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The day will no doubt come when IE6 is obsolete and we can all forget about it. But until then, designers have to put up with its charming idiosyncracies. Here’s one that drove us crazy for an hour. If we had thought for a minute, we would have remembered the Holly Hack, but you know how it is…. let’s just try one more thing…
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Not many of us get the chance to break a world record, but this might be your opportunity to at least have a taste of glory.

Our friend, Rob Loder-Symonds from Edinburgh-based management accountants and cost consultants Canturian, has been selected for the 12-man crew who aim to break the world record time for crossing the Atlantic by rowing boat.
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We came across another of those infuriating IE6 bugs the other day. It’s a bit obscure but I’m sure others have hit it.

It occurs when you have a large containing block with a border around it. For example:
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This month Blot Design caught up with Angus MacLeod, from solicitors Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP to discuss some of the legal aspects of operating a website.

WJM are a full service law firm with offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Angus MacLeod specialises in the Technology, Media and Intellectual Property areas and deals with web related legal issues on a daily basis.

BD: Angus, are people generally aware of their legal responsibilities when they launch a web site? (more…)

At the end of 2006 an amendment was passed into the UK Companies Act that makes it a requirement for companies to display regulatory information about their company on websites and email footers.
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