I have released my very iPhone application called ‘Owed‘ which helps you keep track of rentals, iou’s, and things you lend to your friends. I made it because I wanted a break from web design, and because I wanted to make use of some of the programming I learnt getting my computing degree (its about time!). Please [...]

For those who noticed the anti-alias bug in jQuery curvy corners I have fixed the issue. Seems I commented out the anti-alias code for some reason; d’oh!

I’ve seen the ‘web 2.0′ layout (full width background, centred content) done in some pretty wacky and different ways, the worst being a background image and then fixed height sections laid on top (if the content wraps or the text is resized…bam..broken layout). Because of this I am going to demonstrate the method I use [...]

In the last week a few of our blogs have been hit by some malicious JavaScript which won’t let you leave the page and will display adverts for dodgy malware scanners. Somehow the JavaScript was inserted into the index.php file in the site root. I’m not 100% sure how it was exploited, but in case [...]

Theme Slice is an exciting take on the current crop of Slicing services out there; a PSD to Wordpress Theme conversion service; brought to you by Anthony Brewitt and yours truly, Mike Jolley. You send in your mock up design and Theme Slice will send you back a full Wordpress Theme based on your design. [...]

I’ve given curvy corners an overhaul to make it play nicer with other jQuery plugins. This version is now more efficient and should work in IE 6 better now. The official page is here and the demo page is here. Enjoy!

I’m looking for a few PHP and jQuery developers to assist in completing one of my personal projects (I’m so busy with client work my own projects get neglected). Please contact me with examples of work if possible, and your rates. Hope to here from you soon.

Search boxes: integral parts of many websites but often neglected in terms of markup and style. When considering both accessibility and semantics, marking up a a search box can be a little awkward depending on the look you are trying to achieve. In this post I will suggest some methods of marking up your search boxes, [...]

Google has just released a beta of its own web browser dubbed ‘Google Chrome‘. Nice features include independently running tabs (each tab has its own process; if one crashes it won’t affect the others) and an ‘incognito mode’ so you can browse privately without it being added to your web history. Despite a few hiccups regarding its [...]

1. Sidebar Login for Wordpress has been updated so that the welcome message works correctly. 2. jQuery curvy corners has been updated with some general fixes and enhancements. 3. Secure and Accessible Contact form for wordpress has been updated courtesy of Mike Cherim.