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jQuery not working over mobile internet: solved
posted by Paul - 1/20/2012
A quick jQuery solution to a potentially catastrophic bug!
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d2 Designer Cushions
posted by Kate - 1/16/2012
Witness the latest creations from the d2 Craft Club!
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Super Sledge Slopes was a Super Success
posted by Luke - 1/6/2012
In December we launched our Christmas game, Super Sledge Slopes. The aim of the game was to help Rudolf and Santa collect as many presents as possible.
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Christmas Charity Game
posted by Luke - 12/15/2011
Here at d2 we are getting ready for the festive period, and as an early Christmas present we have created a brand new Christmas game for you to play - 'Rudolph and Santa's Super Sledge Slopes'.
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Charity Begins at Home
posted by Kate - 12/12/2011
We are supporting our local charaty, the Wood Street Mission!
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d2 in Portugal
posted by Luke - 12/9/2011
Find out what the d2 team got up to on our trip to Faro!
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Christmas at the Mouse club!
posted by Paul - 12/5/2011
The Mouse Club has lots of fun, festive activities for your child this christmas!
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Digital Strategy v Digital Marketing strategy
posted by Graham - 12/1/2011
Just what exactly is the difference between a Digital Strategy and a Digital Marketing Strategy?
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d2 does Movember
posted by Paul - 11/30/2011
The d2 team take part in Movember in support of Institute of Cancer Research.
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A few alcohol myths
posted by Andy - 11/14/2011
Andy explores some of the common untruths around alcohol
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Manchester & Salford Illustrated
posted by Nic - 10/31/2011
Illustrated charity prints for Wood Street Mission
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A Beginners Guide to DNS (Domain Name System)
posted by Adam - 10/25/2011
Hosting ninja Adam discusses all things DNS.
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Our work for the RNLI advertised in Teach Primary
posted by Kate - 9/27/2011
One of the many activities we have developed for the RNLI mentioned in Teach Primary magazine.
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When your child starts school
posted by Kate - 8/30/2011
Kate shares a few tips on preparing your child for their first day of school.
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HTML5 and SEO
posted by Lisa - 8/22/2011
Front-end lead Lisa discusses how using HTML5 benefits Search Engine Optimisation
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How the police get it right... and wrong!
posted by Kate - 7/28/2011
We have recently developed a resource for Greater Manchester Police which is being used across Greater Manchester Primary schools to highlight the risks of burglary in the home.
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Digital side of public sector
posted by Renate - 7/19/2011
An analysis of digital marketing for the public sector
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What is a QR code and how QR codes can be used?
posted by Paul - 7/7/2011
QR Codes; these small things have swept Japan and the rest of the world by storm and we have found some really interesting videos to show you.
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Work experience – good for who?
posted by Graham - 6/27/2011
It’s 8.30, trying to get through morning emails before Niall arrives. Not quite made it – bell rings and Niall is safely delivered into our care for the day.
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The end of honest search?
posted by Graham - 6/7/2011
Why would the 3 big so-called search engines want to promote a new system of promoting content on your website?
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Internet Explorer 6 fixes guide
posted by Paul - 5/23/2011
A few handy CSS tips for web designers grappling with Internet Explorer 6 bugs!
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Lunchtime Challenge – Fake Tilt Shift Photography
posted by Nic - 5/3/2011
The challenge this time was to produce some fake tilt shift photography.
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Top 10 tips for choosing your domain name
posted by Adam - 4/12/2011
Adam's top tips will help you choose a domain name that will work for you and your target audience.
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CSS3: The future of web styling!
posted by Paul - 4/5/2011
A look at CSS3 and how how it handles across the major browsers.
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The internet, your child’s friend or foe?
posted by Kate - 4/5/2011
As more and more adults use the internet to shop, find and share information, it’s easy to see how complacent we can become about using the web.
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Movin’ on up!
posted by Paul - 1/6/2011
We’re all excited at d2 as we’ve finally moved into our new office and have made the place feel like home.
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Back to school!
posted by Kate - 11/5/2010
d2 are proud to present Saving Squad, our brand new financial capabilities resource which is free for all to use!
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Papervision3D: The Learning Experience
posted by Jon - 10/28/2010
Our trials and tribulations of developing with Papervision for the first time
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It’s alcohol awareness week – time to cut down?
posted by Andy - 10/21/2010
Ever felt like you wanted to try and drink a bit less? I certainly have. So here is a challenge to my d2 colleagues, and anyone else who wants to join me – measure how much you are drinking by using drinks measurement tool that we've created!
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It’s Alcohol Awareness Week!
posted by Andy - 10/19/2010
We spoke to Phil Ramsell, Alcohol Health Promotion Specialist at NHS Bolton about why AAW was set up and how the expected spending cuts will affect alcohol treatment services.
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Web-based Interventions are the way forward in Public Health
posted by Renate - 10/15/2010
Here at d2 we work hard to integrate technology into public sector projects. We also know this can be a challenge because of the time it takes to adopt innovative approaches.
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HTML5: Tomorrow's future...today!
posted by Paul - 10/12/2010
HTML5 is here! But can it really catch on in the face of cross-browser compatibility problems?
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Lunchtime Challenge #01
posted by Nic - 10/5/2010
Introducing our 30 minute lunchtime challenges ...
