I am currently updating my website to a HTML5 theme whilst trying to keep those pages that rely on legacy XHTML/HTML4 working as-is. The HTML5 is the same as my current theme with a few differences, such as CSS3 rounded corners, a CSS3 gradient, etc. My plan includes a wholesale re-write of my old portfolio, […]

Firstly, apologies for the lack of updates and posts. I’ve been using Twitter more for blogging, keeping up to date with things more than using this website as my personal blog. In addition, as this site really hasn’t been updated since 2008, I keep meaning to do a total re-write of my blog using Django, […]

Companies eager to get to involved with iPhone apps can be put off by the time to learn, retrain and reskill developers into the Objective C language and syntax. Increasingly, companies are looking at alternatives to Objective C / native code. Driven by a “time to market” need, or other pressures, developers (even myself) have […]

Editors Note: Article updated (29 Jul 2010): I have found some courses — see the end of this article for all courses I found. If like me, you’re attempting to get into the world of iphone (or Android) development, it can be quite hard to learn the platform, the language, the syntax (!) and that’s […]

Its been a while since I’ve posted anything on my blog; at first I wanted to retire from blogging, I had very little to add to the blogosphere; and what I wanted to add had already been said by far more distinguished and established bloggers. That being said, the one thing that attracted me to […]

In the IT/web field there is this running joke that whenever working on a project a developer will at some point claim that a project is “90% done”. With the recent Q&A between games publisher Midway and the IGN portal website about the upcoming next generation wrestling game, “TNA: Impact!”, it seems this joke seems […]

This is a quick overview of the different Content Management System’s (CMS) I’ve used and my thoughts on them. I always choose a CMS based upon ease-of-use, personal feel and what I want to use it for. WordPress (5/5) Although it isn’t isn’t an out-right CMS, it’s still one of the best CMS’ out there […]

With the advent of the Internet, the web and social networking platforms such as facebook, digg and others, marketing has had to change gears. The web has opened gateways to reach buyers directly with messages that cost a fraction of what traditional big-budget advertising costs. It’s been said that the web is not about one-way […]

A tale of high-impact drama and kick-ass action. Donnie Yen’s 2007 movie “Flashpoint” is the much anticipated follow-up to his 2005 hit Saat po long (SPL), is an almost perfect Hong Kong action movie.