Comments for Puffbox.com http://puffbox.com Simon Dickson blogs about online news, e-government and the New Politics. Some important people read it. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:55:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on BIS website grows up by Round-up at Helpful Technology http://puffbox.com/2010/03/13/new-bis-website/#comment-3274 Round-up at Helpful Technology Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:55:20 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1442#comment-3274 [...] Simon, I’ll admit to waving a bittersweet farewell to the interim, WordPress-based site which [...] [...] Simon, I’ll admit to waving a bittersweet farewell to the interim, WordPress-based site which [...]

]]> Comment on Tories promise IT skunkworks by SImon Collister http://puffbox.com/2010/03/11/tories-promise-it-skunkworks/#comment-3268 SImon Collister Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:01:18 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1435#comment-3268 Nice overview Simon. I'd argue that in order to work effectively the Tories' skunkworks will not have to be overly 'secretive'. Rather, it should be an autonomous unit that is porous enough to learn from and share knowledge with wider networks. Nice overview Simon. I'd argue that in order to work effectively the Tories' skunkworks will not have to be overly 'secretive'. Rather, it should be an autonomous unit that is porous enough to learn from and share knowledge with wider networks.

]]> Comment on Presenting the new website for Lynne Featherstone MP by Owen http://puffbox.com/2009/09/18/lynne-featherstone-new-website/#comment-3265 Owen Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:02:23 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1101#comment-3265 But apart from the magnificent picture at the top visually it's a complete turn-off. That's what happens when you focus on these "lifestream"/Twitter flows. But apart from the magnificent picture at the top visually it's a complete turn-off. That's what happens when you focus on these "lifestream"/Twitter flows.

]]> Comment on Tories promise IT skunkworks by Jon Worth http://puffbox.com/2010/03/11/tories-promise-it-skunkworks/#comment-3259 Jon Worth Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:35:29 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1435#comment-3259 Steinberg might be advising them, but who really <em>in</em> the party is driving this? I've heard Rishi Saha try to explain the Tories' approach and emerged completely underwhelmed. Steinberg might be advising them, but who really in the party is driving this? I've heard Rishi Saha try to explain the Tories' approach and emerged completely underwhelmed.

]]> Comment on A Lot Of Orange by Simon http://puffbox.com/2009/12/08/a-lot-of-orange/#comment-3255 Simon Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:57:36 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1236#comment-3255 Noting for my own later reference: November 2009 | 11,158,800 | 40,850,250 December 2009 | 9,172,254 | 32,556,439 January 2010 | 15,285,027 | 59,214,598 Noting for my own later reference:

November 2009 | 11,158,800 | 40,850,250
December 2009 | 9,172,254 | 32,556,439
January 2010 | 15,285,027 | 59,214,598

]]> Comment on The great WordPress / MU merge by Mike http://puffbox.com/2010/02/24/the-great-wordpress-mu-merge/#comment-3252 Mike Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:18:08 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1413#comment-3252 Sorry, i'm posting again so if anyone comments I can be notified by email. Thanks again. Sorry, i'm posting again so if anyone comments I can be notified by email. Thanks again.

]]> Comment on The great WordPress / MU merge by Mike http://puffbox.com/2010/02/24/the-great-wordpress-mu-merge/#comment-3251 Mike Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:17:00 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1413#comment-3251 So does this mean Wordpress 3.0 will allow multiple users the ability to create their own blogs? Thanks for any answers! So does this mean Wordpress 3.0 will allow multiple users the ability to create their own blogs? Thanks for any answers!

]]> Comment on Our modest microsite for UKTI by Simon http://puffbox.com/2010/02/26/go-uk-london-investment-conference/#comment-3250 Simon Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:52:44 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1408#comment-3250 No Steph: it's all yer basic hard-coded HTML. Of course we could have done the Delicious thing: but since I was running it myself, and since it had a live 'shelf life' of only a couple of days, it didn't really seem worth it. Not sure what I'd recommend if you wanted to start learning jQuery, to be honest. It's really just a question of getting your head around the CSS-style selectors: $('#something') will grab a DIV with the ID 'something', which you can then .hide() or .fadeOut(), and so on. The beginner tutorials on jquery.com aren't fantastic, but once you've grasped the basic structure, the various functions are all very well documented (and demonstrated). Alternatively, hire an expert. :) No Steph: it's all yer basic hard-coded HTML. Of course we could have done the Delicious thing: but since I was running it myself, and since it had a live 'shelf life' of only a couple of days, it didn't really seem worth it.

Not sure what I'd recommend if you wanted to start learning jQuery, to be honest. It's really just a question of getting your head around the CSS-style selectors: $('#something') will grab a DIV with the ID 'something', which you can then .hide() or .fadeOut(), and so on. The beginner tutorials on jquery.com aren't fantastic, but once you've grasped the basic structure, the various functions are all very well documented (and demonstrated).

Alternatively, hire an expert. :)

]]> Comment on Our modest microsite for UKTI by Steph Gray http://puffbox.com/2010/02/26/go-uk-london-investment-conference/#comment-3247 Steph Gray Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:03:37 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1408#comment-3247 Nice. Up to your Delicious tagging tricks with the links bars underneath the videos? Always meant to get more into jQuery. Where's a good place to start? Nice. Up to your Delicious tagging tricks with the links bars underneath the videos?

Always meant to get more into jQuery. Where's a good place to start?

]]> Comment on The great WordPress / MU merge by Simon http://puffbox.com/2010/02/24/the-great-wordpress-mu-merge/#comment-3246 Simon Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:05:34 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1413#comment-3246 Indeed. As I think I've said here before, MU has never had quite the same love and attention that 'main' WP (there's another one) got. So whilst the functionality is in all there, it isn't always as slick as you'd like - and I've always found that quite jarring, when everything else around it is fantastic. That's not (hopefully) to be too critical of MU. It isn't a bad product, far from it. It's at least on a par with most other CMSes. But when, by definition, it has to stand alongside the Best Of Breed, it'll always look weak by comparison. If it's all formally the same product, you have to assume the various kinks will be ironed out - perhaps not in v3.0, but certainly in the next one or two. Indeed. As I think I've said here before, MU has never had quite the same love and attention that 'main' WP (there's another one) got. So whilst the functionality is in all there, it isn't always as slick as you'd like - and I've always found that quite jarring, when everything else around it is fantastic.

That's not (hopefully) to be too critical of MU. It isn't a bad product, far from it. It's at least on a par with most other CMSes. But when, by definition, it has to stand alongside the Best Of Breed, it'll always look weak by comparison.

If it's all formally the same product, you have to assume the various kinks will be ironed out - perhaps not in v3.0, but certainly in the next one or two.

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