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The rise of web applications that increase business efficiency

Posted by: chris   |   No Comments   |  Posted on: Dec 15, 2011
OVER the past few years the web application scene has exploded, with literally hundreds and thousands of “web apps” being built to solve increasingly complex business problems.

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Super Car Top Trumps

Posted by: chris   |   No Comments   |  Posted on: Nov 16, 2011
I’ve recently been working on a simple game of Top Trumps with supercars, which I’ve made using jQuery. I’ve made the code freely available on github for anyone to view / adapt / use / play with. A working copy can be found here: blog.chris-barber.co.uk/supercar/ The gibhub repo can be

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Boss opens new office to keep top talent

Posted by: chris   |   No Comments   |  Posted on: Oct 11, 2011
What do you do when one of your top members of staff tells you he’s leaving Newcastle to go and live in Edinburgh? Simple. You refuse his resignation and open up a new office north of the border just for him. The daring move by Newcastle digital media agency boss

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Carrot Artist helps North East Children with Painting Exhibition

Posted by: chris   |   No Comments   |  Posted on: Jul 06, 2011
On Monday night I attended the preview evening for one of our client’s, Alan Reed. Alan is a world famous artist who predominately specialises in watercolour painting. At the end of 2010 we helped Alan launch his new website and it was great to see some of his fantastic work

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Disable a submit button after it’s been clicked to prevent double form submission

Posted by: chris   |   No Comments   |  Posted on: Jun 16, 2011
This javascript code has been designed to prevent a user from double clicking a submit button and therefore potentially submitting the form twice.

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What is Hosting all about?

Posted by: chris   |   No Comments   |  Posted on: Aug 05, 2010
If I had to identify one common question asked by both clients and prospective clients every week, it would be, “What is web hosting and why do I need it?”

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How do I know if I am buying the right hosting solution?

Posted by: chris   |   No Comments   |  Posted on: Aug 05, 2010
We help clients whether large or small to choose the correct web hosting solution for their business. We have a range of solutions which we implement depending on the needs of the client. We have written down a list of questions which we think will help you get through the

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Carrot Goes Running

Posted by: chris   |   No Comments   |  Posted on: Aug 05, 2010
Tension is running high at Carrot HQ as two members of the team have locked horns in a Great North Run challenge. Both are veterans of the event having completed 11 runs between them since 2003. Most people see running as a fairly solitary activity, but at Carrot HQ we

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