I mentioned armchair.ie a couple of times over the last couple of weeks. Maybe people were being polite about it, but the design wasn't exactly amazing. That's all changed now, thank to Alan "SpoiltChild" O'Rourke, who presented me with some new graphics for the site, as he felt it coule be "improved" - polite designer speak for made look attractive. The new header graphics … [Read more...] about Big Thanks To SpoiltChild!
Web Design
Are Ugly Websites Successful?
I keep on coming across sites selling ebooks, videos and software that are horrendous looking. Quite a few of them sell goods and services that A-list bloggers and SEOs seem to hold in high regard, so obviously people are buying from them. So, is a winning formula to produce really ugly websites and start selling ebooks? … [Read more...] about Are Ugly Websites Successful?
Webmaster Forum Moved
Back in January I added a webmaster discussion forum to search.ie. Over the last few months the number of visitors and general level of activity has grown, but it was still a bit on the quiet side.. After talking to a few people about ways to boost the site I've spun it off onto its own domain - with proper branding to follow as soon as I can get a logo done. The kind of topics … [Read more...] about Webmaster Forum Moved
Accessibility Procurement Toolkit
The IIA blog mentions that there is a draft Accessible Procurement Toolkit currently available for comment … [Read more...] about Accessibility Procurement Toolkit
AerLingus.com – Taken Over by Americans?
For some odd reason the Aer Lingus website is now defaulting to the display for US visitors. I've tried this from several different IP ranges and it always does the same thing. Haven't they heard of Geo IP?? … [Read more...] about AerLingus.com – Taken Over by Americans?