Mark Edgington

Author: mark.edgington

  • Mobile Statistics From 2010

    We all know that mobile is big business, so I thought I would jot down a few of the statistics and information that I have picked up through the later months of 2010: NOMOBS: Normal mobile users I.e. not a Smartphone (although I’ve only seen this used once, but I quite liked it) 75 %…

  • 100+ contacts, not one little wave in 5 months – Is google wave dead?

    Like many others i was interested to get hold of a Google wave account.  I tried to make the most of it for months, inviting many to join and testing waves and the varied add-ons.  But, it just seems to have no present use in my life, or by the looks of it any of…

  • Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) – Back Surgery

    I recently had a back operation in February and only found articles that scared me half to death, so thought I’d write a little on my experience; hopefully to put you mind to rest. What is an Alif ? Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) is a back surgery that involves approaching the spine through an…

  • How do i delete SVN folders?

    When deploying websites, all SVN folders should be deleted, but SVN doesn’t include any built in commands to do this. The registry hack below can do this for you – it adds “Delete SVN Folders” to the context menu for folders. When you select it, it removes all folders named .svn inside the folder and…

  • Balsamiq – Wireframes and mockups tool

    A great tool for creating fast site and other device mock ups.

  • Is Social Networking really social?

    Here are a few thoughts on social networking (mainly directed at Facebook). The Issues: Collecting friends becomes a habit The collection can become little more than an online status symbol If this happens are these people really your friends? You just opened up your world and made it ‘ privacy invasive’, you’d likely never dream…

  • Why are Web Applications Superior to their Desktop counterparts?

    No need for an install or to ship updates The application lives in the cloud and is centrally managed, when you launch the application you will always have the latest version. This leads to a single point for updates and fixes with the user receiving the updated version the next time they use the application.…

  • What is a QR Code?

    A QR Code is a two-dimensional bar-code and the name “QR” is derived from “Quick Response”, as its Japanese creator intended the code  to be decoded at high speed. QR Codes have been very common in Japan, this popularity due to the fact that the majority of  Japanese mobiles can read this code with their camera. QR Codes can…

  • Can you Predict the X Factor Winner using Twitter?

    I thought this was pretty interesting,  the  full article is worth a read, see the link below. Bil Tancer at Hitwise occasionally tries to predict talent show winners by studying Search activity, but there are now too many dynamics to interpret to be able to use internet data to easily predict X Factor winners and losers this year.…

  • Accessibility and Flash – Make sure you add a HTML version of the Site

    Here are some of the usability and data accessibility issues with Flash. You can’t select, copy, or paste any text. Your browser’s font override features won’t work, so you can’t adjust the font or its size to be more readable. Your browser’s built-in in-page search won’t work you can’t use the keyboard to scroll through…