Tag: coding

Fanlisting Funny and a New Layout

I have to confess that when I create a new fanlisting, copying and pasting an existing hand-made admin page is easier than completely re-writing what will basically be the same thing with a few changes. So having just copied and renamed the mayo admin page for my new fanlisting, Pigeon Guano, I did a generic […]

Fanlistings and Design

I’ve started getting into fanlistings again after deciding not to let the QI rejection all of those months ago get me down — I think I’ve set myself up for a fall. After getting hooked on the latest series with Hugh Laurie in it (House M.D.) I applied to adopt the fanlisting only to discover […]

Review of little-wonder.net

Reviewed: Brenda Site URL: little-wonder.net A splash page. If you listen hard enough you might hear me grumble! Seriously though, I’ve seen your reasons for keeping the splash page and I would say they’re pretty reasonable. The size of the splash page isn’t though. Approximately 100Kb for an image that a user will look at […]

Review of fatedfoibles.ca

Reviewed: Manon Site URL: fatedfoibles.ca My first impressions are somewhat mixed. While I like the main image and was pleased to see it loading quickly even on my dial-up, I am not so sure about the green links. Don’t get me wrong, red and green could probably be a good combination, but that particular shade […]

Useless Websites

You searched for:Locations: within 10 miles of TelfordChannel: IT & Internet SectorSpecialism: (Helpdesk/Support OR Web Development) AND (Graduate &/or Entry Level) Unfortunately your search did not match any of our current vacancies. This is one of the downfalls of specialising in IT. Employers are far and few between and when you do find something they […]

Review of tehsheriff.org

Reviewed: Sydney Site URL: tehsheriff.org Ouch. An automatic redirect. I’d not noticed that before but due to a drop of lag I saw the holding page for a few seconds — not good. If you’re using a <meta /> redirect — don’t. These can badly affect your search engine ranking because they’re commonly used by […]

Beta Testers Needed

I spent most of yesterday redoing BellaBook for the 3.1 release. I think I’ve got it just how I want it now — better admin protection as well as spam/bad word filtering. Anyway, now I just need beta testers. I need a couple of people with semi-decent PHP skills to have a look, install it, […]

Review of not-noticeably.net

Reviewed: Amelie Site URL: not-noticeably.net (Skin: haven) I see blue, more blue, lots more blue and wait, what’s this? Ooh, pink. Not sure in what way these two colours are supposed to tie together but it’s variation which, at this point is good,. I had to wait a while for your image to load though […]

Unrequested review of never-silent.net/reviews

Reviewed: Terri Site URL: never-silent.net/reviews Right. So someone who thinks they’re capable of judging other people’s skills has a pointless splash page, is telling ME what *I* need to use despite the fact that YOU’RE supposed to cater for my needs, and has a link with no decoration in the same colour as text and […]

Review of sonata.sacred-scars.org

Reviewed: Irene Site URL: sonata.sacred-scars.org Quickly just want to add an apology for not getting your review done sooner. I’ve recently started a full time job and had to put things on hold while I got sorted out. I greatly appreciate your patience and the fact that you didn’t change your layout mid-review. First things […]