Techiedog-blog

Yes, at long last the new Grinn album "Ordinary Day' has been released. It may take some time to make it to a record shop near you, but you can get it right now by ordering from the Grinn online shop . Whats more it will only cost you £6 +P&P. While you are at it, why not order a T-Shirt or one of the previous albums. If you are new to Grinn there is a fantastic online only offer to buy all three albums for just £12 and complete your Grinn back-catalogue in one go.

I've had a lot of queries of late (some prompted by my recent talk ) from people in Web Design companies asking about the future of their industry and what they can do to stay competitive. I initially wrote a long post on this topic, most of it late at night and much of that after several glasses of fine wine and it all became a little rambling. So, at the risk of passing up some consultancy cash*, I deleted that and instead I offer this slightly more succinct and considered Top 5 tips for Web Design Agency survival : 1. Understand what the Web actually is! The Web is moving from a publishing platform to a global computation platform. This means that the Web site is becoming the Web Application. The Web is becoming the medium through which not only humans, but other web sites and other systems will interact with the organization. The notion of the brochureware site will die for all but the very bottom end of the market. 2. Respect your Geeks! Firstly, engineers are not unwashed,

The second open coffee in Leeds took place this Tuesday at the new venue; The LoftArt Gallery on the Third floor of Flannels on Vicar Lane - Thanks Justin for the venue, coffee and cakes. Not a bad turn out (max 19 concurrent attendees by my calculations and 21 in total) for the difficult second event and some very animated conversations took place not to mention one or two demos, the venue's free WiFi being a real boon in this respect. (photo from Imran 's Flickr) Imran has posted a more detailed review here so I won't duplicate. Keep your eyes on upcoming for news of the next event.