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Is Squiz Suite the answer?
Posted August 19, 2010
MySource Matrix has been slowly but steadily building up steam over the past few years and Squiz, the creators of the popular open source Content Management System recently announced a new era in it’s development.The Squiz Suite will launch in November 2010 and will contain a multitude of tools to offer a complete solution for… Read more »
BBC News iPhone App – Finally!
Posted July 23, 2010
We finally received word that the BBC News App would be released on Friday 23 July after months of waiting in the wings at the behest of the BBC Trust and many angry competitors. These competitors claimed that the release of a BBC app would be anti-competitive. But, in a period where news corporations are… Read more »
Chrome OS imminent?
Posted July 23, 2010
It feels more and more likely that Google Chrome OS will be upon us very soon. There have been mutterings throughout the industry that the first Chrome inspired netbooks are being developed and they may be out just in time for Christmas.This must mean that the finishing touches are being applied to Google Chrome OS… Read more »
Back again…WordPress iPhone App errors
Posted July 20, 2010
It’s been a while since my last blog post, too long in fact.But I have an excuse! I do most of my blogging when I’m on the Tube. On those days when it’s so cramped, you can’t actually hold the Evening Standard infront of your face, what better way to fend off the stench of… Read more »
Is it a mistake to upgrade to the iPhone 4 on launch day?
Posted June 29, 2010
The iPhone 4 launched to a rapturous audience throughout the world this week with 75% of purchases coming as a result of an upgrade.But early indications show a fault with the iPhone reception and it’s not a far distant cry from the wireless issues that haunted the release of the iPad. Is it better to… Read more »
New Content Management System enhancements announced
Posted May 13, 2010
It all appears to be happening in the open source CMS world right now with eagerly awaited updates coming very soon to some of the major players in the world of Content Management.Joomla! 1.6 Beta was released today with some huge upgrades that could cement their place in the enterprise content management market.Improved access permissions… Read more »
Social media integration – where do we draw the line?
Posted May 8, 2010
As new projects arrive in the inbox of Coast Design, the protocol of creating new and redesigning existing websites is continually evolving.Of course, the pre-production process is still consistent with the mapping of the site, user journeys and wireframing. The post-production process Coast follows includes important areas such as validation, accessibility, integration of analytics packages… Read more »
The battle of the social music player
Posted May 2, 2010
I may be a bit late to the fold but I downloaded mflow this week, my initial reaction was that this was the game changer that we’ve all been waiting for.I’d heard some buzz about it on the grapevine – mainly via Twitter but I had to check it out for myself. The concept is… Read more »
Internet World Expo
Posted April 28, 2010
So, having just spent the morning wandering around Internet World at Earls Court in London, it has opened my eyes to quite alot in the world of the web.Before you entered the arena, you had to get past the Rackspace – ‘no more servers’ demo. But having to wait for my team for 20 mins,… Read more »
Opera Mini – Not all that its cracked up to be
Posted April 16, 2010
Hell froze over this week when Opera mini was officially launched in Apple’s App store.What? Apple are conceding to competition on their own device? The launch of Opera Mini has been a long time coming, but what started off as a rumour finally became a reality but how and why have Apple allowed this to… Read more »