Category: Website Development

  • 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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  • Newer browsers bring benefits

    The news that Google is phasing out support for older browsers from 1st August is an interesting development for the technical team at the Mackman Group, who make it their business to keep tabs on the latest trends for Web users. The move means people using less up-to-date browsers, such as Internet Explorer 7, Safari…

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  • PR and website for local gastro-pub

    The Pheasant at Gestingthorpe is seeking to secure its already enviable reputation with a website upgrade and PR boost from Mackman. The pub has ambitious plans for growth, including the creation of a boutique hotel on the premises for which the owners have secured a £200,000 business development grant. Less obvious to passing locals will…

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  • Websites refreshed and relaunched

    Mackman is blossoming on the web, in line with the fresh spring season, and we’re delighted to announce the relaunch and design refresh of three sites for existing web clients this month. Click on the Crown Inn, and KSL Sudbury to see what we’ve been up to. Bruce Burgoyne, Graphic and Web Designer, explains the importance…

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  • Adding a NextGen slideshow to your WordPress template

    After searching the web for quite some time I couldn’t find any simple plugins to add a NextGen slide show to our WordPress site’s template easily! In order to achieve this I’ve added a few simple steps: Create your banner placeholder in the header.php or template of your choice. Make a note of the height you want…

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  • 1 million hits – and growing!

    1 million hits – and growing!

    Colchester valuers and auctioneers, Reeman Dansie, are this week celebrating 1 million hits since their Mackman Group created site went live earlier this year. Traffic on the site continues to grow month by month, with an incredible 100,000 hits just this week. Launched in February, Reeman Dansie’s website substantially outperforms other websites in its sector…

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