March 2008
Cross-browser Compatibility
Posted by: Warwick on 27 Mar 2008 @ 9:44 pm Category: Web Design
With the launch of the new ireckon.com website and with most sites come problems with different browsers interpreting the code behind a website differently. Whilst most users view websites in Internet Explorer 7 and a high percentage in Internet Explorer 6, there is a certain percentage that view websites on Macs' in Safari or in Windows on FireFox or Opera (two alternatives to Internet...
Our new site
Posted by: Darryl on 27 Mar 2008 @ 11:32 am Category: Inside Ireckon
Well it was a Good Friday this year. My great team helped launch the new ireckon.com website.
So if you are reading this it is because of a huge effort leading up to Easter by the team here. Like a plumber with leaky taps our old portal site has been in need of a makeover for many reasons. Well we got it done and we are very happy with the results.
More importantly though we have already...
Programming Outside the Square
Posted by: Vanessa on 27 Mar 2008 @ 10:20 am Category: Programming and Coding for the Web
Lately we have been doing a lot of internal development to help improve our internal processes. One of the joys of working internally is you get to think outside the square and do things that you never have done before, things that might not be safe.
A current dilemma that I have is making a system work the best for a bunch of different users who all have different needs for a screen....
Search Engine Rankings - Long term results
Posted by: Darryl on 20 Mar 2008 @ 11:51 pm Category: Search Engine Optimisation
We regularly get asked for some magic bullet or quick fix to get to the top of Search Engine results.
For many sites we see there is a bit of a quick fix, just getting the basics done right, or near right (if you want to stay away from the engines radar for being too perfect), but most of the site owners wanting the magic bullet are in tough categories.
I have been involved with SEO since...
Web 2.0 hype and a reality check for your web site
Posted by: Darryl on 19 Mar 2008 @ 12:00 am Category: The Wondrous Wide Web
The current online buzz words we all hear are Web 2.0. There is a lot of mixed messaging about 2.0 and what does it really mean. I was reading a good article about the hype / push to 2.0 everything out around the market (Social Media and Web 2.0 - Jason Burby).
The new drive behind 2.0 has a bit of a familiar ring to the year 2000 hype surrounding the web changing the world (shortly before...



