Window’s “select your web browser(s)” screen0

February 25th, 2010 by Jon Newman posted in Technology

Over the next few weeks Microsoft Windows will be sending out an update which lets users choose a default browser (see bottom link for an example). While it is good that people will now be shown what other browsers there are (some people are only aware that Internet Explorer exists) there is one big issue [...]

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To think or not to think that is the question?0

February 24th, 2010 by Craig Bolton posted in Web Design

Web Usability has always been about having a clean clear simple approach in creating a user-interface design that shouts you don’t need to think to find what you want. But as the world of the web is evolving it is also challenging our perception on what makes a good website and  some websites have started to push [...]

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State saving navigation with CSS6

February 24th, 2010 by Freddy Kelly posted in Development

A common feature of most web navigation systems is the “active” state, e.g. the page you are currently on is highlighted in some way using an additional CSS class.
This effect is easily achieved when using somekind of back end CMS to power your website. For example WordPress automatically assigns a class of “current” to links [...]

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First Steps into jQuery3

February 24th, 2010 by Gareth James posted in Development, Web Design

Over the coming weeks and months I am going to be teaching myself the awesome JavaScript library jQuery. The library has been around for 4 years and is the most popular JavaScript library in use today. This popularity is evident throughout the web as more and more web designers and developers learn its syntax and [...]

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Doodle Jump on iPhone0

February 23rd, 2010 by Jon Newman posted in Personal

Having seem the Doodle Jump app in the App-Store for a while I was finally persuaded to buy it by a friend who said it was great.  And my verdict is: yes it is great.  The title of the App is “Doodle Jump – BE WARNED: Insanely Addictive” and it most certainly is.  If you [...]

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