As part of our continuing growth, we’ve recruited an apprentice. Tyler Allen joined the team on 1st October and will be working with us while he undertakes his Computing apprenticeship. Tyler will be learning all sorts of stuff: we’re big believers in ‘in at the deep end’! So far this week he has already configured…
Apple launched its latest software update on the world yesterday, and – finally after 9 gruelling hours of watching and waiting while Apple’s servers struggled to cope- we’ve updated all our devices. So what’s new? The most major of the changes is a redesigned interface, displaying icons that are more stylised,along with a cleaner, sharper…
The idea of a private cloud evokes images of something heavenly, maybe with a pina colada thrown in, and that’s not too far from the truth. Having our own private cloud is indeed heavenly. We’ve recently created a really special place for our clients: a safe and secure haven behind a robust firewall. There may…
Code String continues to grow and grow and this week we moved to a bigger office to accommodate all our staff! The team was getting a bit tired of sitting on each other’s laps, so we moved and now have plenty of space for the existing team members and any new staff we take on…
When you start a new business, one of the first things you will probably think of is getting a website. It’s a business essential these days, but it can be a minefield if you are not really sure what you’re doing. Here are five things you need to think about before you launch yourself into…
Have you heard of Two Birds? If you haven’t you soon will. They are a new distillery based in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, who produce the finest gin, vodka and absinthe. So good is their gin, that they have recently won the Craft Distillers’ Alliance craft gin award for 2013. It’s good stuff and we can…
How do your customers make a choice from one of your products? Do you have a website that showcases all your items in static photographic form, or does your website allow them to create scenarios to help their choice? Image compositing is a really cool way of setting up scenes and choices to enable your…
DIY. The thing that everyone thinks they’re a master of, but really only a few people can actually put up shelves that are straight and will hold the weight of twenty hard back books. We’ve all tried it and it’s not as easy as it looks. The same goes for websites. There is a plethora…
This month we’re celebrating our first birthday. We can’t believe it’s been a whole year already! We started Code String in early 2012 as a home-based business. We quickly realised that we needed an office and more staff in order to fulfill our clients’ requirements and moved to our first office in March 2012. By…
2013 has been touted as the year of responsive design for websites, but what’s the difference between responsive design and mobile specific websites, and why does any of it matter? In the period between May 2011 and May 2012, mobile internet usage grew by 3.9%, while desktop usage fell by the same amount, according to…