Recent Blog Posts
So.. I bought a Bearded Dragon..
Finally found the perfect replacement for a dog (and I'm not talking the female variety!), a little cute Bearded Dragon... At least little and cute for the moment anyway, apparently these guys grow fast! I picked him on Thursday from a breeder and knew instantly we'd be friends for life as he happily sat on my hand and didn't try to escape once...
HOW-TO track sub-domains with Google Analytics
Since Google switched from Urchin to GA I've had an influx of people asking about Google Analytics and issues with their statistics for sub- and cross-domains, so I thought it best to try to clear these up. It's not as difficult as it seems, but the good guys and girls at Google seem inept at explaining it, so here goes...
iPhone OS4 update highlights review
So, Apple launched it before the iPhone 4 went on sale... I good time for us loyal customers to say how good the updates are and push up sales of the phone maybe!? Whatever the reason, for once, I'm pleasantly surprised...
I'm fortunate enough to own a 3GS at present and although not perfect, I've had no issues with this phone for a year, in fact I'd go as far as to say that it's awesome and I'll probably never be anti-Apple ever again. Having the 3GS means I get all the features of the new update, with 3G owners missing out on the multi-tasking (if it can really be called that) amongst a some other minor backend updates.
HOW-TO create a tag cloud in PHP and MySQL
So what is a tag cloud?
A tag cloud is a visual depiction of essentially the keywords the author of an article (or such) has deemed the most appropriate for the topic. In the case of this website, these are the keywords I've given to each blog article to make the articles easier for the user to find.
To suit or not to suit a developer?
That is the question! Well, the one I'm asking anyway…
Ok, so it's a fairly simple question, but I couldn't fit it into 140 characters with all the reasoning for it! So why am I asking it? Well, recently the place I work at as a day job, Selftrade, has gone through a few changes, in fact since I started there it's been rebranded twice, had at least three new website designs, two changes in senior management and a change of ownership, and I've only been there 5 years!
My Profile
I am a web developer (not designer!) working and living in London, UK. I specialise in database driven websites, iPhone Apps, SEO and user interface design.
What I'm Loving
- stackoverflow - Techie help
- Eat.ly - Tasty recipes
- Rate that Driver - Report bad driving!
- OnePage - Interactive contact cards
- Wanarun - Manu's running website
- Shows API - Access cinema showings
- Empire Avenue - Trade Yourself!
What I'm Tweeting
- 8 Porsches, 3 Ferrari's, 2 Aston DBS's and a Koenigsegg! All between the station and here! Now I know why I miss this place!18 hour(s) ago via foursquare
- Mmmmm I smell BBQ and beer somewhere, possibly coming from The Reckory (@ The Rectory) http://ow.ly/1qOZer18 hour(s) ago via HootSuite