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Archive for June, 2010

PHP pages on 1&1 without the file extension (friendly URLs)

28.06.2010 By: ronansprake">ronansprake Under: Technical Comments: 1

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I recently stumbled across an odd problem with 1&1′s mod_rewrite, while enabling friendly URLs for PHP files. Searching for solutions made it apparent this is a very common problem specifically with this host’s packages.

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The 2010 Budget and what it means for the design and digital industries

25.06.2010 By: alanofford">alanofford Under: Industry News Comments: none

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The recent emergency budget announced by the UK’s new coalition government has been given a good dissecting on the facebook discussion board of the Design Council, with particular focus on the public sector, predictable given the heavy cuts this area faces.

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HTML5 apps for mobile (iphone, android, and the rest)

17.06.2010 By: ronansprake">ronansprake Under: Uncategorized Comments: none

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As demand for iphone and Android apps grows, the Soak team have been getting aquainted with the tools necessary for building mobile applications that run on multiple platforms. Rather than building separate apps for each mobile platform, we can write a single HTML5 application which can take advantage of the latest iphone hardware capabilities, without being limited to the Apple App Store.

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Anticipating the digital Olympics

02.06.2010 By: alanofford">alanofford Under: Creative, Industry News Comments: none

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Ever since the 2012 Olympics logo was revealed in 2007, the graphic identity for the London games has been dogged by controversy. When Wolf Olins first unveiled the much criticised and in my opinion highly underrated brand, the public feeling was largely negative (although the reaction from the design community was much more thoughtful), and the video that accompanied the launch was even blamed for causing seizures.

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