After receiving the WPVote domain and theme from Jean I moved on to stage 3. Researching ‘competitors‘ websites.I must admit I tend not to do too much research when building a website, but this time I did decide to do...
In part 1 of Building WPVote I mentioned how I have recently purchased WPVote from Jean-Baptiste Jeung.The first thing I did before I even spoke to Jean was trying to think of simple things I could do that would add...
WordPress MU 2.8: Beginner’s Guide surprised me positively. To be honest, I did hesitate before accepting a review copy from the publishers as I fully expected it to be “just” a beginner’s guide to WordPress mu (the multi user version...
If I can tell you one thing about Bruno it’s this.Don’t watch Bruno on an iPod Touch on the train on the way to work.There’s too much to describe in Bruno, it’s a whirlwind of cringe inducing moments with a...
If I am totally honest there aren’t many computer books that I actually find useful, they’re generally for beginners or full of information you can get online for the low-cost of a Google search or two. WordPress Cookbook That’s why...
Being rather introverted I’m quite quiet on social networking sites, however recently I have made some changes that mean I am easily able to take part without leaving my comfort zone.There are actually a few reasons I don’t take part....
I always think of Michael Mann as making understated action movies. There’s action and there’s violence, but it never gets in the way of the story.Public Enemies is his latest offering with Johnny Depp playing the famous mobster John Dillinger....
I have recently published my first ‘Art Directed’ posts on Binary Moon – namely my reviews for the movies Coraline and Up. Ever since I saw Jason Santa Marias art directed site the idea has brewed in my head that...
Coraline is a stop motion animated movie directed by the same Director as The Nightmare Before Christmas, which meant I instantly assumed that the Director was Tim Burton, and after watching the movie my opinion hadn’t changed. Coraline is a...
Pixar have a habit of creating stories and worlds that transcend the age gap. Despite the fact they are animations the stories tap into your emotions, and in many ways are more real than anything filmed with live actors.Being digitally...
It was recently announced that WordPress 2.9 includes a new function to get post images called the_post_image. There is some information about the command over on WPEngineer.Having post thumbnails is fantastic, they really liven up a post, but until recently...
TimThumb is a popular image resizing script that was created for Mimbo Pro – but it’s never worked properly with WordPress MU, so I wanted to change that.The reason it doesn’t work is quite simple. Because of the way WordPress...
The Boat That Rocked is Richard Curtis (4 Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill) latest film – and it’s so much better than I had imagined it would be.I’m not sure why I’m surprised, Richard Curtis films are always funny...
Elemental is the upcoming theme framework for Pro Theme Design. It’s been in development for absolutely ages, and the code is really showing it’s maturity, and I am really pleased with the possibilities it opens up.The focus when developing Elemental...
Being under 30, English, and disinterested in both politics and history I wasn’t sure what to make of Frost/ Nixon. It’s a movie about a US president, Richard Nixon, who disgraced because of something called the Watergate scandal (yes, I’ve...
I have a massive appetite for learning. I am always reading books and blogs to try to better understand the things I want to do. Design, programming, marketing, copy-writing, I constantly strive to improve.On the web your skill set needs...
As I briefly mentioned on Monday, I have finally redesigned Binary Moon.I actually started redesigning about 2 years ago. Initially it was going to be an update rather than a totally new look, and I even built most of it,...
Working at Miniclip.com I have seen many online advergames so have a pretty good idea of what is good and what is bad, both from an advertisers perspective and from a gamers.Many brands create very simple, not very enjoyable games,...
As I mentioned on Twitter recently I have been sent an iPod Touch loaded with some movies to review. The films are by NBC Universal and the iPod is etched with their logo making a very cool gift to mark...
I don’t know if it’s just because I have read books 5 and 6 the least, and not recently either, but I thought that Half Blood Prince was the best Harry Potter film so far. Admittedly my judgement may be...
Having spent the last couple of months (on and off) messing around with the new Binary Moon design I am now at the stage where I want to say it’s finished and move on to something else.There’s a well known...