July 25, 2011

Plantronics Voyager Pro UC v2 review for MacUser

Posted in: // Writing

I’ve just reviewed the Plantronics Voyager Pro UC v2 headset for MacUser magazine. It’s a bluetooth headset that let’s you stay connected to both your phone and your computer (e.g. Skype) at the same time. It also has a built in sensor so as soon as you put it in your ear it answers the call. I liked it so much I bought it! Check out the next few issues to hit newsstands to read the full review.

July 25, 2011

WordPress ultimate installation guide for MacUser magazine

Posted in: // Writing

I’ve contributed a WordPress installation step-by-step for MacUser a couple of weeks back which should appear on newsstands very shortly. Hopefully, whether you want to install via SSH, FTP, Installatron/Fanastico it’ll get WordPress up and running for you. Database setup often trips first time installers up so this is given extra attention. If the WordPress installation has gone badly for you in the past, this might just ease your pain.

July 25, 2011

Final Cut Pro X piece for MacUser magazine

Posted in: // Writing

Recently contributed a tutorial on FCPX for MacUser magazine. It’s a step-by-step detailing how to get to grips with Apple’s new flagship editor. If you’re looking for a primer on some of the basics of the new NLE, you might like to check it out. The big new features are all covered including: Auditions, Magnetic timeline, Smart Collections, Compound clips and more.

July 25, 2011

Two in-flight entertainment features in Airline Entertainment supplement

Posted in: // Writing

I’ve had the pleasure of writing for Airline Entertainment magazine this month. It’s a UKIP publication, from the same team that produces Airline Interiors International. (more…)

June 9, 2011

OS X Subversion setup quick start (for use with Coda etc)

Posted in: // Tech-tip, //Website Design

The piece on Version Control I wrote recently for MacUser magazine covered the basics of version control with GUI based programs. But what if your code editor doesn’t give you the ability to create repositories? In this case it’s easy to do the basic repository setup with Terminal and then use your code editor (e.g. Panic’s Coda) to perform the on going file/repository changes. Here’s a quick-start to setting up a repository, importing files to it and then checking out a repository all from the Terminal command line. (more…)

June 2, 2011

Version Control feature now published in MacUser magazine

Posted in: // Writing

MacUser with SVN articleI’ve recently written a feature for MacUser magazine on Version Control, more specifically Subversion (SVN) which has just hit the shelves of all good news-stands. (more…)

June 2, 2011

Super quick PSD to HTML/CSS and jQuery conversion for sk-style.co.uk

Posted in: // Website Design

I’ve just completed a PSD to HTML/CSS and jQuery conversion for Conor Gaffney. His client had approved the PSD designs and needed the designs converted to clean code within a couple of days. It was a nice clean design, needing some snippets of jQuery to bring it to life. After the Vimeo introductory video, the autumn/winter collection has a slideshow with image zoom as well. Check the sk-style.co.uk website out here.

May 12, 2011

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VW Passat ‘Vader’ advert – easily the funniest advert I have ever seen…

Posted in: // Personal

If you’re a child of the 70′s/80′s and a fan of the original Star Wars trilogy this could be amongst the funniest things you will ever see…
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May 5, 2011

HDR Light Studio feature on Maurice Panisch

Posted in: // Writing

I’ve recently had the pleasure of writing a feature on award winning 3D artist Maurice Panisch for HDR Light Studio. (more…)

May 5, 2011

Free Coda CSS2 and CSS3 clips for solving common problems

Posted in: // Website Design

I read a great collection of CSS snippets over on Speckyboy recently and decided to enter them as a Coda clips group. I’ve now uploaded the Clips group for any fellow Coda users out there. (more…)