Archive for 'firefox'
Code your own BBC News homepage
The BBC has announced plans to switch off its low-graphic websites: The low graphics version of the site was designed as a low bandwidth alternative to the full website at a time when most users of the site were using slow dial-up connections. Now, most of our users are on much faster broadband connections and [...] read on »
Search tools for Directgov: Puffbox vs Microsoft
So Directgov have 'partnered' with Microsoft to create a little IE8 search plugin, eh? Well, in the interests of wider browser compatibility, Puffbox presents its own search plugin to help the greater number of people using IE7 or Firefox. And we've done it at no charge, too. read on »
I thought it didn't have to be taxing?
OK, so it's not on the scale of the lost CDs exactly, but... this morning I got a letter from HMRC telling me that I'll have to fill in an annual tax return. The thing is, it's not the first letter I've had from them recently on such a subject. They initially wrote to me [...] read on »
Google Docs not there yet
I haven't played with Google Docs for a while, but news of a form designer to ease spreadsheet input intrigued me. A lot of spreadsheets, especially in an office environment, are actually pseudo-databases. So why not treat spreadsheet data entry like a database? It's a great idea, but the initial execution is a bit disappointing. [...] read on »