Fun

Too Busy For Friday Fun? Not on Your Nelly

0 comments on this article Posted by Philip Brassington in Fun on July 22nd, 2011 , tagged with .

This week has been incredibly busy at home and at Staffordshire Web Design HQ , so I’ve been unable to get a blog post up this week, sorry. I have an article that needs a polish and a proof read and I’ll post that tomorrow, all being well. Although I’ve been mad busy for the [...]

Pastafarians and Squaddies dating movies stars: It’s Friday Fun Time

0 comments on this article Posted by Philip Brassington in Fun on July 15th, 2011 , tagged with .

As you may know, I’m a fun loving person. In fact my wife thinks I’m a mushroom because I’m such a fun-guy. So here’s this weeks Friday Fun Spaghetti Head Gets Driver’s License My favourite bit of fun this week was the Austrian who is wearing a colander on his head in his driver’s license [...]

EEK! The Ruler in Microsoft Word has Gone?

0 comments on this article Posted by Sarah Brassington in Fun, Tutorials on July 12th, 2011 , tagged with .

Ok a real quick little article, may I just say this has absolutely nothing to do with Web Design but will be useful all the same. I have just had a client say that she has spent weeks struggling with writing word documents because the ruler at the side had disappeared and had to use [...]

Bourne Supremacy: Mum-In-Law Rant Goes Viral

9 comments on this article Posted by Philip Brassington in Fun on July 1st, 2011 , tagged with .

Just as I was wondering if I had anything good for a Friday Fun, a little beauty drops into my inbox. This email has gone uber viral around the web and has even been picked up by the mainstream news media. It is being reported as being an email from Carolyn Bourne to her soon [...]

Les Paul Guitar Google Doodle: Best Google Doodle Ever

0 comments on this article Posted by Philip Brassington in Fun on June 10th, 2011 , tagged with , .

 Wow! That’s all there is to say about the Google Doodle from yesterday. I thought the fully working Pac Man was brilliant but this topped that and then some. In case you’re unaware of what the Google Doodle is, its usually an image to represent both the Google logo and also something of significance like [...]

Google Page 1 Guaranteed! (SEO For Fun Only)

0 comments on this article Posted by Philip Brassington in Fun on June 4th, 2011 , tagged with , , , .

The second test of the summer is upon us already and according to the forecast we’re in for a good weekend, so plenty of cricket to listen to. This reminds me a bit of my Friday Fun from last year with Boycott Bingo and also that it’s time for some more Friday Fun. I have [...]

Money for Nothing? Pet Care for Raptured Believers

0 comments on this article Posted by Philip Brassington in Fun on May 23rd, 2011 .

A Christian Fundamentalist was reported saying the world was coming to an end over the weekend. It didn’t (phew) but the story on the BBC featured an enterprising guy and although I like to keep religion and politics well clear of my business life I had to share this with you. You hear about claims [...]

E-Commerce Websites: The ‘One Click Checkout’ Web Myth

4 comments on this article Posted by Philip Brassington in Fun on May 20th, 2011 .

I am a big fan of urban myths, Mythbusters and snopes.com, so when a friend told me a story about Amazon attempting to Patent ‘one click checkout’ I had to check it out. The story was as follows: Amazon introduced a one click checkout system on their online stores. The system takes all the card [...]

A Fun Way to Look at Value Based Pricing

0 comments on this article Posted by Philip Brassington in Fun on May 13th, 2011 , tagged with , , .

I was chatting on a forum this morning and someone was asking about value and price and how much should they charge for their services. The usual back and forth about supply and demand of services, value, perceived value and services being worth the amount the customer was prepared to pay ensued. After a few [...]

Friday Fun, Boycott Bingo

0 comments on this article Posted by Philip Brassington in Fun on August 20th, 2010 .

I’ve posted before about my love of cricket and the fun it brings beyond the simple enjoyment of the game. The humour really is tea and scone English. One of the commentators is Geoffry Boycott who (for those unfamiliar with cricket) is an opiniated Yorkshire man and former England Captain. When commentating he will often [...]

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