Backing up your website is just as important as backing up your computer. There’s always a chance the server, which stores your site, may go down or worst comes to worst gets a virus that leaves all your data irretrievable. Most web hosts keep daily backups of your data but it’s also a good idea to keep a copy of your site on a backup drive. Read more

Here’s a quick guide on how to centre a DIV, both vertically and horizontally, in your web browser window. The main thing to remember is give your container div an absolute position and then the content div within a relative position. Read more

This was always one of those problems that I had with CSS – getting the content to align to the bottom of it’s containing DIV, be it left or right align. So here’s how to do it. Read more

.com, .co.uk, .net, .org.uk, .info, .biz, .tv – the list of domain extensions goes on and on but is it important which one you choose and if so, which is the best? Firstly think about all of the websites you regularly visit or have heard of – what do they use? The majority either choose an extension local to their country, such as co.uk or a common extension, such as .com. Why? Because they’re universally known and therefore memorable. Why not choose a .net, .info .mobi domain name? For exactly the opposite reason – they’re not memorable. Read more

We all know IE6 is the web developers nightmare and today that continued when I was unable to make a 5px high div appear that height in IE6. Wow, the amount of time I spend on IE6 when developing sites is quite astonishing and I can’t wait for the day when we see the death of IE6. Anyhow back to the problem: IE6 kept wanting to show the 5px high div as 20px! After a bit of playing and hunting around the web here’s how I overcame the problem. Read more

You don’t want to check your website every 5 minutes to see if it’s live. That’s why there’s a number of websites that do it for you. They’ll check, at set intervals, and inform you when your site’s down. You can then get in touch with your hosting provider to see what the problem is and when your site will be back up and running. Read more

Today saw the launch of the www.adaxial.co.uk. We were recommended to Adaxial’s Denzil Lee by one of our current clients. I know I always say it but it really is great to get a call from a potential client that have heard of Dare to Think through websites that we’ve developed. It just goes to show that if your work is good, your prices are right and you have a good working relationship with your clients that they will be more than happy to refer you.

Adaxial specialises in improving the operational and financial performance of client companies.

Today saw the launch of LaFermeDuMont.com. La Ferme du Mont is a wine producer based in France. Dare to Think were recommended to them by one of our current clients, VertuVin. We love getting this kind of work, through word of mouth, as it goes to show that our clients are happy with the service they receive and the work we produce.

Dare to Think were asked to produce a simple, classic website that reflected their current identity. Along with this was the requirement of a multilingual site, in French and English, and the ability for the client to maintain their site with News additions and site amends.

The English version of point de collection launched today. point de collection… provide an exclusive range of quality wines from France and Spain. They also have the ability, through the CMS, to include French content, which will be added in the next couple of months – we’ll keep you updated with future site developments.

Dare to Think were recommended by La Ferme du Mont, who were recommended by VertuVin. It just goes to show the importance of contacts and creating and maintaining a strong client relationship. Hopefully, we’ll visit the Vineyards soon and celebrate in style!

We seem to be launching sites on a daily basis at the moment! Senectus Therapeutics is the next one to launch today. They are a drug discovery company are are part of a Cancer Research Technology initiative. They required a website that was easy for them to update so they could add the very latest news throughout the year. Users are also able to keep up to date with latest developments through an RSS feed and email updates.