developing for the mobile web

As more and more people start browsing on their mobiles, ensuring our sites work ok on small screens is going to become more important. Here are a few emulators you can use to test your websites look and work ok.

  • http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/emulator.html
  • http://www.opera.com/mini/demo/
  • https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads/entry.do?code=060AD92489947D410D897474079C1477
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsmobile/default.aspx
  • http://developer.palm.com/

PHPNW Conference 2010

Last weekend I attended a PHP developer conference here in Manchester hosted by PHPNW.
PHPNW is a community of web developers, web designers and anyone else interested in PHP, from the North West of England, who come together once a month to talk with similar like minded people and have a pint or two. The sessions normally have one or two speakers and I recommend everyone pop down if they can. Read the rest of this entry »

My year with Android

Its been over a year now, since I got my hands on a HTC Hero for the first time, the (then) latest top of the range Android smart-phone available on the market. A lot has changed both with the phone and with myself regarding Android, so I thought I should jot down a few thoughts on the phone, software, and how I’ve found it all.

This is the story of a small green robot and a Manchester based PHP developer.

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