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Web Development

January 31 2011

How do I get to the top of Google?

As a Web Developer and Designer, the one question I am guaranteed to be asked on a daily basis is “How do I get to the top of Google?”.
Even though this is a completely different skill set to what I usually offer, I do have some experience of SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) and so, in [...]

September 9 2010

Reply to your own Tweets

If you’re a Twitter user you’ll know that every Tweet you read has a reply link on hover. (Like this tweet from @smashingmag)

But what if you wanted to reply to your own tweet, for whatever reason? For example, you wanted to add to a tweet you’d previously posted. Hovering over the tweet does [...]

April 19 2010

Position Fixed Tutorial

If you’ve read my Position Fixed Showcase blog post, you’ll know that I’ve noticed a recent trend for fixed position elements and background image in website design. Here’s a tutorial on how to achieve this effect yourself.

April 8 2010

Position Fixed Showcase

A recent trend I’ve noticed in website design is the use of fixed position elements and backgrounds. Fixing the position of an element within a browser window adds emphasis to it and draws the users attention. Here are a few of the sites I’ve noticed that use this attribute.