MadTV Blog
Life, motorbikes, and random thoughts
260 posts
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Recruitment module
My first project at work rolled out today! What a pleasure it is to see something you helped build being used by others. I helped develop a section of the company site for the recruitment bods to manage job adverts and…
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Late shows
Just been to see a late night showing of the Bourne Supremacy. I love late showings. The feeling of an empty cinema it's almost like it's naughty ... or is that just me? Damn Jalapenos have given me indigestion though,…
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Auto-bloggin'
See? Now that my blog's automatic I can write loads more. Two days: Three posts. I've just replaced the third learner plate in as many weeks, I must stop breaking them. But better broken learner plates than broken…
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Wo0t!
Ok, I know, it's been longer than ever before. But I have some defence. The day after I wrote my last entry I got a phone call from the Listers Group, they were offering me a junior role as an ASP.NET developer. I of…
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Foot down
That's it! I'm definitely sitting an exam this week. I've put it off long enough. I must get these exams done and dusted. I think I'll start with the easy stuff first. Dreamweaver to start with. I bought a study guide…
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Redesign!!
Yes once again it's been a while since my last blog but if you're a regular to my site you'll have noticed a few changes. Things are different at MadTV! The first page that greets you now is XHTML not Flash, indeed the…
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Such a blast
Wow! Seems like forever since I blogged last ... err yes it has been a while *grins sheepishly* Well, I've seen my friends marry and I've been best man. I had so much fun! I want to best man again, especially if it…
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Life's twists and turns
In the next two weeks my two best friends get married. The synchronicity of it all is quite odd; none of my circle of friends has ever got married but then my two best friend's get married a week apart. They couldn't…
- Web Design
Googling
Some interesting technical stuff: My site has gone up two google rankings (yay!). I'm very pleased but it leaves me questioning what I've been told about SEO. You see, knowing that my site is Flash and therefore not…
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Home again
I'm back in sunny Coventry. It really was a short contract but such is the nature of contracting I guess. Nice to be home though. Plus it looks like there are other potential jobs in the pipeline. I'm also seriously…
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Virgin Mobile
Looks like I'll be in Trowbridge (West Country) for a while on a short gig for Virgin Mobile. So things will have to be a bit slow on the site rebuild. Shame but I'll see if I can get my SEO article up before I go.
- Web Design
Fun with Flash
Well, just finished a week of Flash in London. Great fun. Of course, it means that I'm going to rebuild this whole site... D'oh! But hopefully you guy's will love it. *grins* Just as I started to work on the HTML…
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Another year
Another year gone by and another Birthday over. It was nice, shame about having to go to an interview but it was ok. Nice to get out and see some countryside with my Mum. Nice to go the pub with my Dad too. Presents? I…
- Web Design
Micro-site
Ok yes, I know, I know, It's been a while but I've been err busy. I've done a micro-site for a firm called "Brooklyn Ribbon and Bow" to try and get a job with 'em. *Fingers crossed* I also spent a week in London doing a…
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Icons
I've been doing quite a few icons recently, there's something pleasurable about creating something within such tight constraints. I've put 'em up here free to download on the "projects" page. I don't know if anyone ever…
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ADSL! Yay
I think I'm getting worse at this "blog" thing. What have I been up to? I've booked broadband for myself and my Dad through Freedom2Surf. Mine goes live on the 12th March (woohoo! I've missed ADSL so much) and my Dad's…
- Web Development
Job done
Wow! I can't believe it's been a month since I updated. So much for being more regular with it. The reason is I've been really busy doing a site for Swandale Systems Limited. The site is if I do say so myself very fast…
- Web Design
Loads happening
So much has happened since my last blog. Firstly my love affair with CSS continues apace with table-less layouts being done for the gallery. I won the game competition by default as no one else made the conditions…
- Web Design
Light n' floaty
This standards stuff really works. My old C.V. weighed in at 17k (not counting images), with all it's tables, spacer gif's and all the usual presentational hacks, it was some very dense HTML. I have reworked it into…
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reworking the CV
Today's techy fun has been reworking the horrible HTML in my CV into standards compliant XHTML/CSS. The document structure is a pleasure to write in XHTML. I wish the CSS came as naturally but they are the web standards…