Blogging company SixApart announced a major expansion earlier today. (They also quietly unveiled a new look for their main corporate site)The company announced its acquisition of New York based Apperceptive who will form the core of their new services division. Apperceptive's team have not only worked on a lot of very high profile projects but have also developed … [Read more...] about SixApart Expands Services and Acquires Consultancy
A Semi-Productive Weekend
With Jason's assistance I finally got the frontpage of DVDs.ie to look a little bit more palatable. I'm still trying to sort out a new backend and am considering upgrading the server hardware as well. The main complaint I've had from people is that the pricing is in Sterling only, which is understandable. Useless fact of the day - shredders overheat easily. I've been trying to … [Read more...] about A Semi-Productive Weekend
Dilbert.com Needs A New Webmaster
A new look and feel was unveiled for Dilbert.com You'd think that people would be delighted, but the opposite is the case.Why?Well whoever is responsible for the screwup that is the new site seems to be living in the past.The new Flash animations are simple Flash. There's no reason why they wouldn't work in most browsers on most platforms, but if you visit the animation section … [Read more...] about Dilbert.com Needs A New Webmaster
CD Wow Defaults On Payments?
The ups and downs of CD WOW have been interesting to follow.According to an email that I received in the last few minutes CD WOW hasn't paid some of its bills and the main websites are currently not up.Their Irish blog is, however.Odd.Update: A followup email informs me that their account is back in order … [Read more...] about CD Wow Defaults On Payments?
Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
As a newcomer to the Mac (or returning to one if you include my experiences with them in the 80s and 90s) I haven't had time to really explore some of the basic things.Silly little actions that come naturally when using my Linux or Windows machines cause me minor headaches, as I don't know the quick way to do them.This helpful page has a load of keyboard shortcuts, that I'm … [Read more...] about Mac Keyboard Shortcuts