It looks like there are some lovers of the Irish way of things, whether we’re talking about web development, API mashups, or good old Guinness.
Pixelapes couldn’t make it along to Mashup Camp Dublin, but it certainly sounds like it was inspiring and a lot of fun to boot. We’ll keep an eye out for the next one.
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November 15th, 2007 | No Comments | Author: Alex Leonard
We’re always writing about business related things, web design in Ireland, boring coding issues. So today is time for something a little less serious.
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November 9th, 2007 | 3 Comments | Author: Alex Leonard
News is out about Ireland’s poor broadband usage but the poor figures are made less painful by the news that broadband subscribers are increasing at a very high rate.
We look at what affect this has on web designers and some other statistics that will affect how web designers work in Ireland.
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November 8th, 2007 | 2 Comments | Author: Alex Leonard
A month or two after downgrading my HP Compaq 6715b laptop to Windows XP, I’ve found some real benefits to having given up Vista.
Certainly the “Wow” has been replaced by the enjoyment of having a stable, resource friendly system that can be relied upon to perform where needed.
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November 7th, 2007 | 24 Comments | Author: Alex Leonard
Google have just launched a quiet update to their Notebook service. We’ve had a look around and sum up the changes for you.
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November 2nd, 2007 | 1 Comment | Author: Alex Leonard
You’ve re-designed your website. It’s a beautiful new design, satisfying web standards and has lots of new functionality.
Before you rush on and delete your old website, consider these points and make sure that your change-over is as seamless as possible.
Continue reading "Web Site Re-Design Check List"
October 24th, 2007 | No Comments | Author: Alex Leonard
Word Press, our favourite content publishing system, has just released a tidy little update – version 2.3. We’ve upgraded our system and in doing so have added a few nice touches that we’ve been meaning to do for ages.
Hope you like it.
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October 23rd, 2007 | No Comments | Author: Alex Leonard
After Blog Action Day, we’re finding a veritable wealth of interesting posts from around the web.
Thinking of building a new pc? Why not think green and put together a system that reduces your power consumption and saves money on your energy bills.
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October 17th, 2007 | 1 Comment | Author: Alex Leonard
Today is Blog Action Day and Pixelapes are delighted to be involved.
We’ve been looking at the environmental impact of a design studio and would like to share our findings and suggestions for a few changes that can help reduce the effect you might have on the environment.
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October 15th, 2007 | 2 Comments | Author: Alex Leonard
Gmail have just announced that they’re going to increase storage space available to end users.
Although it’s not anything tangible, they’ve increased the rate at which their storage increases…
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October 12th, 2007 | No Comments | Author: Alex Leonard