Category: Computer


Mac OSX apps that I use

I’ve found some great apps since switching to Mac, here are some of them. Adium – Free multi-network chat client Billings – Time tracking and invoicing app that makes my life a million times easier! Customisable invoice templates and account snapshots make handling costs so much easier. Coda – Commercial one window web development app […]

How to Detect the Front (Home) Page of a WordPress Blog

When “if (is_home())” or “if (is_front_page())” don’t work, there is another way to do it based on the URL rather than WordPress internal variables that might not work the way you expect: How to Detect the Front (Home) Page of a WordPress Blog | blog.dt.org.

Cloud Computing explained using kittens.

Just got back from a very informative and well delivered talk on what cloud computing is and why it matters at Nott Tuesday, Nottingham’s tech meetup. Powerpoint can be the worst thing ever, but Simon Wardley made his talk extremely entertaining with liberal use of graphs and kittens. I have heard cloud computing debates before […]

Thesis | WordPress SEO and templating framework

A client tipped me off to this SEO and templating framework and I have had a brief play with it. Basically, it installs as a theme, and then gives you a massive amount of control over your layout by clicking buttons instead of programming it. This means quick theming, and that people who don’t code […]

New ecommerce site for Zaanti Stores

A new Zen Cart ecommerce site by FCS Websites launched this week for Zaanti complimentary therapies, Nottingham. Zaanti stores offers organic Aloe Vera products, cosmetics, unique hand crafted gifts, jewellery, books, vintage items and collectables so go have a look! On a tech note, we completely reskinned the admin system for this project and then […]

278 Consulting – new site launched

Another new site launch for FCS Websites – logo and website design for local highway consultancy 278 Consulting. See more at their website – Highway design, planning & managementикони