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  • I’ve got my own HTML tag!

    The HTML5 Specification introduces a new element called “mark”. I’ve created a little site to explain how the mark tag can be used, I’ll be adding examples to it very shortly. In the meantime, if the mood takes you why not visit http://mark-element.info Read note →

  • CB > FB?

    Sometimes I feel a bit jealous of teenagers today. They have all this cool online social networking stuff that I would have loved to had access to when I was their age, but this evening while deflating the paddling pool (I know, rock & roll eh?) it dawned on me… I was using a social… Read note →

  • I think Ferris Buller said it best…

    life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it Ferris Buller The last time I blogged about my life I had just left my Job as Lead Front End Developer with Tesco Property Market. I’d been there for 2 years and to be honest things… Read note →

  • Breaking news, different people like different things!

    Bobbie Johnson has article in the Guardian today about twitter. Nothing remarkable about that, Johnson is after all one of the Graun’s Tech Journalists. What is remarkable is the number of comments moaning and bitching about the coverage that the Guardian gives to twitter. It’s true that they have given it quite a lot of… Read note →

  • Review: HP Photosmart C4585

    Wireless Printer, Copier & Scanner – All In One Printer. Since my old printer died a few months ago I’ve been looking for a suitable replacement. I ummed and ahhed for quite some time trying to work out what I wanted from a new device – eventually I decided that I wanted a colour printer… Read note →

  • jQuery intellisense in Visual Studio 2008 & Dreamweaver

    jQuery is a lightweight JavaScript library that emphasizes interaction between JavaScript and HTML it’s my weapon of choice when it comes to adding client side interactions to a site. It has rapidly gained popularity with web developers and designers – now software manufacturers are starting to take note with industry leaders like Adobe & Microsoft… Read note →

  • Scroll to the first error in form – using jQuery

    Oftentimes we ask our users to provide us with an awful lot of information in things like registration forms. It’s no wonder that every now and again the poor dears forget to fill in a box or make a mistake. On longer or complex forms users can find it difficult to see where the errors… Read note →

  • Looking forward to d.construct

    It’s only just over a week away now. d.construct is the only conference I’m currently booked to attend this year (though I’m hoping to get to @media Ajax in November) So I’m really looking forward to it. The sessions look like they are going to be very good – I’m also looking forward to spending… Read note →

  • The first Worthing TweetUp

    Last night at the Burlington Hotel, during the biggest thunderstorm so far this summer we had the first Worthing TweetUp. Considering this is something that started as an idea I mentioned to David Rosam in passing two or three weeks ago I was pretty pleased with the turn out. David & I were there along… Read note →

  • Web design survey 2008

    Last year A List Apart ran a survey to try and get a picture of the state of the web design industry globally. The results made quite interesting reading. This year, they’re doing it again, it should make for an interesting comparison. It only takes a few minutes to complete, why not pop along and… Read note →