November 14th, 2017 Posted in Computer, Creativity, Web Development
Learning Javascript at freeCodeCamp Nottingham
I’ve been going to freeCodeCamp in Nottingham for the last few months, with the local meets kindly organised by Will White. While I’ve got HTML/CSS and jQuery covered from the day job, I want to learn vanilla Javascript and then React Native so I can make an app I’ve got an idea for. freeCodeCamp Nottingham […]
August 20th, 2017 Posted in Creativity, Web Development
Reasons to use virtual machines for programming workshops, hackathons etc
I’ve been learning some new development skills recently and going to hackathons, meetups etc to try new things out. There have been some great talks and some interesting new technologies. There’s an increasing call for everyone to learn at least the basics of programming, which is awesome. However a frustrating and repeated experience is trying […]
July 5th, 2017 Posted in Web Design, Web Development, WordPress
Lazy loading sliders and Google PageSpeed render blocking issue
Love them or hate them, sliders appear on many websites. Many clients ask for them so we use them a lot on the WordPress sites we build. Using the Advanced Custom Fields Repeater field, we can make the banners editable for clients too. All good, aside from the file size of using multiple large images. […]
June 5th, 2017 Posted in Web Development
Installing Facebook pixel to WHMCS 7
I’ve just been banging my head against the desk trying to install the Facebook Pixel code to WHMCS 7 manually. I want to track hosting order completion to see how well Facebook ads convert. The problem Adding the Facebook pixel code to header.tpl hosed the WHMCS front end template. The fix WHMCS templates need the […]
April 6th, 2017 Posted in Digital nomad, Remote work
Digital Nomad tips: Las Palmas
I’m trying the Canaries for this Spring’s trip as SE Asia was too hot and humid for me and the Canaries are only a few hours flight from the UK. I heard great things about Las Palmas so this is the first stop. Here are some tips for digital nomads and remote workers. Flight & Transport […]
March 18th, 2017 Posted in Business, Web Design
Give website users what they want
I’ve lost track of the number of websites I’ve been on that won’t give me the information I am looking for. I see this as being one of two reasons – either lack of user centric design (don’t know what people want), or trying to hide the info on purpose (hidden agenda). Lack of user […]