1Apr
When the BBC first released the beta version of the new BBC homepage a couple of weeks ago I was initially disappointed. On first impressions it just didn’t seem a radical enough change and some parts just didn’t look balanced anymore with odd padding’s and margins. All this plus the clock was gone, sure it served little purpose but I loved the retroness of it. Sure the BBC gave a suitable response describing the changes they had put in place but this hadn’t answered my concerns. Something simply wasn’t right.
But now I’ve figured it out, they promised me so much more.
Continue reading “I’m sorry I don’t like the BBC Beta”
16Feb
Since redesigning my website a few months back I’ve been getting more people email me through my contact form. The numbers aren’t huge but every now and again I get an email and I tend to respond to all emails that aren’t clearly spam or SEO sales pitches. There are however some emails that I would maybe usually respond to if they hadn’t already instantly pissed me off.
These emails tend to go a little like this:
i want a web designer. email me?
Er, no thanks.
Continue reading “When you email, try doing it properly please”
13Feb
Yesterday was the Boagworld 200th episode and I managed to tune into some of it but missed parts here and there due to work. For those unaware of Boadworld it’s a weekly podcast for webbies and on their 200th episode they made it a big occasion by holding a live, visual, 12 hour marathon.
Due to work I had the video screen right in the bottom corner of my screen with the chat channel hidden which I’m glad of as it seems that when any female members of our community appeared the chat channel regressed to a forum of sexist and offensive comments about the females in question. As Rachel Andrew mentions some comments went as far as to say that these women’s appearance on the show was due to their good looks alone.
Continue reading “What not to do when meeting a pretty female web designer”
8Feb
Often I come across those articles that tell me how I should use Twitter effectively in order to gain and retain followers and how to better engage the community. There are also the people that tell me what I should and shouldn’t be tweeting. To be honest it’s a load of bollocks.
Continue reading “How to actually use Twitter effectively”