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HydraHack

leon — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:52:04 +0000

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, (…)

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First post from my iPad

leon — Sat, 29 May 2010 07:22:00 +0000

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 (…)

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Flash, XML and foreign characters

leon — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:52:49 +0000

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 (…)

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Top resources for web designers

leon — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:16:04 +0000

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 (…)

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Long time!!

leon — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:01:22 +0000

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 (…)

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Where is the web going? Web 3.0 anyone!

leon — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:55:23 +0000

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 (…)

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Locator Panel update

leon — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:11:31 +0000

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. (…)

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SizzlaBlog on iPhone

leon — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:01:18 +0000

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 (…)

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iDiot – how not to restore an iPhone

leon — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:22:19 +0000

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 (…)

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