Richard Badley

Hosting video in the cloud

Hosting video in the cloud

Video is a great way of adding rich, unique content to a web site but large files can also be a risk if stored on the same server as the site. To ensure videos run smoothly without effecting performance we take a look at how to host them in the Cloud.

How to get moving with HTML5 video

The HTML5 <video> tag makes it very easy to get video files up and running on a web site. However, there are a few issues to be aware of and we take a look at the way different browsers handle video types and what to do if a browser can't display anything at all.

6 cool new things in TYPO3 6.0

Last November saw the release of TYPO3 version 6.0 and as we’ve upgraded some of our clients we’ve been playing around with some of the new features. We pick out 6 things that should make life much easier for coders and content editors using TYPO3.

How to test your mobile site

How to test your mobile site

A mobile version of your web site has to adapt to an ever increasing array of screen sizes and operating systems. We run through some ways to give a site a thorough testing before it’s released into customer’s hands.

Going Round in Circles: Choosing a Content Slider

A slider is a great advertising space on a web site, but there are loads of different tools out there for creating them. We look at a handful of slider plug-ins we've tried out to see which one does the best of job of giving content a boost.

Site Localisation Using TYPO3

A web site is a global marketing tool, available to anyone with an internet connection. To ensure a site works for as many people as possible, agencies spend a great deal of time tinkering with the technicalities of making a site...

4 Considerations For Making Your Site Mobile

With buzzwords like 'responsive design' (What is a 'responsive' web site) and 'mobile first' dominating web talk, many of our clients are asking about how they can optimize their site for mobile devices. A year or two ago most of...

The Beginning of the Map Revolution

Apple have made a bold move to ditch Google Maps for opensource and customisable options. It marks a serious change in how maps will look on mobile, are web sites destined to follow?

Why We Use TYPO3

Why We Use TYPO3

Choosing the right Content Management System (CMS) is one of the most important steps in building a web site that needs to grow, adapt and withstand anything the wild seas of the internet can throw at it.

What is a CMS?

What is a CMS?

CMS, great, another acronym to add to the ever-growing pile of acronyms that towers over the web newcomer.