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Richard
Richard

Webapps offer the best of both worlds

Webapps offer a cost-effective alternative to building Apple-approved applications for iPhone - and they'll run on more devices, too…
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21
Jul 2010
Richard
Richard

What price the right website?

With websites, like most things, you get what you pay for. But it's easier if you know what you're going to get in advance.…
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06
Jul 2010
Kate
Kate

PHP Developer Vacancy

We are now looking for a new team member to join us at our offices in Bradford on Avon, near Bath. We currently have a vacancy for an Intermediate PHP Web Developer.…
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21
Jun 2010
Simon
Simon

A tale of two codecs

With HTML 5 around the corner – and looking like it will be supported by all the major browser manufacturers - it would appear the browser wars are drawing to an end.…
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15
Jun 2010
Daniel
Daniel

Design: emotion or science?

Some thoughts about the nature and practice of good web design, and how to commission it.…
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11
Jun 2010
Simon
Simon

Connectivity at the front line

It's easy to take connectivity for granted, but projects like FrontlineSMS remind us how precious it is, and how simple technology can solve complex problems.…
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07
Jun 2010
Richard
Richard

iPad - A gadget worth waiting for

Tomorrow is iPad day. If Twitter is to be believed, quite a few UK pre-orders have already been delivered. The Boson office is collectively wondering (and probably taking bets): how long before I cave in and buy one?…
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27
May 2010
Richard
Richard

Flash in the pan

It’s astonishing to see huge industry giants like Apple and Adobe arguing in public.…
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18
May 2010
Kate
Kate

Size matters

Back in the olden days of the internet (circa 1999), people used to slap stickers on their websites: “Best viewed in Microsoft Internet Explorer,” they would say, or “Best viewed in Netscape Navigator.”…
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14
May 2010
Shaun
Shaun

The web at lightning speed

As we were saying just the other day, the concept of a web browser is pretty hard for most non-geeks to grasp.…
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10
May 2010

Web App

(web·ap) Abv. Web based application;
software that runs over the internet; software that is accessed via a web browser; an online tool.

The advantage of a web app is that it can be reached from any computer with an internet connection. Some examples of web apps are:

  • Online shops
  • Booking systems
  • Image galleries
  • Blogs