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ExtendedLife.co.uk

ExtendedLife.co.uk

After a month or so of effort in my spare time, the new version of ‘Extended Life’ launches today. From an original site running joomla with the Hikashop plugin, I’ve migrated to a Magento based store with an integrated wordpress site. A responsive theme is used to enable a decent mobile experience, and the increased […]

Contact form snafu!

Contact form snafu!

I’ve just realised that my contact form hasn’t been working… probably since I implemented it. So if you’ve been trying to get in touch with me with offers of riches beyond compare, or just to say hello… try my new, improved (ie: actually working) contact form: http://www.tall-paul.co.uk/contact-m/

Node framework: login authentication

Node framework: login authentication

My simple node framework now supports password protected areas, with a username / password authentication scheme based on passport.js. You can see this in action here Next on the to-do list is an automatically generated admin framework, to enable simple manipulation of the database backend based on the models your app defines. I’m also going […]

Pad project day 5: pushing through

Pad project day 5: pushing through

Today I finally got my work desktop set up how I want it, so I thought I’d share my experience.  My main desktop PC is a great hulking beast of a machine, that was originally built to play games on.  As such, it uses quite a hefty amount of power to run and sounds not unlike an aircraft taxiing for take-off.  Luckily, […]

Pad Project Day 4: Random brain dump

Pad Project Day 4: Random brain dump

Today, let’s talk about some good old random crap.  Here’s what’s on my mind at the moment (excluding stuff that…well, isn’t suitable for a public venue). 1) Facebook. I disabled my facebook account a couple of days ago as part of my attempt to actually do something productive with my time.  Before that I would […]