I’ve just done a refresh of the Mr Whippy Ice Cream website. Mr Whippy wanted a site that he could easily add his own pages/content to without having to contact a developer every time. So the site has a content management system built in so he can easily add content and images of events etc [...]
Archive for June, 2009
June 30, 2009
Location/GPS feature for Computer Active magazine
By benfrain in WritingIf you want to know how to save the routes you travel on your TomTom, or how to add GPS information to your photos, these subjects and many other things GPS related are covered in a lengthy article I’ve just written for Computer Active magazine. It’s the issue on sale today and the article is [...]
June 22, 2009
Proof: The Americans won World War 2!
By benfrain in RantIt’s a deliberately inflammatory post title but I can’t be the only person getting a little fed up with the dominance of Americans in any modern media relating to World War II. Take a look at this, a trailer for ‘The Pacific’, the latest HBO TV series from the Spielberg and Hanks stable (Saving Private [...]
June 19, 2009
iPhone 3GS review
By benfrain in WritingWorth it or not? That’s the question most people are pondering given the high upgrade cost if they already have a contract iPhone 3G here in the UK. Perhaps the most economical option is to sell the existing iPhone 3G and buy a 3GS on Pay As You Go, which is the option I plumped [...]
June 17, 2009
Augmented reality – possible with the iPhone 3GS
By benfrain in Tech-tip, WritingCheck out this video for ‘Layars’, an augmented reality application. This application isn’t available for the iPhone 3GS yet but expect something similar (or a port of this) within months. An ‘augmented reality’ application, in simplistic terms, takes what you view on your phone camera and overlays information as you pan about. Whilst much of [...]
June 14, 2009
WordPress problem – CSS code in your Manage themes section?
By benfrain in Tech-tip, Website DesignIf you’ve created a WordPress theme and you are seeing a load of CSS code in the ‘Manage Themes’ section of the Dashboard you’ll be glad to know this is easily fixed. Chances are you are editing the styles.css file on a Mac, probably using Dreamweaver or similar. The problem is that Mac uses Macintosh [...]
