Monthly Archives: April 2012

How not to design a website – Travelodge

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

I travel a lot and use Travelodge because it is cheap and relatively easy but their website really annoys me. The booking form has an  “I accept your terms and conditions” checkbox. If you submit the form before ticking the … Continue reading →

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Presentation tier: Smart Client vs Sencha Ext JS

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

For our current project Keyapt we have chosen to use Smartclient for the presentation tier. This is RESTfully coupled to business tier. Others I respect have chosen to use the Sencha tools for the same job. I thought it would … Continue reading →

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Load Firefox Tabs Faster with Tab Preferences | The Den | Tips on Using Firefox | mozilla.org/firefox

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

This is a neat trick for Firefox users, Load Firefox Tabs Faster with Tab Preferences via Load Firefox Tabs Faster with Tab Preferences | The Den | Tips on Using Firefox | mozilla.org/firefox.

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Amazon CloudSearch for your company’s data

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

The remorseless march of Amazon  continues… Announcing Amazon CloudSearchWe are pleased to announce the launch of Amazon CloudSearch, a fully-managed search service in the cloud that makes it easy to set up, manage, and scale search applications. Amazon CloudSearch enables … Continue reading →

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