Archive for January, 2009

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  • Celebs get in on Twitter

    Jan292009

    Twitter, the newly dubbed ‚ ‘Myspace’ has Russel Brand introduced by fellow chum Jonathon Ross who posted a Twitpic of him with Mrs. Ross to prove it. His first ‘Micropost’ says: ‘I have come to join you please be gentle with me as I’ve been feeling vulnerable‚ yet implausibly, sexy.’ As with the recent outburst [...]

    Googling leaves a carbon footprint

    Jan122009

    According to research by Harvard University physicist Alex Wissner-Gross, two Google search generates the same amount of carbon dioxide as boiling water for a cup of tea. Ironically, searching the phrase “how big is my carbon footprint?” produces 7g of CO2 whilst boiling a kettle generates around 15g. Wissner-Gross said: Google operates huge data centres [...]

    Google showcases Chrome 2.0

    Jan112009

    Google has opted to support MAC OS X and Linux by releasing a pre-beta version of Chrome 2.0. Thursday saw developers getting the chance to look at its new features in Rwanda – a country which has previously been torn apart by genocide and now attempting a radical transformation from an agrarian society to a [...]

    SJL featured on CSS Mania

    Jan022009

    SJL Web Design have been showcased on CSSmania, one of the world’s largest web design galleries. We are very proud to have been mentioned on such a well regarded website by designers and developers alike. We would like to take this chance to thank CSSmania for including us in their gallery and all their hard [...]

    Latest page rank 10 sites (Dec 08)

    Jan022009

    On December the 31st we saw the last Toolbar PR update of 2008, this update happens each quarter and at SJL Web Design we are always fascinated by the websites which manage to achieve the maximum of 10. Even though the amount of PR 10 sites has been consistently falling over the last few updates, [...]