http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/index.php Written articles and my personal thoughts on web design, ecommerce, the internet and odd ramblings about life, the universe and everything! en rob@blue-dreamer.co.uk Copyright 2012 2012-01-05T18:00:06+00:00 http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/expressionengine-missing-images http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/expressionengine-missing-images#When:18:00:06Z 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. ExpressionEngine, 2012-01-05T18:00:06+00:00 http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/reducing-database-queries-in-expressionengine http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/reducing-database-queries-in-expressionengine#When:16:28:07Z I did some quick testing on reducing database queries in Expressionengine to see what optimisations give which results. ExpressionEngine, 2011-12-23T16:28:07+00:00 http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/eeuk-2011 http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/eeuk-2011#When:18:31:50Z I finally made it to an Expressionengine conference - EEUK 2011, held in Manchester on 26th August 2011! ExpressionEngine, 2011-08-27T18:31:50+00:00 http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/eu-cookie-law-takes-the-biscuit http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/eu-cookie-law-takes-the-biscuit#When:22:41:43Z 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. The Internet, 2011-05-28T22:41:43+00:00 http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/expressionengine-flowplayer http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/expressionengine-flowplayer#When:00:36:56Z A quick walkthrough tutorial for adding Flowplayer video player to an Expressionengine site. ExpressionEngine, 2011-03-24T00:36:56+00:00 http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/when-web-designers-over-complicate http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/when-web-designers-over-complicate#When:21:36:45Z The other day I happened to stumble upon a blog post that demonstrates how some web designers might be "over designing"... Usability, Web Design, 2011-03-20T21:36:45+00:00 http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/ee1-to-ee2-upgrade-notes http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/ee1-to-ee2-upgrade-notes#When:23:42:04Z 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. ExpressionEngine, 2011-02-19T23:42:04+00:00 http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/jshop-23-overview http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/jshop-23-overview#When:01:38:01Z 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. Ecommerce, 2011-02-07T01:38:01+00:00 http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/seo-pitfalls http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/seo-pitfalls#When:01:34:18Z 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. Content management, 2011-01-10T01:34:18+00:00 http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/more-life-drawing http://www.blue-dreamer.co.uk/blog/entry/more-life-drawing#When:05:46:52Z 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. Out of the box, 2010-10-23T05:46:52+00:00