For some reason, on a semi-regular basis another person I know will say to me something along the lines of :

“You taught yourself all this web stuff, I want to do it too. Teach me?”

My usual reaction is a sort of resigned sigh, since their newfound desire to learn soon fizzles out rendering my efforts useless. Instead, from now on, I will with a lazy wave of my hand and a heavy heart send them on their way to this blog, where I shall eventually compile the ultimate web stuff learners guide. (more…)

My first forays into web design were for purely practical reasons. I needed a site, had no money, and the only friend of mine capable of doing it was too busy. Therefore, I thought, why not?

I still remember the pride I felt at completing that first site, though looking back on it it was fairly ugly it was still my baby and will always have a special place in my heart. Surprisingly, after the stress of getting that first site live and having actual people actually use it without it breaking (oh my that was scary!), I realised how much fun I was having and set about learning everything I could get my grubby little hands on. (more…)