Using NextGen to Power an Animated WordPress Header

I’m annoyed this hadn’t occured to me before today despite having used Wordpress and the NextGen Gallery plugin for years now! I was just about to knock together a custom flash header for a wordpress site and client who wanted a few banner images rotating to liven up his site when I… READ THE FULL POST

>> Posted in How to Guides on May 28th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

CHA FLYNN’S COTTAGE

A redesign and site completition for Brian Bohan and Cha Flynns self catering fishing cottage, Mohill Co. Leitirm.

Live May 2010 – www.ChaFlynns-Cottage.com

>> Posted in Recent Projects on May 27th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Use your own Short URL’s for maximum Branding Effect!

URL shorteners are used a lot these days, mostly on the likes of Twitter and Facebook to make sometimes ridiculously long urls short and sweet. I, like a lot of social media contributors, have my business blog setup to auto post to both Twitter and Facebook and Twitter in particular with it’s 140 character limit… READ THE FULL POST

>> Posted in How to Guides on May 27th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

LITTLE BLUE COTTAGE RE-DESIGN

A new look for the Little Blue Cottage vintage clothing site I built last year after I realised it wasn’t my best work! Also, added an online shop.

Live May 2010 – www.LittleBlueCottage.ie

>> Posted in Recent Projects on May 25th, 2010 |

Mark Knopfler O2 Review

Happy to pencil off seeing another great of modern music at the O2 tonight and a real treat to see one of my guitar heros and one of the best living guitarists, Mark Knopfler, lead singer and guitarist with Dire Straits.

I mention his old band as not a lot of people I talked… READ THE FULL POST

>> Posted in Reviews on May 19th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

My Perfect Twitter Client Please

Twitter is running on my PC all day (and on the iPhone when I’m away) and I dip in and out constantly but my head is wrecked trying to find a Twitter app that has all I need. Lots come close but all let me down in one crucial area. I’ve tried the following:

>> Posted in General on May 14th, 2010 | 1 Comment »