On Tuesday night, I drifted into the Jericho Tavern for what I believe is the sixth edition of Oxford Geek Nights. Arriving late, as I normally do, I was pleased to discover that the presentations didn’t start until 8.30 pm. As I arrived at about ten to eight, I had a few moments to chat […]
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Does anyone else have issues of valid HTML with WordPress? I am having real difficulty in finding a theme that maintains valid code, especially after the implementation of widgets. As I am not a web developer (and I really have no interest in becoming one!), I like the functionality and control that WordPress gives. However,
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After a year of more or less the same look to liamdempsey.com, I decided that I wanted to freshen up the design of my blog. As months rolled by, with me staring at the same website over and over, I started to think that the old design looked heavy and sluggish. I wanted a lighter
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The evening of Tuesday, 07 April saw something exciting afoot in the Maidenhead town centre: Refresh Thames Valley held its first social gathering. Organised by the good folks at Edgeofmyseat.com – Rachel Andrew and Drew McClellan – the evening offered an opportunity for those working in web design development in and around Maidenhead the chance
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As I mark the one-year anniversary of liamdempsey.com (See the first post from 17.03.2007), I am very pleased and proud to announce my association with The Governance Partnership. Based in London, The Governance Partnership is a communications consultancy offering advice and implementation in public relations and public affairs. The Governance Partnership, or TGP, was founded
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At times, I am called to dabble in Flash. If like me, you only dabble in Flash, then words like ‘action scripting’ probably make you think more about writing a screenplay for Bruce Willis’ next movie than web design. A recent issue I had to tackle was how to get a series of messages/images onto
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Today at the Star Inn in Stanton St John, Oxfordshire, I was reminded of one thing that I really like about country pubs in England: their simplicity. You actually can walk into a country pub and just ask for a pint of bitter. And you get one. The guy or gal behind the bar, more
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As a a web designer, I regularly grab and email screenshots of various websites. I send screenshots to clients to point out cross-browser compatibility issues (obviously on their old websites; not on ones I have created. Ha-ha.) When working with a web developer, I often use screenshots to report error messages or to highlight a
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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.