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Understanding the mobile consumer & why you should be mobile ready

Details: Created on Thursday, 17 May 2012 00:00

Smartphones have become an indispensable part of our daily lives. Smartphone penetration has risen to 51% of the population and these smartphone owners are becoming increasingly reliant on their devices. Should your website be ready for the mobile handheld device market?

Using Twitter Bootstrap to Create a Responsive Web Design (RWD) for Joomla

Details: Created on Saturday, 10 March 2012 00:00

As we all know, mobile/smartphone and other handheld devices/tablets are hugely popular and the uptake is growing month on month. There is enormous growth in this sector, not just with device specific applications for the iPhone, iPad, Android, etc - but also websites being made easily accessible via these devices in a usable way.

Flexible Desktop Browser and Mobile Grid Layout Template Framework for Joomla v1.7

Details: Created on Saturday, 10 December 2011 00:00

Yes, you've probably used a grid framework in the past. Yes, you've probably created an alternative mobile friendly template. But have you done it all in one, as one template in Joomla v1.7? Well read on and I'll tell you about my new fun template thats great on desktops & mobile browsers.

Joomla Solution To Push Any Form Data Into Salesforce CRM

Details: Created on Sunday, 27 November 2011 00:00

Do you use Salesforce? Do you want to push the data from any Joomla form as a Lead to Salesforce? Well here's a simple solution and instructions to get you up & running.

Why Didn't I Think of That? A Simple Idea Turned into Reality

Details: Created on Monday, 08 August 2011 00:00

If you're like me, instead of falling asleep right away, you find yourself staring at the ceiling thinking about the next big idea.

It's a small world - I'm famous (he he) but why my daughter doesn't like Joomla!

Details: Created on Friday, 18 March 2011 00:00

It's a funny old world really - this is a short story of why I am famous (I wish... lol), but not in my daughters eyes.

Joomla Backup & Disaster Recovery using the Amazon S3 Cloud

Details: Created on Friday, 17 December 2010 00:00

Back up your Web site because you never know when your hosting service may fail or if a hacker has found a hole in your site and decides to play games. Poof, gone, it happened recently to a law firm that contacted us about their Joomla website that had been hacked and showed some abnormal pages on their domain and it can happen to you!

When will Joomla v1.6 be out and can I use it on a live website

Details: Created on Wednesday, 15 December 2010 00:00

On the 14th December 2010, Joomla! announced the immediate availability of Joomla 1.6 RC1. At the time of this announcement there were no high or medium issues in the Joomla! bug tracker. But what does this mean to you, the client?

2 Days at Joomla Day Valencia Spain

Details: Created on Monday, 29 November 2010 00:00

What a fantastic 2 day Joomla Day in Valencia (Spain), held in November 2010. This Joomla! Day was the ultimate Spanish meeting of Joomla! users & developers from the community.

One Day Joomla CMS User Training - Brighton, East Sussex

Details: Created on Sunday, 07 November 2010 00:00

This is a one day course in Brighton (East Sussex) aimed at those new to Joomla or those wishing to learn what a CMS (Content Management System) is. You'll build your own fully functional website with the Joomla CMS - ready to take away.

A Rapid Joomla CMS Website - Setup within 24 Hours

Details: Created on Saturday, 06 November 2010 00:00

Quick, Easy and delivered within 24 hours of registration... Not only that, but you get the rapid Joomla CMS website with your domain name & access to edit everything you see from the minute we deliver.

Phil Locke Appointed Capital Committee Chair on OSM Board of Directors

Details: Created on Saturday, 23 October 2010 00:00

I'm pleased to announce that I have been appointed as Capital Committee Chair on the OSM Board of Directors. My efforts will be critical to the Joomla! project's success in income generation.

The Effective Use of Forms on a Joomla Website

Details: Created on Friday, 27 August 2010 00:00

People don't like filling out forms in the real world, either paper or online. Forms are complicated, distracting, and take control away from the user. That is, unless they're designed and used effectively.

How to Check Your Website on Multiple Internet Explorer Browsers

Details: Created on Wednesday, 30 June 2010 00:00

We all know the importance of checking our web pages with multiple browsers (inparticular Internet Explorer!), especially when we are designing a new layout for a new client.

Joomla and Beyond - Germany - A Conference with attendees from all across the World

Details: Created on Tuesday, 25 May 2010 00:00

I am really excited to be attending the Joomla and Beyond conference in Wiesbaden, Germany - from the 30th May to 1st June 2010.

Online social media & mobile statistics that are hard to ignore

Details: Created on Sunday, 09 May 2010 00:00

A must watch video... based on the book 'Socialnomics' by Erik Qualman - is social media a fad?

No Vendor Lock-in with Joomla

Details: Created on Friday, 30 April 2010 00:00

Be aware of vendor lock-in upfront, or be prepared to pay later - make sure you have both an entrance and an exit strategy.

