Recently an IT consultant, Alan Ellis, 24, from Teeside, was arrested for running torrent-tracker website “OiNK”, and had his website closed down. Alan was held on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and copyright infringement, and is now on police bail pending investigation, and has spoken out against his arrest, stating that he “has done nothing […]

nodstrum.com has posted a jQuery auto-complete tutorial which integrates with PHP/MySQL. There are literally tons of Ajax resources out there, perhaps too many to digest in one sitting, and one can get overwhelmed with the right framework to use and in what context to use them, but I do find AjaxRain to be a good […]

This is a very simple jQuery example which shows a HTML defintion list being hidden and shown when clicking on a parent branch. Although this is a very basic example of jQuery in action, it does show the ability to separate Javascript actions and your HTML. This code assumes you have the jQuery library in […]

One of the most ridiculous things I’ve watched on Youtube is “R Kelly’s Trapped in the Closet“. A hip-hop rap opera that is so silly and ridiculous it’s been parodied so many times by the likes of MadTV, Weird Al, and more. What makes it funnier is that R Kelly is *totally serious* about the […]

Of all the AJAX frameworks out there currently, one that I’m really liking is jQuery.  It does pretty much what every other AJAX type framework out there does, but what I find really good about jQuery is that it tries to seperate JavaScript from your actual HTML. I did try DOJO (which I think is […]

Currently underway in San Francisco, California is the fourth edition of Web 2.0 Summit covering various topics, issues and ideas. Links: Web 2.0 Summit (official website) Web 2.0 Summit blog (Guardian) Web 2.0 Expo (official website)

One of the problems or issues with regular gym work is that it can get incredibly boring incredibly easily – even with a programme, you may find yourself limited to the machines, and free weights that are in the gym. Naturally there are classes you can join too, such as hydrofit, energy cycling, boxerfit, or […]

I’ve got my site back online, however there may still be some teething problems with various parts of my site. Hopefully everything will be up, running and looking right within the next few days.

Currently in its fourth season, BBC 4’s “Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe” is a hilarious and sometimes cynical look at the week’s TV with Brooker’s own form of social commentary TV industries more ludicrous trends. Of course if you’re already a fan of Charlie Brooker, you don’t need me to tell you about him — but lets […]