> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://blog.tsd.digital/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # What have I been up to? - URL: https://blog.tsd.digital/what-have-i-been-up-to/ - Published: 2007-09-21T21:20:01.000Z - Updated: 2007-09-21T21:20:01.000Z - Author: Tim Gaunt - Tags: Microsoft AJAX, ASP.Net, C#, CSS, Design, SEO, Web Development, .Net, The Site Doctor, #Import 2025-04-01 05:36 It's been rather quiet on my blog recently, if you're wondering why (and don't chat to me on/off-line) I thought I would share with you what we've been working on recently. For the past month or so [The Site Doctor](http://www.thesitedoctor.co.uk/?utm%5Fsource=The%2BSite%2BDoctor&utm%5Fmedium=blog&utm%5Fcontent=post) has been developing a new web site ([www.wineandhampergifts.co.uk](http://www.wineandhampergifts.co.uk/?ref=blog.tsd.digital)) for [Porter and Woodman Gifts Ltd](http://www.porterandwoodman.co.uk/?utm%5Fsource=The%2BSite%2BDoctor&utm%5Fmedium=blog&utm%5Fcontent=post) \- a local company that produces [personalised corporate hampers and gifts](http://www.wineandhampergifts.co.uk/?utm%5Fsource=The%2BSite%2BDoctor&utm%5Fmedium=blog&utm%5Fcontent=post). It's been quite a challenge as they have a rather unusual ordering system that allows multiple recipients/addresses multiple items. Looking at it now, it's not so complicated but the delivery charge calculations and initial specs took a while to fully grasp. It's been really enjoyable. I'll probably cover aspects of the site over the forthcoming months but there are a few really nice features to the [Wine and Hamper Gifts site](http://www.wineandhampergifts.co.uk/?utm%5Fsource=The%2BSite%2BDoctor&utm%5Fmedium=blog&utm%5Fcontent=post) (or at least I think so), some of which the end user will never know about such as the use of generics to calculate the address/recipient/gift variations) and those that they may -for instance the use of the JavaScript1 Zoom function on the product details page (courtesy of [LuckyZoom](http://luckyteam.co.uk/products/LuckyZoom/?utm%5Fsource=The%2BSite%2BDoctor&utm%5Fmedium=blog&utm%5Fcontent=post)), also the design created by our excellent designer Gareth Brown all adds up to what has to be one of the best sites I've developed to date. 1 Yes, I did just say I've integrated some JavaScript into the site ;) I doubt most of my readers are interested on the in's and out's of the project itself but from an SEO perspective, I for one am expecting pretty decent results. We opted to use the [URL Rewriting ISAPI from Helicon](http://www.isapirewrite.com/?utm%5Fsource=The%2BSite%2BDoctor&utm%5Fmedium=blog&utm%5Fcontent=post) this time round over our usual IISMods URL Rewriting ISAPI as for some reason the IISMods site has been offline for a while (and checking now has been converted into a very weird site). Another aspect that some people may be unaware of is that the majority of the [Wine and Hamper Gifts site](http://www.wineandhampergifts.co.uk/?utm%5Fsource=The%2BSite%2BDoctor&utm%5Fmedium=blog&utm%5Fcontent=post) operates the same without JavaScript as it does with JavaScript, this is important not only for screen readers but also search engines. There is only one area of the [Wine and Hamper Gifts site](http://www.wineandhampergifts.co.uk/?utm%5Fsource=The%2BSite%2BDoctor&utm%5Fmedium=blog&utm%5Fcontent=post) that I'm aware of that doesn't operate without JavaScript and that is the "Personalise this gift" link on the [cart page](http://www.wineandhampergifts.co.uk/order/?utm%5Fsource=The%2BSite%2BDoctor&utm%5Fmedium=blog&utm%5Fcontent=post) that allows the user to either edit the existing message or add one that doesn't already exist, that's because it uses a LinkButton, but I may find a way around that later. Other features that I really like are little things like the way the drop down lists on the left hand menu are created -they're not actually drop down lists but unordered lists that are then manipulated using JavaScript, I think the JavaScript could do with a little tweaking but the result is superb. The [Wine and Hamper Gifts site](http://www.wineandhampergifts.co.uk/?utm%5Fsource=The%2BSite%2BDoctor&utm%5Fmedium=blog&utm%5Fcontent=post) also creates a PDF receipt for the user which is emailed to them, this is something I've been meaning to look into for some time but haven't had the chance, luckily while I was developing the site, [Sean Ronan](http://www.activepixels.co.uk/?utm%5Fsource=The%2BSite%2BDoctor&utm%5Fmedium=blog&utm%5Fcontent=post) posted to the [MsWebDev list](http://www.mswebdev.org.uk/?utm%5Fsource=The%2BSite%2BDoctor&utm%5Fmedium=blog&utm%5Fcontent=post) about an [ASP.Net PDF library iTextSharp](http://sourceforge.net/projects/itextsharp/?utm%5Fsource=The%2BSite%2BDoctor&utm%5Fmedium=blog&utm%5Fcontent=post) (a port from a Java library) which, despite a few oddities from the POV of the Java port does exactly what I wanted. The library is pretty easy to use once you get your head around it and certainly [produces some nice results](http://blogs.thesitedoctor.co.uk/tim/files/Example-wine-and-hamper-gifts-order.pdf?ref=blog.tsd.digital). There's still more work that's needed to finalise the content and various aspects of the [Wine and Hamper Gifts website](http://www.wineandhampergifts.co.uk/?utm%5Fsource=The%2BSite%2BDoctor&utm%5Fmedium=blog&utm%5Fcontent=post) but if you have a chance, check out the new [Porter and Woodman Gifts Ltd](http://www.porterandwoodman.co.uk/?utm%5Fsource=The%2BSite%2BDoctor&utm%5Fmedium=blog&utm%5Fcontent=post)[Wine and Hamper Gifts website](http://www.wineandhampergifts.co.uk/?utm%5Fsource=The%2BSite%2BDoctor&utm%5Fmedium=blog&utm%5Fcontent=post) and leave a comment here letting me know what you think :D Oh, and they've given us a pretty high target to get before Christmas so if you're thinking about treating your customers to a [personalised corporate hamper or gift](http://www.wineandhampergifts.co.uk/?utm%5Fsource=The%2BSite%2BDoctor&utm%5Fmedium=blog&utm%5Fcontent=post) give a little thought to using [www.wineandhampergifts.co.uk](http://www.wineandhampergifts.co.uk/?ref=blog.tsd.digital)