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Building dev-ee.com

13th Oct 2010 scribed by Rob in ExpressionEngine

A technical write up on how I built the new Dev-ee.com site and how I overcame a few build issues along the way.... more

dev-ee.com - a new Expressionengine developer directory

13th Oct 2010 scribed by Rob in ExpressionEngine

I'd like to announce a new site launch! dev-ee.com is a brand new directory site for clients all around the world to locate Eexpressionengine designers and developers. ... more

Book review - Building Websites with ExpressionEngine 2

4th Oct 2010 scribed by Rob in ExpressionEngine

A review of Leonard Murphy's Expressionengine eBook updated for EE2. Unlike the previous edition this version is more "hands on" by focussing on building your site, as well as introducing EE2's new features.... more

Web designers are architects

9th Sep 2010 scribed by Rob in Web Design

The term "web designer" has become rather vague in recent years. In this article I try to define what a web designers role really is - we're architects!... more

Mojomotor - First impressions

24th Aug 2010 scribed by Rob in Content management

MojoMotor is the new page editor from Ellislab, developers of Expressionengine. Given a very wet weekend last Sunday I stayed in and gave it a closer look.... more

‘Hidden’ features in Expressionengine 2

22nd Aug 2010 scribed by Rob in ExpressionEngine

EE2 has a shedload of new features, especially for developers. Not all are widely documented so here's a few you might not know about.... more

Is your web browser HTML5 friendly?

2nd Aug 2010 scribed by Rob in Software

HTML5 introduces lots of new features but many web browsers just aren't up to scratch yet. I tested a few using a new online testing tool.... more

Cold calling Online PC Care scammers

5th Jul 2010 scribed by Rob in The Internet

Over the last few months I've been receiving a lot of unsolicited phone calls telling me my computer is full of malware and other problems, and offering to fix them. If you get one of these calls don't be fooled, it's a scam!... more

The demise of blog comments

19th Jun 2010 scribed by Rob in Content management

There's been a noticeable trend in high profile blog turning off blog comments over the last few years. Is this a sign of things to come? Has blog commenting seen it's hayday?... more

The evil side of SEO

10th Jun 2010 scribed by Rob in Site management

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is one of those things that has become tainted with snakeoil salesmen, scammers and rip off merchants. Every site owner wants their site to be found on search engines but falling foul to SEO scam artists is all too easy nowadays.... more