October 10, 2018
by
Emily
Anyone who's ever taken delivery of a new website will know the joys of Lorem Ipsum - it's sample text. It's great for showing how a page 'could look' but it also indicates there is a huge amount of work to be done converting a blank site into your company...
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September 10, 2018
by
Will
The ability to order lists is a popular feature for many web apps. We want to accomplish it with a minimum of overheads, dependencies and fuss. With Ruby on Rails and modern browsers - this is a simple task.
Step 1, The Setup.
We will need to manage the ordering of...
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June 13, 2018
by
Emily
What’s the story with hosting? What do I need? What do I need to know? What about my emails? What’s my domain?
These are all the many questions we get asked about website hosting and domains.
So let’s start at the beginning…
What's a Domain name?
*Web Domain Names* - These are the URLs...
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May 18, 2018
by
Will
*Disclaimer: This is not legal advice. GDPR, Data and law is super complicated. You should consult a lawyer.*
What is it?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU regulation governing data protection and privacy. It covers all individuals in the EU. It is aimed at giving control of data to...
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April 26, 2018
by
Emily
Do you lie awake and wonder if your website is actually working? Is it ranking for search, are people finding what they need when they get to your site? This is the kind of thing we worry about - constantly.
Hopefully you are not awake pondering this conundrum but if you...
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March 05, 2018
by
Tim
For a recent government digital project that Kindleman was proposing, I went back to have a look at the criteria for government digital projects - because I hadn't read through it for a while. I was surprised (read: ecstatic) to see that it had been updated to an entirely readable...
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March 04, 2018
by
Will
User Experience (UX) design underpins all good web design. Good UX can be derived from experience, theory and research. To get it right, it pays to validate it through User Testing and to iterate on those learnings. There have been hundreds of books written on the subject but I've picked...
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February 02, 2018
by
Will
Web apps are great but sometimes, for a variety of reasons, you want a native app. That might be because of functionality, pricing model, distribution or to help drive engagement.
ios app development2
There are quite a few very different ways you can build your Native App. Let's have a...
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January 24, 2018
by
Tim
In January 2018, the 11 countries comprising the Trans-Pacific Partnership reached a mutually beneficial trade agreement. It is expected the agreement will be signed in March in Chile and will historically open up better trading routes for businesses from all the member nations.
For businesses from these member nations - Australia,...
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November 15, 2017
by
Emily
Scope creep (also called requirement creep, function creep, or kitchen sink syndrome) in project management refers to changes, continuous or uncontrolled growth in a project's scope, at any point after the project begins. This can occur when the scope of a project is not properly defined, documented, or controlled. -...
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