Monthly Archives: July 2006

Stay Up Late? Made a difference

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 … Continue reading

Posted in Personal | Leave a comment

Microsoft are really pushing IE7

Just love their new marketing site

Posted in Personal | Leave a comment

Blogathon 2006 is go!

Just to say I’m over at the temporary blog for the 2006 ‘thon for the next 24 hours… Pop over and say hi!

Posted in Personal | Leave a comment

XSet is closed for 24 hours

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.

Posted in Tech | Leave a comment

Where’s Rob Gone?

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 … Continue reading

Posted in Personal | Leave a comment

Stop-Motion Human Space Invaders

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

Posted in Personal | Leave a comment

Bye Bye Embed

From the inimitable A List Apart, a final solution for those wanting standards compliant markup and embedded movies- Link

Posted in Tech | Leave a comment

The ultimate web menu resource

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.

Posted in Tech | Leave a comment

IE7 to be included in Windows Update

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 … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Leave a comment

PHP Integration With Gmail

A good introduction to integrating your PHP web app with the gMail API – Link

Posted in Tech | Leave a comment