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Jul 5, 2011

Gershwin

Posted by ColinG | Filed under Development

Gershwin, what a name, Gershwin is the name of the next update available right now from WordPress.

Version 3.2 offers plenty of new features including a really neat looking full-screen mode window for when writing blog posts, a brilliant cropping tool for images for your article posts, a generally quicker admin area and the dropping of support for IE6.

The WordPress update is available now via your WordPress Admin.

For more information check out this great introduction video.

Mar 8, 2011

Microsoft’s IE6 Countdown

Posted by ColinG | Filed under Cool stuff, Development, Technology, Usability

To the surprise of quite a few of us here in the MadeByPi office, Microsoft released a new website the other day, with the strapline "10 years ago a browser was born. Its name was Internet Explorer 6. Now that we're in 2011, in an era of modern web standards, it's time to say goodbye."

Yes, Microsoft are making the effort to try and get global usage of it's own browser IE6 down to below 1%.

Countdown

Currently the global usage of IE6 is 12% worldwide - still rather high, but hopefully with this campaign which, developers can also contribute to by using their provided scripts to inform IE6 users to upgrade to the latest versions (IE8/9) we might eventually get there.

For information from the chaps at Microsoft themselves about why they are doing this, check out their blog.

Feb 25, 2011

Mac OSX Lion

Posted by ColinG | Filed under Cool stuff, Technology

Apple recently announced 'Lion'; the next update for the Mac Operating system OSX. From what has been announced so far, it looks like both a beautifully designed and more friendly update from Apple aimed at bringing the feel of the iPad and it's apps interface to your desktop:

Lion

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Nov 29, 2010

ChildLine Charity Auction

Posted by ColinG | Filed under Cool stuff, Development, Our work

The team here at MadeByPi^® were recently tasked with creating an auction site for our client first direct, the website would be used to auction off some really rather cool items to raise money for childrens charity ChildLine.

ChildLine

The auction this week came to a close and we are pleased to announce that the website has raised a huge £14,114.10 in the aid of charity!

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Nov 24, 2010

Videos from Build

Posted by ColinG | Filed under Cool stuff, Where we've been

Videos have now appeared on Vimeo of all the talks from this years Build Conference that we attended earlier this month at the Waterfront Studio, Belfast!

Videos from Build

Check them out here at vimeo.com

Nov 17, 2010

Build Conference 2010

Posted by ColinG | Filed under Cool stuff, Where we've been

Build

Me and fellow MadeByPi'er Matt Aitken recently went to the Build Conference in Belfast, the conference was only there for it's second year but that didn't stop it from being both an informative and inspirational conference.

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Oct 1, 2010

MadeByPi Celebrate with first direct on their 21st Birthday

Posted by ColinG | Filed under Cool stuff, Where we've been

Members of the the MadeByPi team were recently invited down to the first direct headquarters in Leeds, to celebrate their 21st birthday with their staff in style on waltzers, helter skelters, bumper cars and other fun-for-all fair ground rides.