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Andy Killen (11 Articles)

Andy Killen has been working exclusively on the web since 1994 when he was Intel's internet engineer for Europe. Today he runs his own company phat-reaction.
A Case for Adobe Fireworks against Photoshop and Illustrator

A Case for Adobe Fireworks against Photoshop and Illustrator

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UI Design

I’ve been a full-on Fireworks user now since the first release way back when it was owned by Macromedia. What Fireworks offered then is still as true today. A true…

Using WordPress as a REST API for a Mobile App

Using WordPress as a REST API for a Mobile App

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WordPress

Often when making mobile apps you will need your app to get the latest content from your website, or if there is not a website already with content some way…

20+ Best Free Lightroom Mobile Presets for Photographers in 2025

20+ Best Free Lightroom Mobile Presets for Photographers in 2025

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Photography

A stunning collection of free presets for Lightroom Mobile that will allow you to improve your mobile photos with just a few clicks.

So, Your Post Went Viral, What Now?

So, Your Post Went Viral, What Now?

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Marketing

Every now and then you might find that pot of gold, that magic moment when one of your pages goes viral. That amazing moment when you are the top of…

Where Should I Really be Sharing Content?

Where Should I Really be Sharing Content?

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Marketing

Social networking is constantly evolving. In many cases, what was cool two years ago is now next to worthless. For example, ‘the Digg effect‘ used to be massive and could…

Website Speed Part 4 : PHP Programming for Speed

Website Speed Part 4 : PHP Programming for Speed

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Web Design

Programming for speed is not what most coders think of. What they tend to consider first, and usually only, is getting it working. Sometimes people will talk of refactoring to…

Website Speed Part 3 – Caching WordPress

Website Speed Part 3 – Caching WordPress

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WordPress

As so many people have it installed, I thought I would share with you a key techniques integral to caching WordPress that will help your website speed. W3 Total Cache…

Website Speed Part 2: Working With and Optimizing Images for the Web

Website Speed Part 2: Working With and Optimizing Images for the Web

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Web Design

This is the second part the website speed series where we closely look at the techniques employed to make a website run as fast as possible while still maintaining it’s…

How to Write More Efficient CSS to Speed up Your Site

How to Write More Efficient CSS to Speed up Your Site

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CSS

As part of my new position as CTO of Speckyboy, I’ve decided to write a series of articles that will help you understand what it takes to make a truly…

IE6 is Finally Being Laid to Rest

IE6 is Finally Being Laid to Rest

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News

WOOHOO! IE6 is officially being put out of its misery by its makers Microsoft and you can help in their efforts by adding the countdown banner for IE6 clients. This…

Do We Do Enough to Support WordPress Plugin Developers?

Do We Do Enough to Support WordPress Plugin Developers?

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WordPress

A while back, the WordPress community used to be a bunch of coders that were all supporting themselves. One guy would create a nice plugin to manage the most popular…

A Call to Arms Against Unscrupulous Autobloggers

A Call to Arms Against Unscrupulous Autobloggers

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News