Aberdeen Daily Journal Saturday June 5th 1920 WILLIAMISON OR TOPLIS? PASSES THROUGH ABERDEEN The police are confident that the net is closing round the fugitive “Williamson”, “Toplis” or whatever his name may be. Public interest in the chase is keen, judging from the number and promptitude of the reports coming into the authorities. It has…
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Toplis’ Life In the Highlands
Dundee Courier Angus, Scotland, 8th June 1920 How he deluded hotel guests The mother of Percy Toplis yesterday travelled from her home at Alfreton, Derbyshire, in the company of two Officers from Penrith Constabulary in order to identify the body of the man shot on Sunday night. She was much distressed. It would appear that…
The Booze Alliance
Today saw the launch of a new website for The Booze Alliance. It’s a mobile-friendly ‘responsive’ design and features a simple Paypal shop and news blog. The site is supported by a bespoke content management system, built around an MS SQL Database and hosted for under £100.00 a year. http://www.boozealliance.co.uk
Textploitation Part III: The Digital Exchange Mechanism
I started this series of articles by looking at how Slate columnist, Farhad Manjoo tackled an increasingly thorny issue: users of websites were scrolling no further than halfway down the page and often ‘re-tweeting’ posts with barely a glance at their content. On the face of things, Manjoo just wasn’t willing to tolerate the user…
Textploitation Part II: Let it flow
Journalists and content providers can learn a lot from Social Media. Information is designed to flow; this was as true in the 1600s as it is now. Publishing has always been about interaction. When a person writes something they are seeking to elicit a response from the reader, and although we may be able to…
Mobile Friendly Web Design For Inverness and Beyond
If the River Ness can flow into the Moray Firth in such a smooth and easy fashion, it seems only right that the Pixel Surgery should extend a friendly surgical glove (and a sterile tray of bright and shiny web design services) to Inverness: one of the fastest growing economic areas, not just in the…
Eclipsis
Well the full solar eclipse came and went without really exciting the children, the birds or inspiration. On a hill above Craigellachie we watched for a full half-minute as the scruffy veil of clouds drew back to reveal a brief glimpse of the moon thrusting a thin, blurry sickle across the face of the sun….
Edinburgh Arts Festival 2015: Come and Join the Dennis and Dennis Club
Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF) is set to announce its typically ambitious programme of events. The festival is the largest and perhaps most innovative visual arts festival in Britain today, bagging in excess of a quarter of a million visitors every year. This year you’ll get roughly 40 exhibitions and a teasing, impromptu selection of pop-up…
Mobile Friendly Web Design For Moray: Latest Google Annoucement
Latest announcement from Google confirms that mobile-friendly websites will be given preferential treatment in Google web results from April 2015. Be responsible – get ‘responsive’. Well, we have been speculating about this for a while now, but it seems that ‘mobile-friendliness’ is going to be an increasingly major factor in how websites are going to…
Tips For Better Web Design: It’s Not About The Bling
Design for the entire user experience. Good web design is the difference between sharing something precious & just showing off your bling. A good designer will build from the ground up. Identify the building lines, set up a clear floor plan and then proceed with the plaster and the bricks. Only then should you even…
A Digital Garage For Moray and the Highands? Help Scotland harness the power of the Internet
Here’s something that might appeal to businesses throughout Moray. The mighty Google is kick-starting a series of pop-up digital workshops with the aim of helping small, local businesses improve their digital and Internet skills. Google’s ‘Digital Garage’ project sees Google hook-up with local Internet and Computer professionals to give advice on everything from basic Internet…
