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The joys of previous versions of Internet Explorer

02 February 2010 at 12:54

When we look at sites which we haven't developed it's quite common for us to delve deeper into the source code and check out how the website we're looking at is designed and built. Looking at the [ read more ]

Tags: Internet Explorer | Source Code | CSS | Design | Layout

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The Twits | How not to use Social Media on your Website

23 October 2009 at 09:19

Now this is funny, take a look at the following screenshot that we found whilst browsing the web this week.  It shows a  problem you might encounter if you include a live feed on your websi [ read more ]

Tags: twitter | marketing | social media

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Cirencester Arena Website Goes Live

08 April 2009 at 15:17

Ahead of schedule and a site which we feel far exceded even our own expectations; Cirencester Arena went fully live in the last week. The website required a full re-design and some general tidying [ read more ]

Tags: 5-a-Side Football | Cirencester | Gloucestershire | Web Design

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The Web Design Process - Handling Your Budget

23 February 2009 at 12:17

When approached by clients who are looking to have a website designed for their business, one of the first questions they ask is, "So, how does this work then?" If you prepare a good website brief fo [ read more ]

Tags: Gloucestershire | Stroud | Web Design

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Extracting the filename from a file path with a single line

26 January 2009 at 14:46

There are frequent times when a full file path is extracted from a database or passed to your function and you need the file name. This handy Classic ASP one liner can be used to pull out the filenam [ read more ]

Tags: asp | code | filepath | filename

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Web Design and the Credit Crunch in Stroud, Gloucestershire

14 January 2009 at 10:20

It’s a hot topic at the moment and everyone is talking about how the looming recession has hit businesses across the country. But how has it affected a small web design company in rural Stroud, [ read more ]

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Cross-Browser Compatible Web Design

18 December 2008 at 11:59

With the advent of Web 2.0 and websites being at the forefront of everyone’s mind when it comes to marketing, website design is no longer simply about getting a presence online. Designing  [ read more ]

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External Links and Fickle Google

10 December 2008 at 15:43

It recently came to my attention that Google is a little bit fickle when it comes to listing a websites backwards links, and when I was asked why, I found it very difficult to answer why. There ar [ read more ]

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Not just another Cheltenham web design agency

28 November 2008 at 15:18

Actually, not even a Cheltenham web design agency, but a very experienced website business located close to Cheltenham to deliver the service and web design creativity you deserve - without Cheltenha [ read more ]

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Web Design, Stroud, Gloucestershire

28 November 2008 at 15:15

Having moved to Stroud after several years' web design and development success, HostPipe Limited is even better positioned to meet the web design needs of businesses like yours in Stroud, Gloucester [ read more ]

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