Blue Dreamer Blog

2008 30th Nov

iPhone 3g - first impressions

Posted by Rob in Out of the box | 0 comments

I just got a shiny new iPhone to replace my old and battered mobile phone. It is rather good...

2008 22nd Nov

Will the web boom while the world is in recession?

Posted by Rob in The Internet | 0 comments

Everywhere, it seems, businesses are cutting costs and laying staff off, but the web seems to be in a boom state from where I'm looking!

2008 16th Nov

Blue Dreamer site gets an overhaul

Posted by Rob in Out of the box | 0 comments

Regular visitors to the site will see that I've been playing! The whole site has undergone a revamp, some content has been reorganised and there are a few new things.

2008 15th Nov

New Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Posted by Rob in Web Design | 0 comments

Version 2.0 of the web accessibility guidelines are now at "proposed recommendation" stage, which means they are likely to be implemented in the near future.

2008 8th Nov

When ecommerce goes bad

Posted by Rob in Ecommerce | 0 comments

I was shopping online the other day for a couple of pairs of jeans and I found a site that had what I wanted. Unfortunately things haven't worked out.

2008 1st Nov

5 things to ask your web designer

Posted by Rob in Web Design | 2 comments

It's a sad fact that there are still many web designers and web design agencies who use bad practices and outdated design methods. Here's a list of things to ask your web designer.

2008 25th Oct

Simple on/off switches in Expression Engine

Posted by Rob in ExpressionEngine | 1 comments

Here's a method of choosing whether or not to show certain information inside a weblog entry. Now you can control what, and what not, to show on a content page!

2008 18th Oct

Doug Bowman on CSS layouts

Posted by Rob in Web Design | 2 comments

CSS guru Douglas Bowman presentation on creating and manipulating CSS based layout. A must see for learners and pro's alike.

2008 11th Oct

The curse of Internet Explorer 6

Posted by Rob in Software | 0 comments

The Internet Explorer 6 web browser is the bane of every web developers life. We all hoped it would gracefully fade away when IE7 came out, but IE6 seems to be hanging on, and in feffect, holding back innovation.

2008 4th Oct