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Custom sorting order in LINQ (ORDER BY WEIGHTING)
I have developed a C# LINQ extension method to allow very flexible ordering by assigning weightings to the sort keys of the elements to be ordered. I was inspired by the functionality offered by SQL Server's ORDER BY CASE WHEN:…
String.Capitalize in C# (PHP’s ucwords in C#)
I have been playing around with C# recently and found the need for functionality similar to that provided by PHP's ucwords() function. I dont think this exists in C# as standard so here is a simple extension method to achieve…
Cloning Zend_Config without side-effects
Cloning in PHP5 PHP5 with its much improved object-oriented style passes objects by reference by default. To create a copy of an object, a new construct 'clone' is introduced. Cloning an object in PHP5 creates a shallow copy - any…
Install phpUnderControl on CentOS 5
If you follow this guide you should start with a basic CentOS 5 installation with Subversion setup correctly and end up with a working installation of phpUnderControl.
MooTools and Swiff: Slideshow / Thumbnail Gallery
I have recently launched a website for the Bramham Lodge Residential Development in Bramham Village. The site features a neat Slideshow / Thumbnail Gallery implementation using MooTools and Flash (utilising the Swiff utility of MooTools 1.2). A demo can be…
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Hair By Caroline
This website has been established since September 2005, Hair By Caroline is a small hair salon in Castleford (West Yorkshire) town centre.
I was contracted to design and build a website for Hair By Caroline, to help promote her business, as well as to make her company one of the few hair salons in Yorkshire available to the internet market.
The website features a content management system so that Caroline may update her prices and pages her self. Features on the site include, an enquiry form, and an interactive map interface.
Since 2005, Hair By Caroline has become an investment in terms of the new website era. I now manage the hosting and marketing of this site and it is now one of the highest ranked hair salon websites in Yorkshire.
Jon Skinner Consultancy
This site is a small information centre for JSC Limited. (My father’s financial consultancy company) The main focus for this site is to provide a web presence, whilst providing potential clients with an enquiry form should they wish to contact JSC.
The new Jon Skinner Consultancy: Financial Management Consultants site is now live. Emma created much of the design and content whilst I focused on search and performance optimisation. The site is the first of mine to receive a YSlow grade A for all pages.
Bramham Lodge
Luxury residential developments in Bramham Village, West Yorkshire