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Tim Gaunt

Changeable headers using the media picker

A project we’re currently working on needs to have interchangeable header images. The theory is to set the header image on the parent page and then unless a template is specified for the page, it should use one of it’s ancestor’s. Umbraco as a nice control called

Naming conventions for Umbraco

Having only recently started to use Umbraco I've taken a couple of days to familiarise myself with the way it works and try and get a few best practices in place, I expect these will be updated over time but you've got to start somewhere ;) As

Let us entertain you! Our new cinema room

Stacey's been wanting to decorate the house, when we did we swapped the two rooms around which seemed logical at the time, but when we did, even though it was only a 32" the TV took up most of the room and seeing as we didn'

Florame organic aromatherapy hits the press

Having one of the business owners work in PR can't be a too much of a bad thing for a company, especially not when you manage to get your name into Sunday Times. I'm not sure whether this is something they pushed for themselves or whether

Fasthosts fail to amaze again

I don't know if any of my readers are familiar with Fasthosts' recent security problems that hit the press a couple of weeks ago but I couldn't help but laugh at a conversation I had with them the other day. Baring in mind they had

The office to end all offices

Some of you have already heard about my miss fortune with the office flooding. It's thrown things up in the air somewhat at a time when I could really do without it. The bonus however is that I get to have a nice new office fitted (hopefully on

25% discount at Florame organic aromatherapy

Ahh Christmas is fast approaching again -and for once I've actually got a few presents (I usually buy them all on the 24th of December) -not that I can take any credit for that, it's all down to Stacey. Anyway I wanted to share this 25%

Yey 2007's first snow has fallen!

This is one for Cyan over at FreelanceSwitch more than anything else but I thought I'd share Birmingham's first snow with the world :) Doesn't look like much there but it started this afternoon Slowly but surely it fell over a few hours until there

The morning after the day before

So it's done :) Stacey's out, though it wasn't easy. Her boss made her explain her reasons for leaving to the Finance Director and basically justify herself for leaving. After talking about it we think that's because there's more to this

Friday - crunch time

So today's Friday and saga of Stacey's rejected resignation is about to climax, I don't know about you but I'm excited ;) Who thinks she'll cave in and accept their silly offer? And what'll that wizard be I wonder