Over the past few evenings I've been working on a new site / project. Since the backend software allows me to "easily" add new fields to the database I did. Of course I didn't test the link submission form after the last update / addition, so it broke.Moral of the story - testing things saves time.If I'd taken an extra 30 seconds to make sure that the update was working it … [Read more...] about Testing Saves Time
Electronic Christmas Cards, Dancing Elves and more
It's that time of year again...Over the next few days you can expect your inbox to be bombarded with tasteful, tasteless, tacky and slick Christmas greetings.I've had a few already, but so far there's been no sign of Gaddo's traditional Christmas card (he's infamous for them!)Dancing elves seem to be popular this year..And of course there's always the retouching of websites to … [Read more...] about Electronic Christmas Cards, Dancing Elves and more
MailPlane Ends Beta Phase and Increases Pricing
I mentioned MailPlane for Mac OS X some time back.The software was in beta at the time, so licenses were free - as long as you could get an invite.According to an email I got this morning the honeymoon will end come December 31st.If you want to grab a copy at the reduced price you have until the 31st … [Read more...] about MailPlane Ends Beta Phase and Increases Pricing
SalesOnline.ie – Worst HTML Coding Of The Week
For a number of reasons I had to look at the SalesOnline.ie site today. I would have thought they'd have got round to fixing its basic brokenness, but I was wrong.If you try to view that site in any browser you will suffer.Why?Basic HTML code hasn't been used.How hard can it be to specify which version of (X)HTML you're using?If the "designer" had even picked up a book on HTML … [Read more...] about SalesOnline.ie – Worst HTML Coding Of The Week
Golden Spammers – Fined For Spamming
In the runup to the Golden Spiders earlier this year I noticed several complaints about their mailing lists.Both Peter and Mary Rose complained of having issues getting off the list despite several attempts.Now it transpires that Mary Rose has not only reported the issue to the data privacy commissioner, but that the commissioner has ruled in her favour and Golden Spiders / … [Read more...] about Golden Spammers – Fined For Spamming