The Learning Curve
- 07.Nov
- RefreshDublin
Last week there were some fantastic web events happening in Dublin which was a pleasure to see and an indication that the Irish web community is alive and kicking more than ever. One which stood out for me was the first RefreshDublin organised by Niamh Redmond. Part of and inspired by the Refresh Cities movement, [...]
- 26.Jun
- Adding .FLV MIME Type in IIS
I’ve recently started working with Flash a lot more recently and while its proving good fun, I had forgotten how frustrating it can sometimes be. I recently created a flash video player from scratch and while it worked wonderfully on my computer and local server in work, it was flat out refusing to load the [...]
- 11.Mar
- Accessibilty @ FOWA Dublin
Last Friday was great day. It was my first experience of the FOWA event held by the good folks at Carsonified. I had been hugely looking forward to it and was not dissapointed with some fantastic speakers. David Heinemeier Hansson from 37 Signals was the big draw and he didn’t dissapoint with a typically [...]
- 04.Mar
- New beginnings
Well, who’d have thunk it but I’ve good news! I’ve decided to buck the trend in the economy and smile in the face of all this doom and gloom because as of Monday I am starting a great new job! It was this time last month that I was still reeling a bit having been [...]
Quick Post
- 10.May
- High Violet
The National have just released their third album High Violet. It’s one I’ve been waiting for for a while. If ever there was a band worth listening to, these are the guys. I LOVE them. Matt Berninger’s voice is golden. Standout tracks after first listen are Bloodbuzz Ohio and Conversation 16. Can’t wait to listen [...]
- 17.Jan
- Phresh - Eye Candy
The thing I love about the web is that I come across great and inspirational art, music, web design, people, and more all the time. Twitter has become the tool of choice to for the quick share. My poor blog is taking a hit as a result as I find myself rarely updating it. For [...]
portfolio
- 07.Nov
- Simple Things
Recently had the pleasure of designing a very simple little brochure site for some friends who have set up a new company selling 100% Alpaca blankets and scarves. They ask me to design them a very clean site which focused, very much, on the products. I took them at their word and used bold photographic [...]
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- 01.Feb
- Shameless plug towards healthy living…
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A good friend of mine Damian Hall, set up his Personal Fitness Training business a number of years ago. For as long as he has been up and running I have been promoting the idea and complete importance to him of getting a website [...]
ALL ABOUT RACHEL
Rachel is a freelance web designer and developer based in Dublin. She is passioniate about making beautiful, innovative websites. She is also on a constant learning curve so this blog is an example of her mutterings on learning, creating and all those in between. Her spelling is appalling, she apologises for that. Rachel also wondering why people write these things in the third person?
TWEET TWEET
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- Thinking of treating myself to one of these http://amzn.to/9Mzpf1 3 weeks ago
- @davymac 3G. I held off upgrading to the 3GS in anticipation of the iPhone4 coming out... tempted to reninstall ios3 until i get the iphone4 in reply to davymac 3 weeks ago
- @davymac ok "disaster" is probably over the top, but "painfully slow and annoying" isn't. rant over :) 3 weeks ago
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IMAGE OF THE WEEK
This time last year I was preparing to go to Coachella Music Festival in the Californian desert, possibly the best festival I've ever been to. It was so good that this was my second visit and as usual the lineup was to die for. Roger Waters playing Dark Side of the Moon, Prince and The National were some of the highlights. However, Portishead was the pinicle for me that year. Back after a ten year break, they blew the crowd away and the backdrop of imagery was incredible which added to the atmosphere. This was one of the images that I captured of Beth. She is both the head in the background and the tiny spec standing singing. Oh how I wish I could be there again this year!
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