Richard Brook

Freelance Front End Web Developer

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6 Useful iPhone & iPad Apps for Developers

Posted on: March 8th, 2012 by Richard

iPhone Home ButtonThe iPhone and iPad make it easy to get tasks done on the road. Whether it’s sending emails, to editing presentations and text documents. As a developer, iOS can’t, and most likely won’t replace my Macbook anytime soon. However, there are certain tasks I’d like to be able to do anywhere, anytime, without the assistance of my Mac. Here are some of my favourites!

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National Freelancers Day 2011

Posted on: November 22nd, 2011 by Richard No Comments

National Freelancers Day logo 2011Tomorrow is National Freelancers Day, and PCG have organised an event to discuss and debate freelancing in the UK. They summarise November 23rd as “a day to focus on the opportunities that freelancing offers to individuals, to organisations and to the economy, a day to connect and enhance the knowledge of the freelance community.” (more…)

Finding The Perfect Desktop Wallpaper

Posted on: October 24th, 2011 by Richard 2 Comments

three types of wallpaperThere’s an abundance of beautiful photos and digital designs that people have kindly shared across the internet, but great art and photography doesn’t necessarily equate to great wallpaper. (more…)

4 Seriously Handy Mac Apps for Front End Developers

Posted on: October 19th, 2011 by Richard 1 Comment

I love that feeling when you search and find an App that does exactly what you need it to do at that very moment, and it saves the day (or at least helps make the job a little easier). So I decided to put together a list of handy and reasonably priced Apps that do just what their ment to do, and they do it well. All these Apps can be found in the Mac App Store (the prices are correct at the time of this writing) (more…)

A Front End Developer’s review of the 11.6″ MacBook Air

Posted on: October 17th, 2011 by Richard No Comments

MacBook Air 11.6"Back in January 2010, I felt like the introduction of the iPad may have been the final nail in the coffin for an OS X Ultraportable. With Apple’s obsessive focus on iOS, it was unclear whether the days of innovation in the MacBook space would continue.

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