Recently I have looked at expanding my internet empire. I have all sorts of ideas and never enough time – so I thought I would see if I could buy some websites relatively cheaply, improve them, and then either flip...
So, you’re looking to get started with a new website – maybe your first website – and need to know all about getting a domain name? What follows is some of my ideas on how to select the perfect name...
I know that I am most productive in the winter months and tend to churn out a lot more of my personal projects than I do during the summer months. I suspect this is due to the fact that I...
Anyone who knows me knows that I like to automate everything. I’m sure it’s a common trait with programmers – in fact it’s the reason I started programming online. My first online application was a very simple cms – that...
I recently created a promotional video for Mimbo Pro 4 – showcasing the newest functionality from the theme.I’ve been really pleased with how Mimbo Pro has done on WordPress.com and a lot of the new functionality and developments have developed...
I’m a bit of a stats junky. I know I shouldn’t watch them too closely but I like to keep an eye on the numbers for my blogs. So when my page views, here on Binary Moon, plummeted recently –...
People are resistant to change. It’s strange since I consider myself quite forward thinking, but I still find it takes me a while to accept new things. I’ve been using CSS3 effects for quite a while now – as have...
The festive season is upon us and your loyal readership is distracted by Christmas and all the associated fun and stress. Usually your blog posts are a welcome relief from the everyday slog that is the working week, but now...
A quick tip for any WordPress devs out there (or any other devs for that matter). Don’t use PHP short tags!I’ve been bitten by this more than once in the past. Some servers allow PHP short tags (<?) and others...
When I design a website I really like to add small touches that most people won’t notice. In fact there’s a blog I follow that is dedicated to these small areas of delight. One of the things I like to...
A Jetpack I’ve now got 2 themes on WordPress.com – Mimbo Pro and Opti – and as such I have spent quite a lot of time on the site. WordPress.com is powered by WordPress – but it also has a...
This has done the rounds loads of times before – but clearing css floats is something I need to do all the time, and since I have to look up the code on every project I thought I would add...
I didn’t realise it had been so long but in February 2010 I wrote a little blog post about creating screenshots of websites automatically.I wrote this after finding that the team at WordPress had created their own system for doing...
I really like the idea of a Tumblog – and even have one on Tumblr.com – but I don’t promote it anywhere. Conceptually it’s great – but I don’t like not having control over my content.What I would really like...
I take a lot of screenshots on my Mac – for all sorts of reasons. Often it’s screenshots of web pages that I am going to draw over or modify for mockups. Sometimes it’s screen shots of bugs that need...
I converted to Mac a couple of years ago – and am now a bit of a fanboy. Over the last couple of years I’ve been scouring the interwebs looking for the best apps to make my Mac usage even...
Internet Explorer 6 is finally dying a death. It’s been a really long time coming, but it seems to be widely accepted that we – as web designers – no longer support it. That’s fine, but what about the rest?...
As web designers, sometimes we need to work with lists of countries. For instance there is a new EU cookie law coming into action soon – that only applies to Europe. There is a worldwide standard that gives each country...
My first theme, Regulus, was released on WordPress.com as one of the first themes there. It’s because of Regulus that I started really getting into WordPress themes, so it’s great to have another theme of mine on the site.One of...
One of the key things I wanted to do with Elemental was simplify it – and I mean this from a few different viewpoints. I use Elemental on this very website. Over time I have added new features and functionality...
As I mentioned in February I had a conundrum – I wasn’t sure how to make changes to my theme Elemental without breaking peoples sites. Thankfully the people who read my site are super clever and suggested I create a...