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Expressionengine missing images
I spent a good hour or two today trying to figure out why images were not appearing in an Expressionengine publish page, file browser and the front end.... more
Reducing database queries in expressionengine
I did some quick testing on reducing database queries in Expressionengine to see what optimisations give which results.... more
Notes from EEUK 2011
I finally made it to an Expressionengine conference - EEUK 2011, held in Manchester on 26th August 2011! ... more
EU cookie law takes the biscuit
On 26th May 2011 a new law came into force about the use of cookies on web sites. Apart from being on the farcical side, this affects every site that does business in the EU.... more
Expressionengine - adding Flowplayer video player
A quick walkthrough tutorial for adding Flowplayer video player to an Expressionengine site.... more
When web designers over complicate
The other day I happened to stumble upon a blog post that demonstrates how some web designers might be "over designing"...... more
EE1 to EE2 upgrade notes
I finally got around to upgrading my site from Expressionengine 1.x to the latest version 2.x. During the upgrade I encountered a few oddities which may be of help when you do an upgrade.... more
Jshop 2.3 overview
The latest incarnation of my favourite shopping cart system, Jshop 2.3, was released recently. Here's an overview of some of the new and updated features.... more
SEO pitfalls
Quite often clients ask me if they should be adding "SEO friendly articles" to their site or blog. The practice of writing "for search engines" is a bad idea, not just for you, but your customers as well.... more
More life drawing!
I've recently picked up my life drawing again after a short break, taught by local Northampton artist John Luce Lockett. Here's some samples of my recent work.... more
