http://pureCygnet.com/A digital consultancy speciliasing in web development, web application development, data analytics, data migration (Extract, Transform, Load) and consultancy of a business digital needs.The project I'm working on has some dynamic tablular data, and whilst looking around for some options sort and filter the result set, I came across DataTables.net (http://datatables.net/) - And yet again it goes to show just how great the internet can be, along with showing some true altruism from those using it. This combined with jQuery, both of which are free (yes, FREE!) means you can take your static or dynamic tables, populated by Ajax methods, and instantly filter and sort it as required, fully styled to match your needs. So thank you DataTables.net, I've happily donated to your excellent project.http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=2727/06/2012 11:39:16Like the old adage of a plumbers leaking tap never gets fixed, I had been running my own server to host all my email and try to keep all the various devices and access methods in sync, and should have really moved to a cloud based solution far sooner than I had. So, with a spare day I took the plunge and after weighing up the differences between Office365 (from Microsoft) and Google Apps, given that I'm still very much an Outlook kinda guy Office 365 just managed to pip Google to the post - and I'm happy to admit, some of Microsoft's products are brilliant, Visual Studio and SQL Server Management being a couple of the jewels for me. That said, I do think the Google Appsoffering is probably a better rounded solution, and if you do not use Outlook then I would seriously consider it. Once down to the actual task at and having done many migrations of data, email and systemsfor corporates, the basic nuts and bolts was pretty easy, and getting a seamless transition of emails flowing the right way was simple. My problem laid in my archives! With 25GB I thought I'd put a couple of my old archives on there as well, however from some time back one of the PST's had 3 copies of every message, not good. Searching around for a duplicate remover, I found this: http://www.vaita.com/ODIR.asp- Not only does it work very well for email messages (checksthe email message ID so will only get genuine duplicates), it's free! While the interface does look a little basic, this is a genuine case of function over form, as it has everything you need, and just works. The fact it still works on Outlook 2010 shows what a robust little tool this is. So, thank you VAitA, for publishing a splendid little addin for us all. http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=2621/06/2012 08:14:57The new logo for Magenta Public Relations has been created! Watch thisspace for their new website, it'll be coming very soon! http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=2517/04/2012 13:22:55Interesting article: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/10/07/16-pixels-body-copy-anything-less-costly-mistake/ A good well, reason argument, however good balance of design could win over if needed?http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=2410/04/2012 14:34:15A couple of great articles for the Geek lurking inside us all: Five Leadership Lessons from James T. Kirkhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/03/05/five-leadership-lessons-from-james-t-kirk/ Five Leadership Mistakes of the Galactic Empirehttp://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/02/13/five-leadership-mistakes-of-the-galactic-empire/ I have certainly worked for organisations that have fallen foul to those mistakes! Both articles courtesy of Alex Knapp at Forbes.comhttp://pureCygnet.com/?postID=2306/03/2012 12:51:14pureCygnet has just launched In The Ground (www.intheground.co.uk),this eCommerce site has a full selection of vegetable seeds, flowering bulbs, seed potatoes and many other great plant and vegetable seedsfor your garden. The site is tied in with their ePDQ for a fully integrated site. The site has had extensive modifications from the core code and the bespoke banner is courtesy of Flip Designs. We have worked closely with In The Ground and aided them with the setup of their Analytics and Adwords campaigns. The next phase wiill be to setup a Autumnal skin for the site to allow them to change it as the season demands. http://www.intheground.co.ukhttp://pureCygnet.com/?postID=2205/03/2012 08:53:39Asite to watch is Colour Lovers, a great resource for working out the next colour palette and somewhere to get some great inspiration from their posts. It's also worth following them on Twitter for the latest designs and ideas.http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=2120/02/2012 08:57:47If you like the site's colour changing buttons, then head over to hereand have a read of Jonathan Snook's blog. Here he outlines the concept, like using sprites for mouseovers, of scrolling the background which has been used to great effect here and on Sealeys. To work with this effect you do need the usual jQuery library and the background scrolling plugin. The images on top are layered and use the builtin jQuery .fadeIn() and .fadeOut().http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=2016/02/2012 10:27:58As a final part of the business analyst and data architect offering for the Bloomberg AIM migration,pureCygnet developed an onlinetool for reporting on the Bloomberg AIM user permissions (both functions and accounts / groups). Thistakes the Extended Admin Feed, imports it into a SQL database with different sections going to different tables. The front end (ASP.NET) gives the user the options to browse users in the AIM system, assign users to arbitary regions and departments and generate reports for function permissions and account permissions. The reports can be filtered by the arbitary groups specified, or by the User Groups specified in the Bloomberg AIM admin interface. These reports have been used for their quarterly SAS70 audits as a structured means to show the Portfolio Managerswho has access to what accounts, and to then be signed off. If you would like to know more about pureCygnet's offering, or would like a similar system developed, please contact us.http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=1916/02/2012 09:19:31Our bespoke codebase, Vilicus version 1.1 has now been launched for our client, Sealeys Estate Agents (www.sealeys.co.uk). Their site features a full listing of their properties for rent and for sale, along with a full managment system to allow them to update the details as required. The front end site features some Ajax, some jQuery and a lot of style (thanks to CarrotTop Designs). Other features include the automated upload of their whole portfolio (including images, floorplans and EPCs)to Rightmove, Zoopla, Property Live and Kent Homes (with more feeds being added as required)- This obviously reduces the significantadministrative burden of having to update all the portals seperately, allowing them to put even more detail into their clients