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Ben Barden

Ben Barden is a web developer based in London. He is also the creator of an open source content management system, a writer of blog tips, the lead developer at a low cost advertising network, and a composer of instrumental music. Read more - view Ben Barden's profile.

Ask me a question!

Posted by Ben on February 07, 2010 18:18 | 2 comments | Permalink | 82 hits

Writing about the life of a web developer as I do, there are plenty of things I can talk about on the blog. Some of these include: what I'm working on at the moment things I've recently used or learned general thoughts about being a technically-minded blogger some views on other blogs, and bloggin [...]

RPX: build Facebook and other social logins into your site

Posted by Ben on February 06, 2010 18:52 | 2 comments | Permalink | 136 hits

There are so many different sites on the Internet, many of which have their own login ID. So it makes sense that some sites are starting to allow you to sign in without using their login system, and relying on someone else's instead. You could make the assumption that a lot of people have a Faceboo [...]

Where can I find decent images online?

Posted by Ben on February 01, 2010 21:48 | 4 comments | Permalink | 67 hits

Do you have trouble finding images online? Currently, I only know of two sites where I can get images online: Flickr Creative Commons, which I use almost exclusively; iStockPhoto, which I reserve for the sites where I don't publish a lot of content. I think there's a great selection on both sites [...]

Could you work with your partner?

Posted by Ben on January 31, 2010 23:02 | 6 comments | Permalink | 73 hits

Shortly before Christmas, I was asked if Lauren would be available to take on a freelance project at my workplace. She said it would be fine, so the next day we went into work together. A few weeks later, Lauren started as a full-time employee. This got me thinking - how many people would feel comfo [...]

What a typical week looks like for me

Posted by Ben on January 24, 2010 21:15 | 0 comments | Permalink | 140 hits

Blog posts are like buses. You don't see one for ages, then two come along at once. Um. Anyway, I thought it might be slightly interesting to share my weekly schedule. Here's a typical week for me. Monday: I never sleep too well on a Sunday night, so I'm usually tired today. Usually get up early to [...]

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