The difference between The Internet and The Web
“The Internet” and “The Web” are two expressions which are often used interchangeably, so writing this down is a good way to keep it clear in my own mind. It might seem like a trick question, but what...
View ArticleUsing the MP3 format for releasing music
Now that we are finally seeing the internet being embraced as a viable distribution medium for music, I thought it might be useful to look at how the MP3 audio format can be put to best use by...
View ArticleBeware shapeshifting software
If you don’t use your computer’s default web browser, you’re probably looking at this through Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. When developing a site, I will use Firefox because of the range of...
View ArticleShattering the illusion
So I was in the Post Office earlier and I saw something which reminded me of something which happened last time I was on holiday. If what you are feeling now could be described as curiosity more than...
View ArticleJumping on the HTML5 bandwagon
OK, yes, I’ve used a slightly ambiguous/potentially controvertial blog post title in order to get you to read. It worked, didn’t it? Rather than making you scan the whole post looking for my actual...
View ArticleMaking Up MadeUpLists.com
I recently heard someone quoting Matt Mullenweg (creator of WordPress) saying “if you’re not embarrassed when you ship your first version you waited too long”. Although I am horrified by the prospect...
View Articlechecknet: My jQuery plugin for detecting Internet connection
Update log v1.5 (Nov 2012): Fixed issue where checking was not resumed after the window/tab was moved back to the front after being minimised or behind another tab. v1.4 (Oct 2012): Fixed issue where...
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