Web Archives - Andrew Smallwood

Squiz Matrix installed…at last

Posted November 17, 2013

It’s supposed to be open source but there’s not much out there when it comes to a Squiz Matrix community

Cookie Control

Posted February 7, 2012

The issue of Cookies on websites held within the EU will rise in importance in the first half of 2012. Most websites do not have a plan for the deadline of 26 May 2012 and that includes the ICO. They are yet to advise organisations throughout the UK on how to combat this major issue … Read more »

Google Web Fonts updated

Posted June 29, 2011

The updated version of Google Web Fonts was updated this week in what should go down as one of the defining projects of web design for many years. The whole project has been rolling along for a while and has slowly been gathering pace but the announcement at Google I/O 2011 of the new online … Read more »

Is praise for the Mac App Store misguided?

Posted January 8, 2011

The Mac App Store launched this week and after a few hiccups in authorising accounts, has been a huge hit. There has been a lot of buzz about it since, but some of this seems to be misguided. Yes, it makes sense that software should be available to download via an online marketplace like this … Read more »

Opera 11 released

Posted November 23, 2010

Opera 11 beta was released this week, this may not seem like much to some because their market share has been crippled in recent months by the growth of Chrome and the resurgence of IE with IE9. But to those in the web design community, we still look toward Opera for innovation. They come up … Read more »

Google TV falters

Posted November 13, 2010

The battle between Google TV and Apple TV took another turn this week and there are still no clear victors.

I recently opted for Apple TV because I wanted the original version but wasn’t prepared to pay the price. The re-release and price reduction to £99.99 may prove beneficial in the war as it snapped up early buyers.

Although not instantly blown away by Apple TV, I recognise the potential in what’s to come. Initially, the UK version does not give you access to TV programmes, just films and your own iTunes library. But, that will come in time in addition to apps or extensions similar to that on the iPhone.