This website was created randomly one day as a little project to learn a few more things regarding php coding. It is a URL Shrinker, which takes a long URL, e.g. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ross-county-v-dundee-scottish-cup-final-2010-/220613692555?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Sports_Memorabilia_Football_Programmes_ET&hash=item335d99cc8b and shrink it to a more appropriate size, in this case, http://weeurl.cc//d

Technologies Used Include: PHP, XHTML, CSS

The implementation changed dramatically after I had completed University when I decided to use Wordpress. The main reasons for this were because of its “backend”, which makes for the easy editing, creation and deletion of pages without the need to fiddle with the files. I decided to use a template from a previous theme as an example to create what is the design for Version 2.0

The current Version 3.0 that you see is a theme that I stumbled across when I was surfing, in which I significantly modified to fit in with my taste. It has many neat features that are not incorporated in Version 2.0, including wide use of the JQuery Libraries, of which I am a big fan.

It was designed to be simple, intuitive and easy to use, and uses a mixture of technologies which are outlined below. There was not a lot of information which the site needed, so I experimented with the Coda Slider JQuery Library to create an effect that was nice to look at for so little substance.

Technologies Used Include: XHTML, Jquery, CSS

This website was made for clients Mr & Mrs Roberts whom own the Hillcairnie Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast in Cupar, Fife (10 miles from St Andrews).

It was designed to be simple, intuitive and easy to use, and uses a mixture of technologies which are outlined below. This was my first experience dealing with clients, so the design is pretty patchy, but it will improve in the future.

Technologies Used Include: PHP, XHTML, Jquery, CSS

This website was created to gain more experience in the use of PHP, as I am still a novice. It is a tourist website about my hometown: Dingwall, Scotland, showing various attractions and places to see. Coming from a small town in the Highlands, I am very proud of my roots, so this was, and remains, a nice project.

Technologies Used Include: PHP, XHTML, Jquery, CSS

Dreams do come true. . .

Although I now live in Fife, I still follow the Staggies, going to away games when possible, as well as the odd trip to Dingwall to see my family and a home game! And of all the games I have seen, it is clear that this season’s team is the best I have seen since my first match in 1994. We have a hunger, a drive, a togetherness that I have never seen from us before. We play for each other, as a team, and not as 11 individuals. We also have a team of quality, from Mike McGovern in goals to Michael Gardyne up front. I’m just thankful that we have them all signed up on 2 year contracts, as there is no doubt other clubs will be interested in our players over the off season.

Ross County fans are living a dream, and for us to be in with a chance of going to Europe is just astounding. And we are not just living a dream like Leeds United did, and went into administration as a result. We are a club on a very tight budget, with no player on more than £400 a week, and all players earning the same level. This compared to the £65,000 a week Celtic are paying Robbie Keane, that shows you what an achievement it is for County to be where we are today. There is not doubt that we are down in history as one of the smallest teams, if not the smallest, to ever reach the Cup Final. Lets go one better and bring the trophy home to Dingwall!

MON THE STAGGIES!!

Boston Legal centers around a law firm, Crane Pool and Schmidt, and it was created by David E Kelley. At the root of the show is the relationship of William Shatner’s and James Spader’s characters Denny Crane and Alan Shore (pictured right). Their conflicting Liberal and Republican views, uncanny ability to attract woman, regular sleepovers and road trips made light of the deeply meaningful issues the show often highlighted including; political, religious, human rights, corporate rights, freedom of speech, death penalty. Boston Legal raises these issues that are currently all around us, issues that some of us can relate too, and depicts them in an emotive yet humorous manner, hooking us into a debate on the morals of society. Whilst it remains a court-room drama central to its theme, at it’s very core remains it’s underlying theme of friendship, of a person’s love, loyalty and devotion to another, and it is this that makes me want to see more.

Personally I never thought I would ever find a program on the same scale as The West Wing, but the creators of Boston Legal proved me wrong. This show is everything good about TV, it makes me laugh and cry at the same time whilst introducing issues that make you think about your own personal morals. This show is a must for any TV lover!