Category Archives: Web Development

Installing and Updating WordPress with SVN from the Linux CLI

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Stephen

I’ve been using wordpress since the early 2.x releases. One thing that used to get me down was having to apply all the updates to wordpress as they were especially frequent in 2.x release. While wordpress has an automatic update … Continue reading →

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Book review – Build your own wicked wordpress themes

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Stephen

I was disappointed with this book (Build Your Own Wicked WordPress Themes). I picked it up recently when on holidays, for a read on the flight home, ahead of a web design project I had ahead of me. It was … Continue reading →

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My Final Year Project – Interactive Educational Website

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Stephen

I recently came across the PDF write-up and ISO CD Image of my Final Year Project. It was for the Bachelor of Technology (Education) in Materials and Construction degree, which I completed in 2003 in the University of Limerick. Introduction An interactive educational … Continue reading →

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Web Design and Google Translator

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Stephen

People visiting your website may come from many different nationalities and may not speak English. The majority of these people use “Google Translate” to convert websites into their native language. I seen this with the kartbuilding.net website where I was surprised at … Continue reading →

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Web Design – Testing IE6

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Stephen

So IE6 is as old as the hills and should just go away, however the fact is that some people still have an use IE6 unknowingly. As a result its a good idea to make sure websites at least work … Continue reading →

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