Notebook Category: Web Development

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It's been a long time coming

Wednesday, October 4, 2006

The all new Phototropic Productions website has been a long time in the making. Together with the site we are also announcing two exciting new products. Read Article

Introducing Platypus

Wednesday, October 4, 2006

Introducing Platypus. A new product from Phototropic Productions designed to simplify time-tracking and billing. Read Article

QuickTime Check - a new Pepper for Mint

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

QuickTime Check is a Pepper for Mint that shows what percentage of your visitors have QuickTime installed. Download it here. Read Article

Getting 403 forbidden error after upgrading to PHP5

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

After installing PHP5 all php files returned a 403 forbidden error, the problem, and solution, lies with your .htaccess file. Read Article

How to update a website without showing 'under construction' or down time

Monday, October 15, 2007

Quick look at how to update your website without the site becoming unavailable or showing 'under construction' messages. Read Article

QuickTime Check 2 Pepper for Mint released

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Version 2 of QuickTime Check Pepper for Mint released Read Article

Apple Mail or Thunderbird not connecting to IMAP email on Media Temple DV

Saturday, May 3, 2008

After recently upgrading to Media Temples DV 3.5, Apple Mail stopped receiving email from my IMAP email account. Read Article

No navigation menu. Have we broken all the rules?

Sunday, May 4, 2008

In this latest re-design of our website I decided to get shot of a standard navigation menu at the top of the page in favour of a 'content driven navigation system'. Does it work? Read Article

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Products

Landscape Leaps

Enjoy the view from 96 stunning interactive 360º panoramic images and leap from one location to another. Learn more

Swiftlet

Swiftlets are a kind of Bookmarklet. Once clicked, they email the address of the page you're currently looking at to a person you choose.
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Platypus

Platypus is a fast, lightweight, 'web 2' application that makes timing tasks and creating invoices effortless. Features zero learning curve interface with live editing.
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Services

We create no-frills, usable websites. Accessibility and content reign supreme. Search engine optimization goes hand in hand with this philosophy and, as Jen Bryant discovered, a Phototropic Productions CSS website rebuild can get you to number 1 on Google. Learn More

By using a small High Definition video camera we can be very flexible as well as discrete. Virtues that many production companies loose in their efforts to 'appear professional' by using bigger cameras where they aren't always necessary. Learn More

Our background in fine art means we can take high quality photographs in a variety of situations. Whether you need some pictures on a white backgrounds of a product line-up or are after a family portrait, our photographs will leave a lasting impression.
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As with websites, DVDs need to be accessible and usable. The creative freedom allowed by both can be easily over-used. We know where to stop and allow the content to do its work. Our DVD Authoring services can include any of the features the DVD format supports as well as high definition Blu-Ray encoding. Learn More

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