Briefings
Is your website emotional?
Bipolar Emotional Response Tests (BERTs)
Design provokes an emotional response. The positive we remember – the Mini, the iPhone, the London Underground Map – the negative we try to forget. Websites are no different.
While all aspects of design are subjective it is possible to plan for the emotional response you want from your website. It is [...]
Published on 8 Mar 10 under Briefings | No Comments »
The value of a professional content editor
Our clients are all really busy, and few of them are full-time website managers. One of the most common complaints I hear is that they don’t have the time to produce enough new, high quality content, and are concerned that parts of their sites may be out of date. On top of this, they are [...]
Published on 8 Mar 10 under Briefings | No Comments »
How to make the most of a support query
Some quick tips on what to include when asking for help with a problem on your website
Published on 3 Mar 10 under Briefings | No Comments »
Finding copyright cleared images for your website
In recent years, digital cameras have become much cheaper and more widely available. This, coupled with faster Internet connections and the increase in the use of websites such as Flickr and Facebook, has made it far easier for people to create, share, access and use digital images on their websites. Using them legally is not [...]
Published on 2 Feb 10 under Briefings | No Comments »
Website monitoring – a peek under the hood
We host scores of different websites for our clients, using a raft of different technologies. In fact, often the best solutions to our clients’ needs come from blending different technologies to deliver a single site. For example, a site might contain some simple web pages managed using a Content Management System (CMS), a large bank [...]
Published on 15 Jan 10 under Briefings | No Comments »
Deployment of a Virtual Infrastructure
Virtualisation is a term which has been in wide use in recent years but it is a computing concept which has been around since the 60s. Matt Baker, Unix Systems Administrator at the ILRT, has been working with virtualisation and explores some of the management issues in this article.
What is Virtualisation?
We often refer to using [...]
Published on 8 Jan 10 under Briefings | No Comments »
A closer look at content migration
Redesigning your existing website is an exciting time. Kieren Pitts takes a look at one aspect of the project that is often given only cursory attention…. content migration.
Published on 11 Dec 09 under Briefings | No Comments »
What is Open Source?
We use a lot of open source software for our websites and systems, but what exactly does “open source” mean? Ed Crewe, Senior Technical Developer, explains…
What is it?
Open source is part of the ‘open movement’ which aims to provide open access to the source materials and knowledge with which high technology is developed. It shares [...]
Published on 4 Dec 09 under Briefings | No Comments »
Asking the ‘bigger picture’ questions… Thinking about a sign language-based survey tool
History is a funny thing. At its simplest, it’s easy to understand. History leaves evidence, which is read by historians, who tell you what happened and when. Simple? Well no… Because even if you know lots of things that happened, and when they happened, it still only gives you little bits of information. It doesn’t [...]
Published on 20 Nov 09 under Briefings | 1 Comment »
Top tips for content editing
Here are some tips for making your website clear and easy to read. You’ll also find some useful links on how people read on the web and how to test the readability of your web pages.
Published on 16 Nov 09 under Briefings | No Comments »