Archive for the ‘web 2.0’ Category

So, almost exactly one month after Google launched their App Engine, Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced a considerable bandwidth price reduction. Google’s rival to AWS is still only in a closed beta release stage, but it has nonetheless already impacted positively on the breadth of options available to programmers – and now also contributed to reducing costs.

Amazon are unlikely to openly concede that their price cut is a response to the launch of Google’s free rival, but there can be no doubt that the reduction will make AWS more competitive against the GAE (N.B. the AWS price cuts are significant; heavier users could save somewhere in the region of 25%).

With Google’s App Engine still a limited beta release, and…

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I must admit to being a little late coming round to the vast potential of Amazon’s e-book reader, Kindle, and other similar technologies. My initial skepticism was pretty simple; no matter how good the screen technology might be, I’d still rather hold and read from an actual book, even if it is heavier/bigger/more awkward than the Kindle. However, I am now convinced that e-Book readers will be absolutely indispensable in revolutionising at least one area of reading life: the academic library.

As someone who not so long ago finished a programme of undergraduate study, I have many memories of university life. Among others, these include; dragging around bags of heavy academic hardback textbooks; sitting at a desk trying to organise research…

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The Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has this week ruled that Phorm’s service must operate on an ‘opt in’ basis, rather than the ‘opt out’ model which the company had initially intended to deliver. Good. I do not know a single person who was happy with the proposed ‘opt out’ concept, and even would go so far as to say that every setback for Phorm (as long as it persists with opt out) is a victory for the progress of the web…

(Those unfamiliar the recent Phorm controversy can check here and here for background info)

Pretty strong words I know, but let me continue… – like most other journalists/bloggers/web users I have no problem with targeted advertising. However, Phorm’s insistence on the ‘opt out’…

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Smashing Magazine has featured EtonDigital’s design for SprintBio in a recent review on footer use in modern web design. The article examines the significance of the footer space, and provides examples of creative approaches to this area. SprintBio has been selected for its effective use of colour to separate content types.

The footer space can often be an overlooked and even ignored aspect of web design. However, if approached in a creative manner, the footer offers developers more freedom than many other sections of a site.

Importantly, the footer is free from having to attract users to a site – it is pretty much never the point of first contact – and consequently it can be used for other purposes, such as defining an…

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Premierfrenchproperty.com is here to help you find great properties in the south of France. Whether it’s a buy-to-let property, a holiday home, or a new first home Premier French Property offers information on the best deals on the current market. The site also features all the latest news and analysis of market trends, and advice on the legal and financial procedures involved in buying French properties.

Our CSS-driven design features a Drupal content management system, and fully integrated Google maps function. Client Gerry O’Neill praised the site as a ’superb effort’, delighted with the web 2.0 design and sleek visuals. The current list of properties features everything from stunning converted farmhouses to cosy rustic cottages, specialising in the Dordogne and Lot-et-Garonne region…

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