Author Archives: Donnie Bachan

It’s been a while

I’ve not posted for a long time on this blog (or any for that matter). As with many people I seem to always have an excuse for not posting on here but then I see the trend setters of the internet able to post every day about something pretty cool. I reflect on this and [...]

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Is your site mobile friendly?

Picture this: You are sitting on the bus,  your commute is 45 minutes long so you whip out your iPhone and start browsing Twitter. Your friend posts a link to this awesome article on social marketing, you follow the link and then sit for the next 15 minutes frustrated with: waiting for the page and [...]

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Open multiple windows in Excel 2007

Some of the design choices in Office 2007 really baffle me. Some simple tasks just cannot be completed without jumping through so many hoops. I can’t understand why this isn’t on every website in the entire world! But, I hope this helps some of you out: Go To: My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > File Types [...]

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Tick, Tick, Tick

Be strong, The waves vibrate And message delivered. Fear abandoned, The source is I.

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IE 7/8 PNG-24 transparency issue

We came across an error today with our drop down menu system that uses a PNG-24 semi transparent drop shadow image around the border where the transparency would appear black in IE 7 and IE 8. After searching and trying all possible fixes we found the solution to the problem and it was quite simple. [...]

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