particulars. http://www.sealeys.co.uk http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=1816/02/2012 09:08:37pureCygnet has been working with a client on their reporting requirements for their Social Care services. As we gather more requirements and create more forms and documentation, they will need a system to manage the documentation and forms. Given their staff mostly operate"on the road",we are trialling a Sharepoint 2010 setup to keep all the documentation secure online.http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=1716/02/2012 09:03:27pureCygnet was contracted as a resource on a large data migration of a client's business seperation - a whole new Order Management System and Back Office Functions needed to sourced, specifications gathered, tested, migrated and implimented. The OMS platform was Bloomberg AIM, and migrated from a combination of Bloomberg POMS and Charles River. pureCygnet became a key resource for the migrations, being the primary resource for data in each migration weekend. If you would like to know more about pureCygnet's offering for this project, please contact us.http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=1616/02/2012 08:52:59Ausom Loss Adjusters and Surveyors is a brouchure site highlighting their business activities. With the use of jQuery there's some pleasing effects to grab interest and guide users through the site. http://ausom.eu/http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=1516/02/2012 08:51:11The online store, Nuts, Bolts and Things has been running since 2009 and is now in it's 3rd iteration. Each upgrade has brought more functionality to the site, with the latest build upon the OpenCart framework. This give the store fully registered users, newsletters, wish lists, persistant shopping carts plus many more features to keep the shop fresh. http://www.nutsboltsandthings.co.uk/http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=1416/02/2012 08:44:34So after working with UCM Global on their new Global logo, it was time to move onto putting this logo into use in their business cards, stationary, brouchure and website. Their website is currently a brouchure site, with a link to their client login: http://www.ucmglobal.com/ The 4 pager brouchure (along with their matt laminated business cards) was a greatsuccess at the latest trade show they attended. Please click here to download a low-res PDF copy http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=1315/02/2012 12:52:41I was pleased to work again with an old colleague on a mailshot they had planned, and needed a full HTML email to be sent to each client, with images hosted externally to keep the actual email size down. http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=1215/02/2012 12:40:31A catalouge site for the sale of wedding and prom dresses and accessories. The site, built in ASP.NET, with a SQLite database, gives Purple Rose a fully bespoke CMS to manage their products. All the images are resized dynamnically, and with a spot of jQuery, atouch of cufon we created a fantastic site together, one that looks great and works brilliantly! http://www.purpleroseonline.com/http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=1115/02/2012 12:33:10Simply Backs were launching a new marketing campaign,and needed a web presence. This is a simple brouchure site, using a little jQueryfor the manu'sIdelivered the site, along with a pin point on Google Places to help Simply Back expand their business and let more people know if their service. http://simplybacks.com/ If you need an MOT for the body, then I can recommend that you go and see Alfie at Simply Backs! http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=1015/02/2012 12:23:35Whilst we were running a site for MRM Photography, their requirments became more complex. After some very productive meetings, and distilling their requirements we found out about photography service offerings. We distilled the choices to three main providers - Eventually deciding in Zenfolio due to it's UK locations, agnostic purchasing options, well rounded eCommmerce setup and it'sintegration in Adobe Lightroom. We continued the offering by customising the layout and themes to match their business palettes. If you need any professional photography, do get in touch with MRM Photography! http://mrmphotography.co.uk/ http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=914/02/2012 19:12:01Late in 2010 I was given the brief of a new corperate image for UCM Global - A claims management serivce for the automatove sector. First off was the logo design - below are some of the initial concepts: As the design was refined, we approached a direction for the image they wished to portray: As you'll see, we were close! Very close, the final design ended up a great, clean and strong image to carry them into their new venture! http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=814/02/2012 18:22:58A wonderful childrens author who we had the honour of making her website. The site features a detailed flash intro, and has our bespoke blog engine to allow her to keep her fans up to date. This is linked to her Facebook and Twitter profiles, so she has a central point to update and links are sent to her Social Networking from there. http://www.anjalimittal.com/ http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=613/02/2012 19:49:06This Estate Agent site, again running our older, bespoke Vilicus v1 codebase was setup very rapidly for the client, and they have been managing their properties online: http://www.skproperty.co.uk/ http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=513/02/2012 19:46:41This site, running our bespoke Vilicus v1 codebase (.NET code), is for a leading Estate Agent in London's East End. This has full property management, with a sprinkling of Flash, jQuery and Ajax to enchance the .NET HTML offering. http://www.lpagents.com/ http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=413/02/2012 19:44:26Licensed Home Inspectors - A site that has been running for many years, and still working well in Classic ASP. You can see we've be doing this for quite some time. http://www.licensed-home-inspectors.co.uk/ http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=313/02/2012 19:42:13 pureCygnet is adigital consultancy speciliasing in web design, web application development, data analytics, data migration (Extract, Transform, Load) and system implimentations. pureCygnet can compliment these offerings with design, photography and print.Mark Mailer,the director of pureCygnet bringsover a decade of digital experience, having worked with companies large and small,and hasa wealth of experience. Business contacts built during this time means pureCygnet can offer a wide range of services and consultancy for your business. Please seethe portfolio for examples ofwork both online and offline. Feel free to connect with Pure Cygnet on linkedInor follow on Twitter pureCygnetlooks forward to working with you on future projects.http://pureCygnet.com/?postID=128/01/2010 11:23:47