The Chara Challenge 2010
Dead Technical have entered a team in to this years Chara Challenge. To find out more about the Chara Challenge and to follow our training progress please click here.
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Handy jQuery Zoom
Sometimes you just need to take a closer look at an image; the standard web 2.0 (horrible term) way is to use a ‘lightbox’ type effect; this can get a little boring after a while. Why not try something different? This is where a plugin called loupe comes in.
It’s built on the excellent jQuery JavaScript library so is dead simple to impliment:
$('#mygreatpictureID').loupe({
width: 200,
height: 150,
loupe: 'magClass'
});
A few lines of JavaScript and you get a great looking zoom feature for your users. Move your mouse over the image to view the effect.
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PHP Developer (Full time position)
Dead Technical is looking for an experienced PHP developer with at least 2 years + experience to join us on a full time basis.
We are expanding our development team and are looking for an experienced person with a natural interest and ability in website development, web 2.0 technologies, application development and social networking.
The candidate will be right at home writing object oriented code for websites and online applications. A solid understanding of the MVC pattern will be required.
Core skills include:
- PHP 4 and 5
- MySQL
- AJAX & Javascript libraries
- XHTML and CSS that are standards compliant, semantic and accessible.
Experience with PHP frameworks, content management systems and e-commerce platforms will also be highly advantageous, particularly:
- Symfony
- WordPress
- ExpressionEngine
Knowledge of managing servers and other online infrastructure will be required for example:
- Linux
- Apache
- Domains and DNS
- Subversion / Version Control
Other skills that will be considered beneficial include:
- Facebook Apps
- iPhone Apps
- Flash / Flex – Action Script 2 / 3
- Natural SEO coding practices
There will be plenty of opportunity to experiment and further your skills and explore new technologies.
Salary dependant on experience. Renumeration package to include private health care and pension contribution.
Immediate start.
Absolutely no recruitment agencies please. We have a preferred recruitment partner.
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Dave Worthington joins the Dead Technical team
Dead Technical are pleased to announce Dave Worthington has joined the team full time in a designer capacity.
Dave is a multi talented graphic designer with a sharp eye for detail and layout who we have known for years. He is a favourite with the clients and the ladies alike so we are glad he has decided to join us.
Welcome aboard Dave!
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Try Drugs
When your going through this website you quickly come to the conclusion that this is a simply genius solution to what was potentially a difficult and demanding creative brief. Great short simple copy alongside superb and frustrating interaction make this an annoyingly good site. Try Drugs now!
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