http://www.alancoleman.co.uk/blog Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:03:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been using Google Analytics a lot recently and at work it's become an invaluable tool that guides all our online activity. The wealth and sheer depth of information available is staggering, as is the functionality afforded the user courtesy of their front end developers. This is what can ... http://www.alancoleman.co.uk/blog/?p=31 As the spring sun shone through our office window this morning I came across a couple of great things online that made the already great day even better. The first is an online code editing app from Mozilla Labs called Bespin (Bespin video). Although only in Alpha at the time of ... http://www.alancoleman.co.uk/blog/?p=30 I have a couple of great additions to my world of web development that are worthy of a mention. The first is the discovery of WebDevRadio, a site based around a set of regularly updated podcasts on web development issues. The podcasts themselves are hosted by Michael Kimsal, an genuinely friendly ... http://www.alancoleman.co.uk/blog/?p=29 I’ve been working on the same project for several months now so haven’t really had the opportunity to mess around with new web page layout ideas. After looking around at what’s going on in the more visual fields of web design and development I was amazed at how much things ... http://www.alancoleman.co.uk/blog/?p=28 2008s project at work will be the next step in our re branding exercise, the development of an in house application to manage our content, otherwise known as a CMS. The technology will come courtesy of Microsoft’s .NET framework, that being a logical progression from the classic ASP (Visual ... http://www.alancoleman.co.uk/blog/?p=27 When I first built my website things where different, the web was still very much a media to look at and navigate, rather than to interact with like it is now. Initially I hand built HTML pages to show my photos and organised the various albums into a file structure, ... http://www.alancoleman.co.uk/blog/?p=26 I wrote earlier this week about the rebranding process we’re going through at work, and the problems that have surfaced regarding static legacy pages. The curse of the WYSIWYG has reeked havoc amongst the ranks, the files now stand in line like badly disciplined soldiers that refuse to obey ... http://www.alancoleman.co.uk/blog/?p=25 There are busy times ahead. The company I work for as a web developer is changing its name, brand and identity. It is, to say the least, a task that involves an incredible amount of commitment and organisation from every aspect of the business. The initial meetings of a few months ... http://www.alancoleman.co.uk/blog/?p=24 Photoshop Elements, a fantastic product and a piece of marketing genius. A stripped down version of the fully fledged software install, with all the functionality you’re likely to need unless you work in Hoxton or drink Latte Coffee or wear a Nike Windcheater. Ideal for developers like myself who just ... http://www.alancoleman.co.uk/blog/?p=23 I think I’m okay when it comes to technology, not like a geeky genius or anything, but able to have at least a limited grasp of how digital devices work and interact with each other. There are times however when I can’t get my head round simple concepts of usability, ... http://www.alancoleman.co.uk/blog/?p=22