This weekend I went along to a Developer Day at Microsoft’s campus in Reading. The community-organised day concentrated on software development using Microsoft’s .NET Framework. However, unlike conferences such as PCD and Mix, there were no Microsoft technologists in sight. Instead, all the speakers were from members of the .NET development community. During the day, [...]
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A look at government branding
20 November 2008 by Dafydd Vaughan. No Comments.
A few days ago I came across an article about the branding of the Dutch Government. It appears that they are fed up of having different brand for each of their 200(ish) departments and ministries. Instead, they are developing a single ‘Government’ brand that will be used for everything the government does, irrespective of the [...]
60+ essential feeds for web developers
13 November 2008 by Dafydd Vaughan. No Comments.
Selene M. Bowlby, a web designer and developer who has recently taken the jump into full time freelance work has just posted a blog entry with 60+ essential feeds for freelance web designers. She made the post in response to an open thread on Freelance Folder asking “How Do You Stay Sharp?“. As a web [...]
The problem with the commute…
11 November 2008 by Dafydd Vaughan. No Comments.
It has been nearly 4 1/2 months since I started working for the Cardiff web design company, so you would think I would be getting used to the daily routine. Get up at before 7, drive or catch train to Cardiff, get to the office at 8.30, work till 5.30, drive or catch train home, [...]
All gone quiet
17 October 2008 by Dafydd Vaughan. No Comments.
I’ve been very quiet for the last 6/7 weeks. Everything has been a bit crazy at work – lots to do, lots already done, but not much to show for all the effort! Over the last few months we’ve been busy working on several new websites, a fair number of which have now been handed [...]
Techcrunch gets a redesign
31 August 2008 by Dafydd Vaughan. 1 Comment.
I’m a little behind the times, but better late than never! Techcrunch, a technology blog covering ‘web 2.0′ and internet start ups had a bit of a redesign earlier this week. As a blog that I keep track of all the time, I’m really pleased to see it move away from its previous, cluttered look [...]
So much to do
6 August 2008 by Dafydd Vaughan. No Comments.
Things have been a bit quiet on this blog over the last few months because I’ve spent pretty much every waking moment working, commuting or working some more. During office hours I’ve been working as a full time web developer for a web development company in Cardiff. I’ve spent the last month and a half [...]
Why the New Facebook is Wrong
23 July 2008 by Dafydd Vaughan. No Comments.
On Monday, the social networking site Facebook released its new design to a selection of its members. Over the next few weeks, this major update will be pushed out to everyone registered on the network. Yesterday evening, a discussion began on Twitter surrounding the new Facebook image – with a number of users who don’t [...]
Techcrunch Web Tablet Project
22 July 2008 by Dafydd Vaughan. No Comments.
TechCrunch, a leading technology blog network, has announced a project to develop an open-source ‘web tablet’ capable of running Firefox and Skype. The aim is to produce a very thin device (similar to a MacBook Air), with a touch screen interface, WiFi, half a Gigabyte of RAM, a 4Gb solid state hard drive, and possibly [...]
WordPress for iPhone
by Dafydd Vaughan. No Comments.
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later and it turned out to be sooner than I expected. WordPress have just released WordPress for the iPhone. Following in the footsteps of TypePad, this app allows you to post to your WordPress blog straight from your iPhone without having to use the standard admin panel. [...]