The inane mutterings of Alexander Foxleigh
Hi. I'm Alex, I'm a senior full-stack developer with a passion for building performant, accessible and highly usable web applications.
You can find out more about me by reading my blog, taking a look at my website or having a look at my social links which are below in the footer.
Here is an assorted collection of my rants, ravings and general ramblings. I apologise in advance.
Every now and again when scouring the internet for new and interesting information I find a tip or program (usually via the excellent lifehacker.com website) which changes the way I live. EventGhost is such a program.
I often hear praise for software applications such as HandBrake and DVDShrink, but after using them myself in the past I found myself wanting a simpler solution. I didn’t really see why in this day-and-age ripping a movie to your hard drive should take more than a few clicks. Then I found DVDFab...
For many clients the true value of their website is not realised, often it is just thought of something you should have without any real thought as to why. This article attempts to explain the reasons a website is important and why you should aim to create a fantastic website instead of merely an acceptable one.
It is time to face facts - its 2010; computers have been around for over forty years and have been ubiquitous for at least five. We ask "in 2010, is there any excuse for not being computer literate?”.
On the sixth of August 1991 one man changed the world. His name was Tim Berners-Lee and all he did was plug a cord into the back of his computer. This man is the inventor of the World Wide Web and is the reason you almost certainly have the internet in your home.