A blog from The Design Loft geeks about SEO, web design, traditional marketing, some iPhone stuff and general geeky ramblings.
Johnpc.co.uk Launches
Aug 25th
Johnpc.co.uk
Morning peeps
A nice little post to congratulate Mr. John Cunningham on the launch of Johnpc.co.uk.
John is a very active online socialite, frequently posting thoughts to Posterous, Audioboo and of course, Twitter. His own blog is a new addition to this online arsenal and contains musings on all manner of organisational change and development processes as well as John’s own personal thoughts on the world in general.
Additionally it features regular guest posts from bloggers such as Abi Signorelli, David Breen and myself (perks of the job…).
John always has something interesting to say so I’d really recommend you check out Johnpc.co.uk and see if More >
A Look At Threddie: Review & First Thoughts
Aug 21st
Threddie.com - Brainstorming For Busy People
Well today I came across (via @smashingmag) a new productivity tool called Threddie.
Whilst calling this a fully fledged Threddie review is probably overstating it a touch, I did have a few thoughts after using it for an hour or two.
First though, for those of you looking for a quick “is it any good or not”, let me save you some reading:
It’s brilliant.
Threddie Review: What Is It?!Allow me to quote the Threddie.com website, they say it exactly as it needs to be said:
Threddie lets you brainstorm with people using a post-and-comment system everyone’s familiar with. Just More >
iPhone 4 Bumper Review
Aug 19th
So I got my iPhone 4 bumper a few days ago – I’ve been using it since and decided to post my own little iPhone 4 bumper review.
iPhone 4 Bumper – Review And ThoughtsWell as with everything Apple, the bumper is well packaged and well delivered. All good on that front – gotta love Apple’s packaging. Smooth.
//When I plumped for the bumper I was in two minds regarding which free iPhone 4 case to go for; there are lots of other great cases available as part of the program, including some smart looking Belkin cases.
But, I’d bought a cheap More >
How To: Use Function Keys As Function Keys On The Mac Keyboard
Aug 13th
This is only a little tidbit but well worth it’s weight in gold (or brushed steel?!)…
Use Function Keys As Standard Function Keys On Mac Keyboard
You’ve got a fantastic Apple Wireless keyboard on your Mac, works beautifully and feels great – but sometimes you just want to press F1 and get some help ; not turn your brightness down….
Reclaim The Use Of Your Mac Keyboard Function KeysTo get the use of your Mac function keys back simply open up Mac System Preferences, head over to the Keyboard section and check the box labeled “Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as More >
Ensuring New Client Meetings Convert To Sales – Web Design Musings
Aug 2nd
After putting up a post about small business networking, and how to make the most of it; I thought it’d be handy to follow it up with some thoughts on how to really make the most of any new client meetings you may book after you’ve been networking.
Of course these thoughts apply to any new client meeting that you make and also apply across a range of services that you may provide – however for the purpose of this post, I’m going to think about you as a web designer going in to look at a new web design for More >
How To Make The Most Of Business Networking Events
Jul 20th
If you’re a business owner there’s no doubt you’ve been told about the importance of networking.
I can only comment on my local experiences, and with regards small business networking, Barnsley is thriving; as is South Yorkshire in general.
Anyway, going along to these networking events is great fun – and more often than not you get some free food and drink – bonus!
However, maximising the impact of these network events on your business can sometimes be difficult. I’ve tried a few ways to go about it and, based on my experiences, come up with a bit of a list of “do’s & More >
