We get lots of wonderful designs to turn into fully functioning websites here at Big Dot Media, and on the whole we love turning the vision of the creative agency into something that works well on the web. Sometimes though, we do stumble across problems especially when working with Content Management Systems. When the client [...]
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This month saw the much anticipated arrival of the Big Dot iPad. There were ugly scenes of stampedes and mass hysteria as staff fought to answer the door to the poor bewildered courier. Once the package had been signed for it was carried carefully to the Chief, flanked by those wanting to be in prime position of the grand opening.
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The Big Dot is getting bigger, expansion is planned once more, with some very exciting developments in the pipeline.
Perhaps the most exciting of these is the creation of additional space, which we have nicknamed ‘The Pit’, although this is a rather unattractive name for what will be a beautiful area for staff and clients alike.
Read more about BigDot taking over the world.. well, another office anyway!
Have you always worked in I.T?:
My first real job after leaving school was as a bus driver, but after crashing eight buses, I decided it wasn’t my forte. (Actually GM Buses decided it wasn’t my forte)
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Browser testing is an important part of our work to ensure that all websites we build perform consistently in every major browser.
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We take our partners confidentiality very seriously here at Big Dot Media, and becuase of this, we do not allow client to come to our office and potentially see work for other partners. Therefore we decided to post a video up of the view from our office so you can see what a beautiful environment [...]
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As is natural there’s been a lot of excitement about the potential and promise of HTML5 and CSS3 but what exactly are they and what’s all the fuss over? One reason for the abundance of buzz around the two is that they’re both major revisions to the core markup and style sheet languages of the [...]
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Last month one of the most influential figures in technology, Steve Jobs, personally wrote a blog about his thoughts on Flash. Steve’s thoughts are important because as the CEO of Apple they transcend down into one of the most popular mobile phones of our generation, the iPhone, and also the iPad, iPod, Safari browser, Macintosh [...]
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It’s now being widely endorsed that the optimal design width for the web is 960 pixels. So what’s the motive for the ‘960’ movement? It’s in essence an endeavour to simplify web developments work flow by making use of commonly used dimensions set upon a width of 960 pixels. It can be considered that 1024×768 [...]
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Over the last few years, the mobile internet has become more prominent with the introduction of more affordable smart devices, as many mid-range mobile phones now come with Wi-Fi built in, as well as being able to surf via the airwaves with 3G. The introduction of the iPhone has certainly accelerated the race to achieve [...]
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