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We’re Looking for Freelancers

Monday, July 12th, 2010

We’re currently on the look out for the following types of Freelancer:

  • iPhone Application Designers & Developers
  • Android Application Designers & Developers
  • Magento & Wordpress Developers
  • SEO Specialists
  • General Web Designers & Developers

Please send us a link to your portfolio site/examples of your work to info@rosslyndigital.co.uk.

Thanks

Future developments for rosslyndigital.co.uk

Friday, February 12th, 2010

With the launch of the Rosslyn Digital site there’s optimisations and improvements to be made. We’re going to upgrade these elements for a couple of hours each week. The process will be gradual, but will be worth it so we can improve your experience on the site. We’ve got a todo list and a “should we do it” list.

The heralded rosslyndigital.co.uk updates todo list:

  1. Further code optimisations (jQuery, PHP, HTML/CSS)
  2. Add Last.FM/Twitter/LinkedIN data (without going overboard) to Get in Touch
  3. Add a few more projects to What We’ve Done
  4. Load content on the fly on What We’ve Done
  5. Add more of the team to Get in Touch
  6. Adjust the next/prev post buttons on the blog
  7. Improve Twitter Cloud Randomness
  8. Feature poll
  9. Airbrush Michael’s fringe on Get in Touch

The “should we do it” list:

  1. Separate development section for our apps?
  2. Bigger description of our services?
  3. Description of our working process?
  4. Download section – contains promotional media?

Please feel free to leave a comment and let us know any issues you have on the site as well as any things you’d like to see (be it in jest or because you want to love us more). We’ll update this list as we go.

Google Phasing Out Support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

With the announcement that Google will no longer be supporting Internet Explorer 6 (ie6) after 2010, the push towards (more) modern browsers in the UK should start gathering some momentum. The key part to the Google announcement is how the news spread across global news websites, not just the techie sites. Unfortunately the announcement didn’t make many waves in view of the general public. The BBC posted up an item which was in the top 10 read news items for a couple of days, which had a positive impact as the more people that know about the faults of IE6 the quicker the browser percentage drops (in theory).

Naturally this doesn’t mean developers should stop supporting IE6 automatically. The decision for the level of browser support has to be based upon site traffic data, budget and the requirements. Government departments are the most guilty of using IE6. From our experience of SBK Healthcare’s Analytics data, the healthcare sector is overwhelming using IE6 (over 40%). As the BBC reported this is due partially to the internal systems which aren’t cheap or easy (in certain cases) to upgrade.

The moral of the story is that everyone should upgrade their browser; be it IE8, Firefox 3.5, Google Chrome, Safari or Opera. You’ll not just be more secure but web developers will be less grouchy.

What's Been Said/Read/Dev'd

From the Blog

Users are ruthless. (JL)
August 24, 2010

Here’s a few points to consider when planning your next web site.
Your web site maybe creating the ‘first impression’ of your business.
Think about it, would you answer the phone ‘no, go away!’? Exactly!
Would you put up a neon sign next to the M1 saying ‘its easier to get a quote from our competitors who are [...]

Who we’ve been working with

  1. Travelport
  2. John Wiley & Sons
  3. Commvault
  4. SBK Healthcare
  5. ConSol Partners

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