Alan Coleman
Web Dev & Creative Blog
Welcome to my Web Dev & Creative Blog. I'm a web developer interested in technology, design and photography.
Category Archives: Digital technology
The end of Joyent Connector, now what for my contacts?
Last month Joyent ceased to support their Connector suite of applications, the combined email, contacts and calendar app, next month they’ll be stopping the service completely. The Ruby on Rails app is several years old now and can’t really keep … Continue reading
Database caching of non dynamic content
We run a dynamic website that retrieves information from a relational database. There’s lots of content involved across loads of domains and in several languages, this makes the site fairly heavy. Performance is as important as ever and it’s only … Continue reading
Broadband speed not what it’s cracked up to be
So we get broadband installed with our new Sky package and it’s advertised at a fairly respectable 20 Mbps. Start the machine up and everything connects fine, the wireless password works and the router is doing the business, wicked. Or … Continue reading
WebDevRadio and my new Whiteboard
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. … Continue reading
What the hell happened to Photoshop Elements?
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 … Continue reading
I can’t use ticket machines
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 … Continue reading
The 2012 logo, I like it
Okay, the 2012 logo, I like it. All too often with these things we end up with a fairly predictable corporate logo that looks like something that fronts a local council recycling initiative. What we have been presented with is … Continue reading
Downloading music? Surely it’s easier to buy CDs.
I’ve been getting back into buying CDs lately, as it seems to be the only way that I actually get round to listening to music. After a few years of downloading off dodgy sites it occurred to me that I … Continue reading