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Happy Sweet 16th Birthday d2!
posted by Nic - 9/24/2010
We've recently celebrated d2's super sweet 16th and you can't have a birthday without a cake!
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15 tips to help new teachers succeed!
posted by Kate - 9/14/2010
It is a daunting time for children and a nervous time for parents. But for teachers too this new school year brings a mix of excitement and anticipation.
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Financial capability resource Fun to Save gets PFEG quality mark!
posted by Matt - 8/19/2010
At d2 the office is buzzing as our favorite financial capability resource Fun to Save has just been awarded the PFEG quality mark.
Fun to Save is an exciting and engaging free teaching resource, designed for children aged 5-7 (KS1) to learn about money and introduce the concept of saving.
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Manchester Flash Jamboree ... Camp
posted by Jon - 7/13/2010
8 July 2010 was the day Flash Camp came to Manchester. It left us wanting more.
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Delighted to be appointed by the Welsh Assembly
posted by Matt - 6/29/2010
We are delighted to have been selected by the Welsh Assembly to deliver Creative Execution, Education & Training Materials under its new digital framework.
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Persuasive Technology Conference 2010, Copenhagen
posted by Luke - 6/14/2010
Graham, Kate and I have just arrived back from Copenhagen, from what was a great week. Monday to Wednesday Graham and I attended the Persuasive Technology 2010 Conference.
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New Travel Plans website
posted by Luke - 4/28/2010
The new Travel Plans wesbite has been launched this week!
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Adobe Creative Suite 5
posted by Nic - 4/13/2010
A sneaky peek into the new design features on offer in CS5
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Out and about with Roly
posted by Rob - 4/12/2010
Roly has been out and about in Manchester did you see him?
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The power of HTML5
posted by Jon - 4/6/2010
With the power of HTML5 it is now possible to have Quake II running in a browser without any plugins
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ASP.NET Membership – SQL vs. Access
posted by Nick - 4/1/2010
Unimplemented methods, funky parameters and incompatible data types; a quick head's up for switching to the Microsoft Access Membership Provider.
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Facebook transmits sexual diseases and ruins marriages! Oh really?
posted by Renate - 3/26/2010
Last Friday I met a guy in the club and we got involved in an interesting conversation. I discovered that he is not on Facebook and doesn’t use any social networking sites. Blimey...
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Nic's Font FREE to a loving home!
posted by Nic - 3/23/2010
You too can have handwriting like a Nic!
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Google Maps v3 supported browsers
posted by Jon - 3/23/2010
Google move support for the Maps API forward while also removing support for old browsers
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Microsoft to aid in the development of the jQuery library
posted by Jon - 3/22/2010
Microsoft have announced that they will aid the jQuery Team and added support for the library to .NET
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Google Analytics Extends Its Reach to Silverlight
posted by Jon - 3/17/2010
Google Analytics has now become one of the statistics tools to be integrated with Silverlight
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Does page load speed influence search engine ranking?
posted by Jon - 3/15/2010
Google have been pushing the idea of "faster internet", now they say speed may be a facter in SEO.
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BNP teachers and Where's The Line
posted by Graham - 3/12/2010
It’s all about behaviour; not what organisation you support. Support for one or another organisation does matter – but only in the way it affects your behaviour.
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Image or ImageButton without an ImageUrl
posted by Jon - 3/2/2010
No ImageUrl causing strange page requests
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ActionScript 3 code for a 2D driving car
posted by Nick - 1/22/2010
I’m going to post some ActionScript 3 code for a 2D driving car. I wrote the code for our Christmas viral campaign – 'Santa's Christmas Crackered!'
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d2 office advent calendar
posted by Nic - 12/24/2009
The d2 office advent calendar masterpiece :)
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Christmas do
posted by Kate - 12/16/2009
Christmas at Stock
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Microsoft’s dual-screen Courier booklet.
posted by Nic - 12/2/2009
Nic’s Birthday Present Wish. This has got to be the best thing I have seen in ages!
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Ethics, government and the digital media world. Whose call is it?
posted by Graham - 11/30/2009
Are ethics considered when commissioning digital agencies?
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d2 - Official Quiz Champions
posted by Nick - 11/19/2009
Our first attempt has managed to secure championship position at the quiz held at Rain Bar, on Wednesdays.
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Flash Player 10.1 and the iPhone
posted by Jon - 11/19/2009
Adobe has taken Flash one step further recently with the development of the Flash Player 10.1
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National support for online teaching resource tackling extremism
posted by Graham - 11/18/2009
Secretary of State for Education opens conference highlighting resources to help tackle extremism
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A weekend in Nice
posted by Paul - 11/13/2009
We have recently been fortunate to spend a weekend away in the sunny shores of Nice!
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d2 website re-launch!
posted by Nic - 11/2/2009
d2 is proud and excited to welcome you to our re-launched website!
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How charities get a slice of the virtual pie?
posted by Matt - 10/14/2009
A recent article in the new scientist exposed that in 2009 US citizens will spend $621 million in virtual worlds
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Geospatial Mapping
posted by Matt - 10/14/2009
Google Earth helps charities stay in touch with supporters
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Is Google really King of the Internet?
posted by Luke - 10/14/2009
Nearly every person in the world with internet access has used Google. Since it was founded by Larry Page.
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