Monthly Archives: January 2009

The best job in the world?

Posted on Thursday 29th January, 2009 by Gareth J M Saunders

My friend Iain has applied for what is being dubbed “The Best Job in the World“: The Caretaker of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef. Not sure how it can be, to be honest, given that the best job … Continue reading →

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New Firebug extension: Firescope

Posted on Thursday 29th January, 2009 by Gareth J M Saunders

One Firefox add-on that I’ve been playing around with recently is Firescope from SitePoint. Firescope is an extension to Firebug, which is one of the most useful tools for debugging websites, and essentially adds reference material for HTML and CSS … Continue reading →

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WeBuilder 2008 vs Dreamweaver CS4

Posted on Friday 23rd January, 2009 by Gareth J M Saunders

I have two website editors of choice: Blumentals WeBuilder 2008 Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 For years I heard that Dreamweaver was the Web editor of choice for the serious Web developer. At the time I wasn’t a serious Web developer, I … Continue reading →

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Spotify

Posted on Thursday 22nd January, 2009 by Gareth J M Saunders

Over the last few weeks, with many thanks to James for access to the invitation-only beta, I’ve been trying out a new online music player called Spotify. What is Spotify? According to their website Spotify is a new way to … Continue reading →

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Re-focus your eyes on a distant object

Posted on Monday 5th January, 2009 by Gareth J M Saunders

Last month I had to do an online health and safety assessment exercise that determined my understanding of health and safety matters to do with sitting at a desk all day staring at a PC monitor. I’m happy to report … Continue reading →

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