Flash, Web and Javascript development
- Time for a new web app?
Sometimes it’s the simple ideas that prove to be the best. A month or two ago, I got an invoice for a hosting package I set up two years ago for flCodr (which is no longer being developed). It came as a bit of a shock, as there wasn’t any notification from the hosting company [...]
- iPad and Three MiFi
If you’re in two minds whether to get an iPad – don’t be! The only question you really need to answer is 3G or not 3G. I opted for the non 3G version – my logic was this: The iPad whilst compact and portable is not truly portable – it’s not the kind of thing [...]
- First post from my iPad
If you already follow me on Twitter you will already know that I am now the proud father of Apple’s latest device. Like most of the purchases I make from Apple, this was one of want rather than need. However saying that, this is worth all of the four hundred and twenty nine pounds that [...]
- Testing a custom URL shortener
Testing a custom url shortener
- Spotify profile widget
So @spotify have released a new version of their desktop based application that adds a stack of social features. One of these is a user profile which displays your playlists, aswell as your top played artists and tracks. I created a simple WordPress plugin that enables you to easily add a button in your sidebar [...]
- Downloadr – jQuery file download plugin
Downloadr aims to solve the age old problem of downloading files from your website. On countless occasions, I have been asked – “Why does the PDF open in my browser rather than download?” and my answer has always been – “Because you need to right click and choose Save As!”. Rather than trying to do [...]
- Display your FourSquare updates on your website
I recently made a few small changes to my personal website, including the addition of my most recent FourSquare check in’s. This post is a quick write up to show you how I did it for FourSquare, but this technique can be used for almost any social network or RSS feed. You may be thinking [...]
- Digital Birmingham – Getting the most from Web 2.0 for your business
I recently gave a quick talk at a Digital Birmingham (@digibrum) Seminar focused on enabling businesses to get the most from web 2.0. In my presentation I talked about how making your brand and data as easily to access as possible by opening up as many platforms as possible could be a benefit. The talk [...]
- CodeIgniter PayPal API Library
Recently I have been involved in a number of projects using PayPal as a payment gateway. The implementations ranged from the basic buy now buttons, to full blown use of the API to create a recurring based platform for a web app. I decided to release my library for you all to use within your [...]
- Showee – A proof of concept
For a while now i’ve been toying with the idea of creating an iPhone App. Due to my knowledge of web technologies such as XHTML and Javascript, I wanted to see how I could create an iPhone application using these techniques. With wanting to learn some of the new features HTML 5 would offer, I [...]
