Following on from yesterday’s post, I’ve had a look at the navigation on the site and I think I know what I’m going to do with it now. I thought I’d also point out some nice looking sites which – although they don’t have the “oh my god – I’ve never seen anything like that […]

I’m struggling with Maltpress.co.uk re-design stuff. I can’t figure out how to get my menus looking good. I’ve tried A List Apart’s Sliding Doors technique and – while it’s good looking, easy, surprisingly code-light and generally very good, it doesn’t fit with the way the site looks. I’ve done most of the page without thinking […]

I’m not known for being a happy person in general. But at the moment I am. Things are going well for me. As you can see below, I’ve completed probably the biggest project of my working life so far. I’ve handed my notice in and all sorts of exciting prospects await me. I’d like to […]

…so far, that is. I’ve just launched (well, yesterday) a jolly big website, which I’ve been working on for months. I’d like to say “single-handedly”, but the design work was done by Pixelwork, who provided me with some lovely (but empty) HTML pages – about 12 of them I think – which I then built […]

Well, certainly the morning off. I’ve only just got up and I’m sitting in my pants. Hurrah! The site build I’ve been working on for the past few months is coming along really nicely now. I’m launching on Tuesday, so watch this space. I’ve also handed my notice in. Hurrah! Maltpress Web Consultancy is go. […]

…quit my job. Eeek. In three months’ time I’ll be unemployed, unable to sign on, and having to fend for myself. Does anyone want to buy an MG? Or give me some money? Or hire me? Or just tell me it’ll be OK and I won’t be poor at Christmas?

Still swearing at Internet Explorer (actually, swearing at Firefox and nested relative font sizes… although technically correct it’s still annoying when you’re working to IE…) Still hanging in there on the day job… by days… more to follow… Still working very very hard trying to get a site launch done on time despite technology… Still […]

Tired. *Yawn*. See? BBC 6 Music is ace. This afternoon, I’ve had Dandy Warhols, Weezer, Menswear, and the new Thom Yorke single. I’ve also been told to stop using the word “monster”, which is a shame. Because all of the above are indeed monster.

Rant: “does what it says on the tin”. If one more person uses this phrase to describe anything – except perhaps a tin of buzz-word spouting marketing person poison – I will scream. They even said it in Hollyoaks the other day. Is nothing sacred? Hurrah: Javascript in another language – it just makes me […]

Redesign work continues apace at the moment. Cambridge.ishome (still experimenting with the capitals) build should start Wednesday, when I have a day off work. Maltpress.co.uk rebuild has started and, despite a few early IE/Firefox issues it’s now working on both browsers, and on Macs too. Yesterday I set up my office round at Dad’s house; […]