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In between making amazing digital stuff for clients, we like to share a thought or two on what we learnt recently.

Alternatives to flickr

Posted by Tim on June 5, 2013

I have been a Pro user of flickr for some time. It has until now been the simplest way to manage, share and publish images. That is until somebody at Yahoo let their five year old have a go at designing a new interface. At best the new interface is simply unusable.

At the outset, I have to say that after much searching, there isn’t really a direct replacement for flickr. In dumping flickr you will to some extent need to review what your image hosting and sharing needs really are. It could be time to change your image workflow. If you switch from flickr this is almost certainly going to be forced on you, but it may not be such a bad thing.
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Finding a New Home for Google Reader Feeds

Posted by Tim on March 28, 2013

On 1st July 2013, Google is pulling the plug on the only app I actually use every day! Reader has been the place to keep up with news from all the bogs and sites I have taken an interest in for the last few years.  But now the Grand Daddy of the web is to have a “spring clean” and loosing lots of friends in the process. The demise of Reader causes me to question the wisdom of relying on Google for anything, but for now here are some of the alternatives I’ve been exploring. read on →

How to Change the Root Site on a WordPress Network

Posted by Tim on November 13, 2012

Problem

This little problem took a while to find the answer to even if the solution is pretty simple. A WordPress Network (or multi-site) allows you to run hundreds of  independent WordPress sites from a single install. This is a great way to simplify the management of multiple sites.

I use such a set-up to run this site and I can quickly create preview sites for clients this way.

But how do you change the root blog (default site  for your network to a sub-site you have created. You might want to do this if you are developing a new version of your main site and want to make it live by switching your root site. read on →

A Holiday Club Song with an Olympics Theme

Posted by Tim on August 9, 2012

Looking through the Doug Horley Songbook, I couldn’t find one to fit our Olympic themed holiday club this week. So I had a go at writing one myself and it seems to be going down a treat with the kids. It has some great actions (e.g. run, row, ride, swim, a Bolt celebration) and ends with everyone doing their own winner’s celebration.

Words and music are below. If I get time I’ll try and publish a recoding of it too.

Can you run the hundred metres quicker than the Bolt?
Can you row from A to Z like Watkins and Grainger?
Could you ride the Tour de France faster than Bradley Wiggins?
Could you beat Michael Phelps into the pool?

Well they’re all great, make no mistake;
But something else I know is better.
Jesus loves me, just because I’m me you see;
On Team JC everyone’s a winner.

Download the lead Sheet with guitar chords: Can you run the hundred metres?

And of course you are free to use it, share it and remix it in Open Source fashion:

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