Aegir Hallmundur on Tuesday, 21st April, 2009
Microsoft announced this month that they will be using Windows Update to upgrade Internet Explorer 6 & 7 users to the latest release, IE8. Although Microsoft insist you will still have to opt-in to the upgrade, it will be set as ‘High Priority’ for many users, which effectively means that if you don’t want it you’ll have to opt-out. For the online world, this is a pretty big milestone in browser history: the end of IE6.
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Jesse Speak on Monday, 13th April, 2009
I’ve had the pleasure of working for Cubeworks since its inception in 2002, and have played a key role in the creation and development of our brand. With our 2009 refresh hot off the press, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to review how the visual side of our brand has changed over the past seven years.
Simon Booth on Friday, 3rd April, 2009
What will your digital marketing look like in 12 months time? How can you justify marketing budgets that suddenly looks discretionary, when costs are being cut elsewhere to prepare for a lengthy downturn?
Uncertainty and change look like the only constants on the immediate horizon. But through the gloom there are a few flickering lights that suggest a safe route through the choppy waters; perhaps even telling us how things will look in the safe harbour of an upturn. So here are four trends to watch in the first digital recession.
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Alex Cowell on Friday, 27th March, 2009
Murphy’s Law is an old adage that states: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong”.
I was struck by the relevance of the many variants of Murphy’s Law to web project management the other day, during an excellent presentation by a colleague. So I dug a little bit deeper. After reading many people’s takes on the subject and a lot of appreciative nodding at my screen, I settled on my favourite five:
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Alex Cowell on Friday, 20th March, 2009
The web is becoming a complex place and increasingly clients are wanting to make all their IT systems talk to their website. So, at Cubeworks, we decided that what we needed was someone with the skills and knowledge to simplify the ambitious projects that we are taking on these days.
Meet Natasha, the latest addition to the Cubeworks team, and our Senior Business Analyst. Natasha brings with her 10 years commercial experience working on software & web development projects, including two years at the Home Office.
“So what does a business analyst do?” I hear (most of) you say.
Alex Cowell on Monday, 16th March, 2009
We are very proud of the team we have built at Cubeworks and there are a couple of things they have in abundance: skill and knowledge. So we decided it’s about time we gave them a platform to make themselves heard.
So, we introduce the Cubeworks blog. Stay tuned for:
We look forward to you joining the debate.
Alex Cowell
Managing Director
