Category: Website Development

  • Hosting & Support: The Importance of WebCare

    Hosting & Support: The Importance of WebCare

    Hosting & Support services are crucial to the smooth running and long-term maintenance of the websites we create here at Mackman. To prove the value of Hosting & Support, let us talk you through the importance of webcare… At 3pm on Wednesday 10th February 2016, our hosting partner suffered a global failure due to a power…

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  • Responsive Website Design & Ecommerce

    In April we explored Responsive Website Design. This month, we revisit the subject to find out what’s new in the world of responsive website design. Taking a look at the websites that are likely to be most affected by the upcoming change – e-commerce sites. What’s new? Ofcom have published a report showing that “the UK is now…

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  • Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference – May 2015

    Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference – May 2015

    It is May, the hedgerows are full of green and the weather is finally beginning to warm up; it is a great time of year. For a devote technology enthusiast such as myself it is even better because you know that in June Apple will hold it’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference; WWDC. It is no surprise…

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  • Shellshock – Protection from the latest technical bug

    At the end of last week, news about a potentially serious technical bug called Shellshock hit the headlines. It was reported that the bug is capable of affecting hundreds of millions of computers, servers and devices. But what is shellshock? And should I be concerned? The technical bug was found in Bash software, which is…

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  • The Year of Code

    The Year of Code

    Not only is 2014 the year of the Horse but it is also the Year of Code. The Year of Code is a campaign that is encouraging people across the country to learn to program. Targeted mainly within schools, the campaign plans to have programming in the classrooms a mandatory subject for all pupils.Year of…

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  • WebCare Update – May

    All of our website clients receive our monthly WebCare support. This package is an essential part of our work ensuring that our clients’ websites continue to perform well once we have made them live. Each month, we undertake upgrades, health checks, ensure the sites render correctly on updated browsers, backups and more. We’ll be updating…

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  • Mackman’s New Cookie Policy

    At Mackman, we believe in letting you know what’s going on behind the scenes when you visit our website. As of this month, we’re taking the necessary steps towards compliance with a new piece of European legislation. When you visit our site, we install a selection of Cookies on your computer, and as we believe…

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  • Google: Making ‘search’ more secure

    On the 18th October, Google announced a key change to its default search experience for signed-in users. Evelyn Kao, Product Manager at Google, says ‘As search becomes an increasingly customized experience, we recognize the growing importance of protecting the personalized search results we [Google] deliver.’ The change will encrypt search queries and Google’s results page.…

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  • Web News: Changes to browser support

    Giving Internet clients an impeccably designed and beautifully functional website is only half the job here at Mackman. Our team of technical staff are constantly supporting clients’ sites from behind the scenes. The company’s WebCare browser support offering has been enhanced, with automatic monitoring of all Mackman servers around the clock, on the look out…

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  • Illustrator’s new site gets thumbs up

    The Mackman Group has this month launched a brand new website for a local author and illustrator with an international following. Peter Gray has been working as an illustrator for the past 14 years and has also written over a dozen books about drawing and illustration which have sold tens of thousands internationally. Like many…

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