06 April 2011
Google App Engine can be used to host infinitely scalable web applications on Google’s infrastructure. It supports Django and is even free for low demand sites – perfect for a light touch, cloud based approach to deploying websites. Potato kindly hosted a Django Bath and Bristol Users Group last night to tell us more.
07 March 2011
Intersections 2011 2nd – 3rd March, Eden Project, Cornwall.
Global financial turmoil, political change, unprecedented cuts and local protests, we are under greater pressure than ever before to find innovative, sustainable solutions to the challenges of our times.
This was the introductory positioning for the 2 day creative conference, part of the Cornwall Design Season, hosted by DOTT Cornwall team in the beautiful environment of The Eden Project.
05 October 2010
Over the past few years we’ve evolved our way of working. No longer are we at the mercy and burden of complex legacy code, bespoke server maintenance, or inflexible vendor lock-in. We’re free to adapt and change and we like it. More »
24 February 2010
A fantastic turn out for the Plone Wessex meet up last night – despite a couple of absences due to sickness and late working, we still had the largest gathering I’ve been to so far.
25 November 2009
There is no denying the massive growth of social media. It’s become a huge part of our culture, with 10% of all time spent on the internet on social media sites. Whilst it’s important to get involved, with so many channels available it can be a little daunting at first. I joined the members of Brrism (Bristol Social Media) last week to discuss how different social media tools can be used most effectively.
(Attendees of Brrism 4: photo courtesy of Peter Tecks)
13 November 2009
Yesterday was World Usability Day 2009, so I joined the members of Bristol Usability Group (BUG) for ‘Futures Night’ at CX Partners. Not only was the evening an enjoyable mix of talk and debate about the future of the computing, but I also won the prize draw!
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05 November 2009
Photo courtesy of MrTopf
I spent last week in Budapest at the Plone conference and sprint. This was my first Plone conference and was just what I had come to expect from such a friendly, passionate and professional community. Plone has a strong sense of direction and there are some exciting things to look forward to. For me the most exciting developments were changes to the way Plone is themed.
01 October 2009
I’m always looking for ways to promote an agile, user centred approach. Anyone who has taken a few steps into agile development, or taken a few moments to watch actual users, will know that this is the only way to go. It gets results.
28 August 2009
There has been a lot happening in search lately. Yahoo! has finally given up the battle and sold up to Microsoft, increasing the market share for Bing, Microsoft’s recently launched search engine from around 8 to 28 percent. Google, still dominating with a massive 65% share of the market has recently announced Caffeine – a huge update to its search indexing. Live search has also been making headlines, with the likes of Twitter’s new search focused home page and Google’s new time based search options. Even Google co-founder Larry Page has admitted they have lost out to Twitter! So what does all this mean for search engine optimisation?
10 August 2009
Ben and I attended the Bristol Plone Balloon Sprint this weekend, joining around 20 Plone developers and enthusiasts from across Europe. The sprint was kindly organised by Team Rubber, running from Thursday evening to Sunday afternoon, to coincide with the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. The event started with welcome drinks in the Woods bar as participants began arriving in Bristol. The lively discussions around agile project management, Plone hosting and support and the anecdotes of previous sprints set the tone for a very enjoyable and productive weekend.
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