Month: November 2006

UK firms come to embrace internet

UK firms come to embrace internet

The report, co-produced by Google, said UK firms invested a total of £10.6bn yearly on net-based systems. It is predicted this will top £13bn in 2009. That all sounds very positive for the future of the internet industry. BBC NEWS | Business | UK firms come to embrace internet

A List Apart: Web 3.0

A List Apart: Web 3.0

The site of Jeffrey Zeldman on the cover of “Designing with Web Standards” often annoys me, possibly because it’s often a title being wielded by the evangelical types who think that it makes business sense to tell the customer that they have the wrong browser. But this article about Web 2.0 hype has brought me …

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BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Blaine in giant gyroscope stunt

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Blaine in giant gyroscope stunt

Illusionist David Blaine has begun his next stunt, spinning inside a gyroscope above the streets of New York. Okay, that’s annoying enough, but how about this: After the stunt, Blaine will lead 100 underprivileged children chosen by The Salvation Army charity on a shopping spree. There’s something wrong with the man. Blaine in giant gyroscope …

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PHP developer job

PHP developer job

My web development company, Exponetic is looking for another PHP developer. More details of the job here but the main skills I’m after are: OO PHP4 + 5, MySQL 3 + 4 (2+ years commercial experience) MySQL (2+ yrs) and exposure to any other relational databases would be beneficial Relevant Linux exposure, especially with Apache …

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Install multiple versions of IE on your PC

Install multiple versions of IE on your PC

This useful app allows you to run different versions of Internet Explorer on the same Windows install, which sounds pretty clever and indeed it is. A simple download and install and it seems to do exactly what it promises. Now why can’t Microsoft provide that kind of functionality, I wonder? I also tried the IE7 …

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The Pride of Spitalfields pub

The Pride of Spitalfields pub

The Pride of Spitalfields is definitely one of the best east end pubs I’ve found so far. Good beer, a good location, and near my office. The barman also remembered my order even though I’d even been to the bar once and you can’t really ask for more than that. The Pride of Spitalfields on …

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Spurs 3-1 Port Vale

Spurs 3-1 Port Vale

After nearly 25 years I had my chance to see Spurs, and my first visit to White Hart Lane. The last time I saw what’s supposed to be my first team was when the League Cup was called the Milk Cup (because it was sponsored by milk, I presume, rather than because of it’s low …

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