May

Keeping Things Compact

Optimising your CSS and JavaScript files

This post looks at free online tools that can help compact and optimise your CSS style-sheets and JavaScript files. This will ensure your website loads quickly and will also keep your code concise and fast. . More »

Posted: 27/05/2010 | Tagged: , , | Comments: Leave comment

Subtitles

Don't let the world of foreign language TV and film pass you by

In this post I praise the hidden world of foreign-language cinema and TV that we rarely experience in the English speaker world. I also wonder why we see so few sub-titled drams on British TV. . More »

Posted: 11/05/2010 | Tagged: , | Comments: Leave comment

Fair Votes Now

Why we desperately need electoral reform in the UK

Playing around with the BBC Election Seat Calculator for the 2010 UK general election further convinced me what an un-fair and un-democratic system "first past the post" really is. This is why we need electoral reform to provide "fair votes" for everyone. . More »

Posted: 08/05/2010 | Tagged: | Comments: Leave comment