but when restoring/updating/jailbreaking your iPhone, don’t be as stupid as me and pull out the cable. Stupid thing to do, but I mistook it for my Mighty Mouse cable (…)