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15.07.2008

Worpress 2.6 Released Today

by Ross Allchorn

Matt from Wordpress announced today on the official blog that the new version has just been released. Since the blog post shows the high quality version of the tour of the new version, and my internet connection is pretty borked today, I’ve embedded the lower resolution version for you and me to watch on my […]

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10.07.2008

Published In Tech Leader and Made Featured Contributor

by Ross Allchorn

In amongst some really interesting projects we’re working on, I read. And while reading the usuals, I was quite intrigued to note that some of my colleagues at FormFunction and Altersage were writing for and being published in Mail & Guardian Online’s relatively new website Techleader. I slowly turned green, and thought I’d ask Joey […]

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30.03.2008

Wordpress 2.5 Officially Released

by Ross Allchorn

UPDATE: My installation seems to have come right completely. As with the installation of cForms, I think it may have been cache. Go ahead, upgrade now, but remember CTRL+F5 (hold down command and click refresh on an Apple) if you experience any problems.

I wasn’t planning on doing any work this weekend, but when I saw […]

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27.03.2008

The World’s Best Content Management System

by Ross Allchorn

Before your eyes glaze over and you click on a link to go elsewhere, read the definition of a CMS:
Content management system (CMS).
The computer software, housed on your site’s Web server, that manages the publishing of content (text, images, video, documents etc.) to your website. Popular examples include Joomla, Wordpress, Drupal, Realm Platform and […]

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13.03.2008

Affordable Website Design

by Ross Allchorn

I’m busy working on and have recently launched a beta(ish) version of a new concept. It’s called Sitepress and it’s a combination of all my accumulated website design, content management and consulting knowledge rolled into one offering. It has a twist however, and one I hope will bring professional website design to those that previously […]

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14.02.2008

Gallery vs Pixaria

by Ross Allchorn

Note: This review is intended as a comparison of these two online gallery systems from a business and usability perspective. Not overly technical.
Online photo galleries. Specifically the type that allows you to sell your pictures online. This is a topic which has led me to many sleepless nights and many… many of hours of research […]

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08.02.2008

Loving Wordpress But There Is A New Platform Looming

by Ross Allchorn

I am aware that Wordpress is no silver bullet CMS for everyone, but really, this is one seriously evolved and elegant system. I am quite astounded at the amount of plugins, themes and whatnot that is now available. Also the quality of it’s construction considering the fact that it is open source.
I’ve just installed the […]

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