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Clare Medden Voted in into the Top 100 Mumpreneur list

Medden Website Design are over the moon that Clare Medden has been voted into the Top 100 Mumpreneur list by Mumpreneur UK.

Award Nomination - Mumpreneur 2011

Happy to announce that Clare Rogers has been nominated for another award this year. Winners are announcing in September.

www.flowersbymarion.co.uk Gets a new look

www.flowersbymarion.co.uk has received a makeover. The client wanted a different logo with options to change the colour to suit different times of the year. We also added a blog facility with twitter integration.

The whole layout of the site had to be reconfigured but I think the site now looks fresher and is giving the client the ability to reach more people with blogs and twitter posts.

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New Book Out - Medden Website Design Expert Advice

A new book out called Create a Successful Website by Paula Wynne. Paula approached us a while ago and asked us among some other experts in their fields to help with top tips and advice for the book and we were happy to help.

You can pre-order the book here:-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Create-Successful-Website-Yourself-Success/dp/19...

Using the Apple Ipad / Iphone for Website Development

I recently got an Apple Ipad. After I found myself using my Iphone for so much stuff, like watching videos, reading, maintaining web servers, checking traffic and network stats, the list goes on and on and on. Doing this stuff on an Ipad is so much less fiddly than using the small screen on your phone.

Don't get me wrong, the new retina display on the Iphone 4 is so crisp and sharp it displays them great, but inputting text, or navigating sites on a tiny screen requires more precision than my big fists of meet can provide.

This is where the Ipad fits in great, it's small enough that it isn't obtrusive or cumbersome, like a laptop. Yet it's powerful enough to do all the simple day to day tasks I need to run my websites. Without having me chained to my desk 24/7.

Over the next few weeks, time permitting, I'll be posting up the apps and websites I find most useful for developing and maintaining websites.

If you have any to suggest, please leave a comment.

The Best Drupal Modules

Ok hold on, rewind, back up a little there....... What the heck is Drupal, and what are these modules you want to tell me all about. Here's a quick overview:

Drupal is a free, open source, content management system. Put simply, its a platform you can build websites on. The modules are like simple bolt ons that enhance what it can do.

Here is a list of the modules we use most frequently. It may help those new to Drupal find the best solutions, without having to trawl through piles and piles of other modules.

CCK
CCK or the Content Construction Kit is the daddy of all drupal modules. It's purpose is to allow you to add custom fields, or various types, to any drupal node.

New Iphone 4 Launched and we got one...

The new iphone was launched today and like any gadget mad person I ran out to buy one... all looks amazing at the moment - will update with a short report soon.

Great website design podcast - Explicit Web

While browsing through Itunes, came across a brilliant podcast that focusses on everything web design and development.
If that's your thing, check out the Explicit Web Podcast

Keep up the great content guys!

Documentation for the Magento Unirgy Gift Certificate Module

I thought it would be useful for many Magento developers if I wrote some concise documentation for the Unirgy Gift Certificate Module. (Version 0.9.14)

Who doesn't love a freebie? Some fantastic free software.

Here are some fantastic utilities that are just so good and best of all they are free.

You can download nearly all of these in one go from www.ninite.com Just click what you want and download them all in one fell swoop. No tricky installations, no irksome next buttons.

Dropbox - An online secure backup drive, syncs with your pc disc invisibly. Allows you to collaborate and share files with people. https://www.dropbox.com/

Evernote - If you got a scanner get this, scan in a letter, bill, receipt, and it converts it into searchable text. Think of it like a giant shoebox under your bed. You can stuff it with all the gumphf you want, but find things from months back in an instant. https://www.evernote.com

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