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Just off the wire

A big boy did it and ran away, allegedly.

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Responsive design - does your business need it?

If you work in the web industry, 'responsive design' is a concept you can't get away from right now.

It's all to do with how your website will look when viewed on different devices, like a phone, tablet, desktop computer, or even a internet-enabled TV.

Sounds like it makes sense, but is it right for your business web site?

Our article looks at what responsive design is and examines whether we need it at all.

We also look at the Guardian site as a real world example of responsive design..

Read the article. . .

Gifts for Outdoors Folks

Fancy a bit of coasteering or gorge walking?

If that's not your cup of tea, maybe a spot of winter walking in the Cairngorms might suit.

I know, it sounds very energetic, but believe me, there are lots of people who love this kind of thing.

You'll be happy to know that you can now buy gift vouchers for your energetic friends to do exactly this kind of thing from the Highway 2 Adventure website. Sounds like a great Christmas present.

Buy your gift vouchers. . .

Average Page Size Increases by 30%

Analysis from Sitepoint says that the average web page is now around 1.25mb (including images, Flash etc).

This is apparently up 30% from 2011.

The bloating is attributed to larger foreground and background images/textures, HTML5 CSS, Javascript and... lazy developers!

Look, you're not going to stop designers and developers taking advantage of new features and high bandwidth, so get over it.

No mention of responsive design increasing pages sizes, though..

Read more . . .