Some time ago I posted the first of my tips and tricks for WordPress, and I thought it was about time I posted some more so, to start things off, here is a short tutorial on custom page templates in...
My Harry Potter Conspiracy Theory posts have gotten ridiculously popular, all receiving over 500 comments – a couple getting close to 1000. So I thought I would have one last attempt at coming up with Potter related theories.Actually that’s a...
I really like Google Analytics. I use it pretty much exclusively for my website stat tracking, and the recent update is wonderful. However there are a few things I would like to change to improve it even more.In case you...
Functions.php is a little known wordpress template file. Not many themes take advantage of it but , used properly, it can be incredibly powerful. The file can be used as a way to add your own functions to wordpress themes...
A couple of weeks ago I installed a plugin that tracks what people search for on my site. I wanted to see what people were interested in and, more importantly, what they were searching for that I don’t actually talk...
I love the Spiderman movies. I’ve seen all three at the cinema, and own the first two on DVD – I am officially a fan. So, last weekend, I went with my girlfriend to watch the latest in the series...
This is rather late now but I really wanted to say something. I mentioned before that I had seen the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film (actually called TMNT) and I’m pleased to say it was absolutely great. Teenage Mutant...
I’m sure I remember reading something like this at the start of the year (I’m making the quote up). We (Google) are now going to stop releasing stacks of new stuff, and instead focus on improving what we haveIt’s not...
The recent shooting at Virginia Tech has affected, and shocked, many people and it’s a terrible tragedy that something so awful could happen. My thoughts go out to all those involved and I hope they can get back to some...
I went to see 300 at the Imax cinema in London recently and it is one of the best films I have seen in a long time. I like powerful films and, whilst the story was a little thin, this...
Arstechnica have put together the three rules of effective cutscenes as taught by God of War 2.The rules are… Keep it Short, Stupid I shouldn’t be Superman in a cut scene but Clark Kent in the game If your engine...
I was recently contacted by a very nice lady at Warner Bros. asking whether I would like to run a competition to promote a film. Normally I just ignore this sort of thing but (not that it happens very often!)...
I posted the applications I install when I get a new computer the other day, and it got some interesting comments so I thought I would post the Firefox extensions I use as well. Many blogs have this type of...
I went to see the new British comedy, Hot Fuzz, the other day – and it was absolutely great.I haven’t seen Shaun of the Dead, despite hearing that it’s really rather good, but that didn’t stop me from wanting to...
I got my first laptop computer this weekend and, as with all new computer purchases, it’s time to fill the hard disk with the software I use on a daily basis. I thought I would list the software I use,...
Videogames are regularly blamed for many things, the most popular being making children fat and violent. So when something new, such as the Nintendo Wii, comes along everyone is happy. The Wii gets children exercising again, and it doesn’t feature...
As some of you may know I make video games – both for work and as a hobby.About a year ago a chap named Alan Broad posted a demo of a game he was intending to give away on a...
They have gotten quite a bit of press in the uk recently – largely (only?) because of David Beckhams move to the US, and I wasn’t particularly interested however now I have seen the final images and I really like...
I’m a lucky person. Last year work took me to Estonia for our Christmas do. This year it was Istanbul, Turkey.Unfortunately I have been really busy these last few weeks so this post is a little delayed.We had a couple...
Advertising in games is something that has been getting a lot of media attention recently. Some reports say that gamers love it, provided things are in context (ads on billboards in a city for example) and, more recently, they say...
A couple of weeks ago I took my girlfriend to Paris for a long weekend away. I would have written about it earlier but two days after returning I went to Turkey (Istanbul) for my Christmas party with work, so...