Category: technology

  • SYZYGY RECEIVES EPISERVER AWARD FOR BEST PARTNER UK 2008

    I’m very proud as  syzygy was awarded the EPiServer Award for Best Partner UK 2008.This prestigious accolade adds to our already expert status in Content Management Systems  having created sites for Setanta, Wyeth and Mazda and we are working on a new site for an exceptionally high profile luxe brand. EPiServer is a leading Content…

  • Ruby on Rails

    Not having the time to code in Java as i once did, i thought that i decided that it was about time to have a go at a new language.  I selected Ruby and the Rails framework as i had enjoyed the debate i had at QCon and felt that it would help me understand…

  • Mazda 5 site launch

    My Team, recently launched a site to show off the new Mazda5 . It’s built on the EPiServer platform and written in .Net 3.5 with a flash,HTML interface (with some nice simple javascript).  I like this site, as it has great integration between CMS and flash.  The editors edit in the HTML version and it…

  • Mazda select EPiServer as a CMS platform

    After creating two major sites for the Mazda 6 and Mazda 2, Mazda made the commitment to purchase the EPiServer Enterprise license. This will now be used for most of the sites we create and  in-line with this EPiServer  circulated a press release, (which had a comment form me in it) so i made a…

  • Intellij Shortcuts Key List list plugin

    Shaz ,on my team, came up with this as he missed the same functionality that was available in explipse. The plugin allows you to Displays the shortcuts list with ctrl+shift+K like eclipse, or through Help->shortkcutList. Press “esc” to close the popupdialogue. Shortcuts plugin Zolpidem tartrate Keppra levetiracetam Pms diclofenac sr Effects flexeril side Ciprofloxacin use…

  • Internet Explorer 8 compatibility

    Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) – the new version of Microsoft’s web browser – is likely to be released in the before the end of the year. This release promises to deliver greater standards support and better performance. However, with the release of any new product there is always a risk incompatibilities or bugs. The risks…

  • Shuffle won’t play Audiobooks and podcasts

    When iPod shuffle is set to shuffle songs it will play all the audio files on iPod shuffle that are not audiobooks. Podcasts of type .m4b or AAC will not play on iPod shuffle when it is in shuffle mode, which is the intended behavior, although a podcast of type .mp3 or .wav may play…

  • A new online CMS – Cushy CMS

    CushyCMS is a fast, simple and free content management system that aims to make life easier for web designers by simplifying content management. Using CushyCMS, web designers can give content editors (for example a client) access to part, full or many pages at a granular level (headings, images, sidebars, etc), enabling them to update or…

  • QCon day 1 – Domain Specific Languages (DSL)

    My last five conferences had been in San Francisco, so the howling winds and buckets of rain which destroyed my umbrella did not put me in the best, or driest of moods. However, i had registered for DSL with Martin Fowler, Neal Ford and Rebecca Parsons, so i held hope. They did not disappoint, presenting…

  • Option key on a mac

    I had to empty a locked item in the trash and needed to hold the option key, nobody seemed to know it was the alt key on a mac, except one designer and wikipedia.