January 12th, 2011
Cloud Computing has really taken off recently in both business and consumer circles. To put it simply, Cloud Computing is all about storing computer data on servers that are accessible via an internet connection rather than a local piece of hardware. The advantage of using a cloud computing supplier for your IT needs is that your data is more safe & secure than having it stored on a hard drive. Here are three cloud based services that we use in the office on a daily basis.
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Tags: Cloud Computing
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January 10th, 2011
- ColorZilla – A collection of tools which can assist with a variety of colour related tasks. The ColorZilla tool that we use frewquently is the ‘Eyedropper’ which allows you to take a sample of any colour that is currently visible in FireFox. ColorZilla then allows you to copy that colour sample to your clipboard as an RBG or HEX reference. The Eyedropper comes in highly useful when working on a website or design and you need to quickly find out what colour is currently being used on the website.
- Measureit - Basically a ruler for your browser, Measureit allows you to quickly measure areas on screen within FireFox. Area dimensions are given in pixels meaning it’s an invaluable tool when working on a website or design.
- Xmarks – Store all your bookmarks and passwords in the ‘Cloud’ with Xmarks, the FireFox synchronisation tool. Xmarks works by syncing all your FireFox bookmarks and login details with your own personalised account, so as long as you have Xmarks installed, anytime you use FireFox on any computer it will have all your details synced. Xmarks is highly useful is you work from more than one location or computer; there is no worse feeling than working out of the office and finding you don’t have all your saved bookmarks or saved login details.
- Server Spy – Apache? IIS? Zeus? ServerSpy allows you to quickly find out what server technology and version a website is running on, very useful for looking at new client websites when suggesting web platforms, or debugging website problems.
- FireBug – To be honest, I was going to leave FireBug out of this list since it’s been talked about so much, and if you’ve not come across it by now all I can really say is go get it! FireBug takes the headaches out of debugging live CSS or HTML, and allows you to make changes to the website code in real-time.
Tags: Add-ons, Firefox, Web Design
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December 9th, 2010
On the fourth on January 2011, the UK VAT rate will increase from 17.5% to 20%. If you run a online shop you need to be aware of how to change this, or at least have someone on standby who can make the change themselves.
To change the VAT amount in Magento, follow these steps:
- Login to the Magento backend and hover over ‘Sales’ and navigate to ‘Tax > Manage Tax Zones & Rates’
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December 7th, 2010
Here at Tangy Media we’re always happy to promote and celebrate any sucess of local business’s and organisations, and we would like to say congratulations to Stroud Farmers Market for winning the Best Food Market category in BBC Radio 4’s Food and Farming Awards.
Stroud Farmers Market (SFM) beat national competition to take the award and this is another successful milestone for the market. Stroud, Gloucestershire is well known for it’s promotion and harvest of local produce and Stroud Farmers Market is a true reflection of that.
If you have not visited SFM before then really should put it on your list since you can find all maner of lovely cheese, meats, drinks, and fresh fruit and veg. Tangy Media wholehartedly recommends the scotch eggs from the ‘Handmade Scotch Egg Company‘.
If you are a local business in Stroud and looking for web promotion that could net you simular sucess to Stroud Farmers Market, please consider our experience in Stroud Web Design and get in touch to see how we can help.
Tags: Stroud
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December 3rd, 2010
Previously this year, there was controversy surrounding the security flaws of Microsoft Internet Explorer, which confused people with regards to what browser they should be using. Some of the biggest web companies out there are battling for a market share of who is using their browser, and are continuing to improve their browsers with every release in order to get you using them.
So we thought we’d give you a run down of what major browsers are out there, and what their specific advantages are of each: Read the rest of this entry »
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December 22nd, 2009
Our bright designers have come up with a brand new Tangy Media website and blog, which features a striking, vibrant, and sosphisticated design.
Please let us know in the comments below what you think of it.
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