scrumpyjack

About Blog

Hi and welcome to my blog. I know, I know, it doesn't have any reference to Scrumpy Jack the famed apple cider. Well that's mainly because it's just the name I chose.

But when you think about it, technology and alcohol do kind of go together. Some of the greatest technological achievements have been alcohol-induced.

This blog is a record of my thoughts and experiences as a software developer in the UK, and founder of FlipStorm, a web design and development firm based in the West Midlands.

So read, enjoy, learn, have fun. Subscribe to the blog feed to stay up to date. Please comment.

sj

5 March 2010

All Done!

So I'm all moved out now. Please catch up with me at http://flipstorm.co.uk/blog/

I will leave this site here for historical purposes - until the domain dies. If anyone wants the domain let me know!

22 February 2010

Moving House

I will be closing down scrumpy-jack.com. I had many hopes to make this my own personal playground for web design and development and of course my personal blog. I am still doing these things, but now all as a part of FlipStorm.

12 January 2010

Don't Use Easyspace!

A friend recommended me to Easyspace (a web hosting company based in Glasgow, Scotland - part of the iomart group). Their prices looked good, they were UK based, and I could handle almost everything online...

6 January 2010

Goals for 2010

So it's a fine new year. I have set myself some ambitious challenges for 2010. Let's compare notes and help each other out...

21 December 2009

Dawn Ascends! Ready Your Swords!

I absolutely love coding in PHP. Sometimes I get distracted by the glitz and glamour of some of the more popular languages (and their associated frameworks) - and I agree, they have their place. But PHP is in a class of its own.