XSet is the personal website of Rob Dudley, a 29 year old software and web developer who lives in the Channel Islands...
// July 31st, 2006 // No Comments » // Personal
Well the Blogathon was completed succesfuly by me, lil sis and Dafyd.
So far the 2006 ‘thon has raised over $100,000 for various charities and you can still pledge to donate until the end of today.
Thanks to everyone who sponsored me and kept me company during the long hard slog. Hopefully, next year will be even bigger and better (yes I am doing it again).
// July 31st, 2006 // No Comments » // Personal
// July 29th, 2006 // No Comments » // Personal
Just to say I’m over at the temporary blog for the 2006 ‘thon for the next 24 hours…
Pop over and say hi!
// July 29th, 2006 // No Comments » // Tech
Because I’m taking part in this year’s Blogathon.
You can visit me at my special ‘thon blog and cheer me on if you like – or you can just give me cash.
// July 28th, 2006 // No Comments » // Personal
I’m here, fear not. I’m actually holding back from my usual spate of posts to ensure the creative juices are in full flow for Saturday.
Plus it’s been way too hot of late.
So what’s new? Well I’ve been watching a lot of Dangermouse, possibly too much Dangermouse (if there is such a thing).
On the Rubicon front, things are going OK. Still too slow for my liking but I have a bid in for a potentially very cool project which I can’t tell you about just yet. Plus I’m making headway on my framework and a couple of CMS tweaks that look like being very useful for the next couple of months.
Oh and it’s now just over 24 hours to the blogathon kick off. I was planning to stick up the tent for crazy outdoor blogging but the forecast shows rain as more than likely so I’ll hold off until tomorrow to make that call… lots of electrical equipment plus rain equals not a lot of electrical equipment.
I’ve got the webcam up and running and will be popping it on the side bar shortly so keep your eye’s peeled for webcam craziness. I’ll also be keeping an archive of all the shots (one per minute = 1,440 frames) and putting them together in to a stop frame video for your enjoyment!
// July 28th, 2006 // No Comments » // Personal
There is some serious stuff coming … honest. But in the mean time why not check out this very cool Space Invaders vid? PistolWimp – Stop-Motion Human Space Invaders
// July 28th, 2006 // No Comments » // Tech
From the inimitable A List Apart, a final solution for those wanting standards compliant markup and embedded movies- Link
// July 28th, 2006 // No Comments » // Tech
Found via SomeRandomDude, eConsultant’s Ultimate Web Developer Lists have an exhaustive list of CSS navigation techniques covering everything from Tabs to Dropdowns.
Definitely worth a look as even a seasoned designer will find a couple of new and usable techniques.
// July 28th, 2006 // No Comments » // Tech
This is very good news. According to CNET, Microsoft has designated IE7 a ‘high priority’ update meaning it will be automatically downloaded and installed onto XP users’ machines.
Anything that increases the spread if IE7 has to be a good thing for designers and users alike. Better CSS support, better security and tabbed browsing are but three of the reasons to consider the upgrade. If you want to get ahead of the curve then try the latest beta – it’s pretty stable.
// July 28th, 2006 // No Comments » // Tech
A good introduction to integrating your PHP web app with the gMail API – Link
