Page Builder
One new plugin which opens to door on page and post layout in the most effective way I have seen to done. PageBuilder by Site Origen changes the way you approach a range of tasks in WordPress, The freedom to layout pages with plug in functionality without code is is a great asset and a deployable... Continue reading→
Drop Box Backup
I have been reminded recently when one of my dear clients backup up ABM and stored the backup on a flash drive, which for a number of reason was lost. Sadly the PC also suffered a major hard drive event. In the event of any small business this represents a crisis. One solution is to... Continue reading→
Google Calendar embed
This is an example of an embedded Google Calendar. It happens to be a cycle of readings however a calendar for your organisation could be fed through this technology
Linux – New Life
Like many of us I have been aware of another world floating around cyberspace that is neither a Microsoft world, nor an Apple i-world. Linux has generally been thought of as a largely geeky alternate reality, however most of us have had little, if any, direct experience. Years ago I had a quick look, and... Continue reading→
Bible – NRSV
Whilst not relevant to every client, I have a number of clients for whom this information is useful. The may well be other resources where similar capacity is available that may make this idea more useful to other clients. To create a link to a bible passage reference follow these steps. For the purpose of... Continue reading→
Audio
There seems to be value for some people to provide an audio file on a site. Even though the alternative option of uploading videos to YouTube and embedding those on the site is viable and relatively easy to achieve there is also good value in some cases about running the audio from the site, rather... Continue reading→
Responsive Web Design
Responsive Web Design is the new catch phrase describing web site which is aware of the device that it is running on, and re-formats to suit that device. This means that a website may display with several columns on a wide screen, fewer of=n a smaller screen such as an iPad, and basically stacked in a... Continue reading→
IrfanView
Images, Pictures, Graphics are very important for a website. The old saying (a picture is worth a thousand words) is certainly true on the web, and the proliferation of web technology would never have happened without the graphic content.
Facebook & Social Media
Social Media seems to have taken off in a huge way, and it is not just Facebook, though clearly the dominant player. Social Media gives a voice to anyone who has an account and an Internet connection. This has been empowering at a level beyond what anyone could have expected. Each one of us is given the power... Continue reading→
How Much is a Website
How Much does a website cost? Well that is in interesting question. How much does the shopping cost? Well it depends on what you buy, and of course how much you buy. Websites are pretty much the same. It depends on how much you want to put in, how much you want out, what functionality... Continue reading→
Hosting
Hosting is an area where the average punter finds something that works and learns to live with it. At some stage in the process Hosting becomes the ‘Black Box’ and so we can overlook the importance. There are a couple of assumptions that we often operate on. One is that all hosts are essentially the same and... Continue reading→
SEO
For many SEO has been the black art of the web. The web has changed things, because the add id the local paper went to thousands of households, where as the new website is visible to the world. When you place an ad in the paper you the search the paper to find the ad,... Continue reading→
CMS
In the beginning days of websites they were essentially simply pages of text with no formatting. As the web developed graphics, colour and design all became important criteria. When websites were simply lines of html coding this was tedious and meant that the web developer had to manage the content as well as the code,... Continue reading→
Content is King
20 years ago when the web was still new and special, the buz was for things that were flashy, roared around with lights and did clever things. Basically we are over that stuff now. Sure we have the bandwidth to deliver it, and we can watch movies, an videos, play music. listen the question time in the... Continue reading→