Monday, 06 April 2009 marks the 15th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide. Back in 1994, the plane crash of the Rwandan President sparked a killing spree that lasted three months and saw approximately one million men, women and children brutally murdered. Let’s all take a moment or two in the coming days […]
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In early June of 2008, I decided to look into Textpattern as a business solution for delivering database-driven websites. Over the past ten months or so, I have been familiarising myself with the software, learning its ins and outs and coming to grips with its capabilities and quirks. Excitingly, I discovered that Textpattern, an open-source
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Last summer, whilst tooling about Henley with friends on a Saturday afternoon, I popped into the liquor store. Checking out the selection of ales, I grabbed a couple of bottles of Brakspear’s Oxford Gold. I like to support my local breweries and Brakspear’s operates out of Witney, which is on the west side of Oxfordshire.
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About ten months ago, I attended an excellent course on Cascading Stylesheets (CSS) with the good folks at Edgeofmyseat.com. So when I had the opportunity last month to attend their newest course on HTML, I was interested. In the interest of full disclosure, I should mention that I have worked with Edgeofmyseat.com for years. They
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For almost a year now, I have been meaning to redesign the website for my company, lbdesign. Yet, for one reason or another, I have struggled to find the time and focus to do so … until now. So, without further ado, I invite you to surf on over to the new website at http://lbdesign.tv.
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To mark Red Nose Day, why don’t we all change our avatars just for the day? Ok, so it’s a geeky thing to do, but hey, isn’t that what Red Nose Day is all about? Being silly to raise money and awareness about the less fortunate? So, go on, take a picture of yourself wearing
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As the end of January rapidly approaches, I am delighted to announce the launch of an exciting work project that we’ve just completed over at lbdesign. Working with the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, we’ve launched the candle campaign to encourage people from all over the world to learn about the Holocaust and other genocides –
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Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday, dear chickenmonkeydog, Happy birthday to you! Today – 15 January 2009 – marks the one year anniversary of chickenmonkeydog, the blog that I create in conjunction with my fellow editor. If you’ve not visited chickenmonkeydog before, today would be a great day to change that.
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Liam Dempsey is a marketing and design consultant. Through his business, LBDesign, he works with businesses and non-profits in the US, UK, and beyond. He loves pizza, craft beers, and time with family and good friends.