Remote desktop support for joomla clients

Details: Created on Friday, 09 April 2010 00:00

It's crashed, I've messed up, got to do this quickly... help me!
Fastnet offers quick response support for clients on it's basic support contract via remote desktop.

How to help secure your Joomla website from hackers

Details: Created on Thursday, 04 March 2010 00:00

Oh... those hackers are everywhere & they just love getting into CMS's and messing around with 'your' content or changing your administration username/password. What should I do?

Joomla Jam! iPhone Application makes Website Editing Easier

Details: Created on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 00:00

J Admin Mobile! (JAM!) is a native iPhone app for Joomla! 1.5 - JAM! will allow you to manage many of the core Joomla! 1.5 features right from your iPhone! Manage many of the core features of your Joomla CMS site remotely.

Online Video Streaming Solutions for Any Website

Details: Created on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 00:00

Each client and web site has different objectives when it comes to deploying video's on their websites. Whether you're looking to create an interactive television experience, launch an engaging rich-media promotion...

Fastnet is Excited to Add iPhone Development to it's Service Portfolio

Details: Created on Friday, 22 January 2010 00:00

We are excited to be adding the design and develop of applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Whether by porting an existing application or developing an application from scratch...

How to Quickly Create Rounded Corner Images in Photoshop

Details: Created on Thursday, 21 January 2010 00:00

Our clients are always asking us how to create images with nicely rounded corners. So here is a quick Photoshop tutorial that explains exactly what you have to do.

Bill Gates is now a Twitter user

Details: Created on Wednesday, 20 January 2010 00:00

Whats he going to tweet about? Will he let out any secrets? Well I'm sure he won't be letting out any secrets to what will be a mass following. But will he listen to those tweeting to him - no... don't be silly, why would he want to listen to the likes of us mere mortals!

Not Predictions for 2010 - our Promises for 2010

Details: Created on Monday, 18 January 2010 00:00

Every web site is going on about 'Predictions for 2010' for the web... why not promises?
Well heres our promises for 2010 for the web, our CMS's and what our year ahead has in store for our clients.

The Vendor Client Relationship in Real World Situations

Details: Created on Thursday, 14 January 2010 13:08

I just had to share this video... The Vendor Client Relationship in Real World Situations.

How many times does this happen to businesses out there? I can name a few...

So what content management system (CMS) is best?

Details: Created on Wednesday, 15 July 2009 10:31

I frequently get asked: "I need a website and CMS or I want to upgrade my website and incorporate a CMS - what is the best CMS?”

Why Use Search Engine Friendly SEF URL's

Details: Created on Wednesday, 15 July 2009 10:31

Operating a successful web site demands smart search engine practices for Google and a like, and that includes the the URLs of your web pages. A friendly web site means more hits, which equals more viusitors able to find you and added success to your business.

5 minute interview with Fastnet

Details: Created on Monday, 29 June 2009 10:50

So who is this chappy at Fastnet Web Design?

Latest Joomla CMS Testimonial

Details: Created on Tuesday, 09 June 2009 11:20

Now that the IAC web site is live and all seems to be well with the CMS, I just wanted to drop you a line to thank you and your team for all the good work that you did.

NEW Pet Insurance Quote Engine Creates - Easier, Faster, More Efficient

Details: Created on Wednesday, 06 May 2009 12:42

The faster and fully loaded Animal Friends Cat & Dog Insurance Quote Engine has launched! And it's designed to help sales and ROI by improving customer satisfaction, increasing conversions and generating more leads for the AFI sales team.

CMS with Dynamic Intelligent Page Items

Details: Created on Friday, 20 March 2009 08:27

Have you ever wished you could set start and end dates in your content management system (CMS) for when items display? Or wished you could set up your items so that guests connecting from UK see a different item to people connecting from the USA? Or wanted to restrict items by IP address?

Web Design Predictions 2009

Details: Created on Tuesday, 20 January 2009 11:50

UI Design, Online Video, Mobile Internet, Social Media Interaction, Blogs, Real-Time Web, Silverlight, Facebook - predictions for during 2009

SEO is an art or not?

Details: Created on Monday, 26 May 2008 18:52

Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is a subject that everyone is aware of, but not many people (especially clients) know the technical issues behind SEO.

Efficient video delivery

Details: Created on Saturday, 24 May 2008 23:38

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In this day and age of digital media, video on your web site can be priceless!

Ajax is so cool!

Details: Created on Saturday, 24 May 2008 23:07

Switched on developers who's clients have tight budgets are moving forward with Ajax in brilliant ways.

How to SEO Flash

Details: Created on Saturday, 24 May 2008 19:05

Flash gets a bad rap, undeserved in my opinion, for harming search

engine visibility.

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