Here’s how to easily create your own automatic Instagram printer, similar to Instaprint on Kickstarter, using Automator on a Mac, Ifttt.com and Dropbox.
Create Your Own Instagram printer with Ifttt, Dropbox and Automator. continued »

This tutorial helps run you through the steps necessary to successfully install Easy APNS.

Tutorial: Implementing Push Notifications with Easy APNS continued »

It’s been a year since I first released iHomeTouch to the world. I’m pleased to announce that version 2.0 is here, which comes bundled with many more features, UI changes and bug fixes.
Version 2.0 of iHomeTouch is now available continued »

SiriProxy is a proxy server for Siri, Apple’s assistant application for the iPhone 4S. Using the Internet Sharing functionality in OS X, one is able to share an Ethernet connection with any device that has WiFi on the same network.
SiriProxy & iHomeTouch Home Automation X10 – Turn on Christmas Tree Lights with Siri. continued »

Many times I get asked if I can create Facebook Tabs, the answer is yes, however, I’m often hesitant to create something so simple, that will require my future involvement to make a slight change. I’m not in the business of charging clients for minor changes, I’d rather create a product that gives the client full control enabling them to do things like update and promote seasonal offers.

There are companies out there charging ridiculous amounts of money to create a Facebook Page with Custom Tabs. Here’s my solution:

What you see here is a Facebook Tab, which is entirely administered via WordPress. This is a checkout screen to a simple PayPal plugin, which I have reskinned to look cleaner and convert better.

The Checkout skin scales nicely across different devices. Here you can see it within a Facebook tab at 520px, it will also work on mobile devices and in 960 wide web browsers.

Being able to promote and sell your products right within Facebook is a huge plus, because the people who want to buy your products are already there hanging out. Having a captive audience on your Facebook page will allow you to reach out to your customers in realtime.

Having a Facebook Tab full of products will enable your business to market offers exclusively to your Facebook fans. Being able to quickly adapt to seasonal changes in your sector and growing trends puts you at a competitive advantage. This is why I feel having full control over your Facebook Tabs, will maximise your chance of a sale.

Creating a Facebook Tab in your 1 JUMP 2 developed WordPress template is really simple!

Create a Page, as your normally do, then select “Facebook Tab” from the drop down menu which can be found in the Page Attributes menu. This will apply our Facebook Tab template, which strips out your current theme and makes it wide enough to display on Facebook.

Next is an optional step, which creates a Like Gate. If you’re not aware what like gating is, it’s basically a different view of your page, that will only be shown to people who haven’t already liked your page.

We use the Featured Image option to display an image when somebody hasn’t liked your page. So go wild and photoshop something. Here are some examples.

Below is a crude example of a Facebook Tab, containing one line of text and an Add to Cart button. The photos below show the page being created in WordPress and show it live on Facebook.

What you put on your Facebook Tab is only limited by your imagination. You might want to display video, photos, or offers. You could sell Gift Vouchers in time for Christmas with our F-Commerce plugin.

So to summarise the aim was to create something, which is simple to use and administer, which isn’t completely new to an existing way of working.

Most of our clients already use WordPress, so will find creating Facebook Tabs a breeze!

I will be offering this as a package to new clients, as well as existing ones who wish to add this functionality to their account.

I can also offer a hosted solution for agencies wishing to administer Facebook Tabs for their own clients.

1 JUMP 2 can be contacted by a number of different channels all listed on our contact page.

PSD to XHTML / HTML and CSS conversion now makes up a large majority of the work I do, which is odd because I haven’t spoken much about it here, nor is the service prominently displayed on the website (I should fix that). All it took to promote my offering, was a single tweet on Twitter.

So, I will explain in more detail about the service I offer and why you may want to utilise me.
PSD to XHTML / HTML and CSS conversion continued »

Since mid September 1 JUMP 2 have been web designing from new offices in Hamilton Road, Felixstowe.

I’ve left it a little while to blog and announce our move, but have been keeping fans up to date on our Facebook page, which to my confession has turned in to more of an interior design blog of late. That’s because when we moved in, we were given a blank canvas, so I wanted to brand the office, and turn it into something that I’d be motivated to work in, something that wasn’t dull and boring – like a scene from Office Space.

I started by painting the far wall, 1 JUMP 2 purple, which has proven to be a hit with our clients. Lots of “WOWS” and “I love that colour!”.

My Uncle kindly donated some desks, which Craig and I painted white. We also painted that monstrosity of a filing cabinet as well, which has pretty much turned out to be a home for tea and coffee, since most of our filing is electronic! [We save trees, thank you Evernote]

I’ve decked the place out with bean bags and cushions. The cushions are from Craftsquatch, they’re large squidgy versions of our app icons, iHomeTouch and WubbleYou.

Web designers come to Felixstowe

We are the only web design company located along the Felixstowe main high street. This means we are easily assessable to the local businesses, and welcome anyone to come and visit.

We’ve already worked with some amazing Felixstowe businesses including OMG Clothing, Opal Bathrooms & Kitchens By Design, Studio Bushfire, Viv Nock Driving School and Finicky’s Hair Design.

We specialise in building e-commerce websites. If you currently have a brick and mortar business without an online presence, 1 JUMP of Felixstowe can expand your business by helping you sell online.

We also design and develop websites for people who just want to increase their brand awareness. We create beautiful, up to date, eye catching websites that are optimised for search engines and conversions.

If you would like to discuss a new website please get in touch or drop by our new office in Felixstowe!

Google announced Pages for businesses yesterday and we were right on top of it. Our page can be found at glus.to/1jump2. Please +1 and add us to your circles.

It will be interesting to see how it plays out. Google+ seems to lean towards being very visual, photos capture my attention there above anything else, so I intend to keep people up to date on what we’re working on at 1 JUMP 2, with screenshots and photos.

What I have yet to try out are the hangouts. I would like to, in the future, hold a free SEO webinar. I remember when I attended CafePress Connect, a conference in San Francisco, the SEO audits they gave members of the crowd were very helpful. But instead of use a projector and a very large venue across the Atlantic, we could use the power of Google+.

You can also follow 1 JUMP 2, a Felixstowe web design company, on Twitter and Facebook.

We have been busy again at 1 JUMP 2 working with Finicky’s Hair Design to launch their very first website, after 20 years in business!

We are passionate about bringing companies to the web, so this project was, not only enjoyable, it was also incredibly rewarding.

The Finickys website features an online booking form, which allows their customers to book an appointment via a channel that hadn’t been possible before.

Finickys Website Live continued »

Last night I was flicking through Flipboard, on my iPad, and I stumbled upon this article from Engadget about a mashup called Beeri. It’s really cool! Basically, you tell Siri to make you a beer and it does but in a random way – it drives a radio controlled car, with a can of beer strapped to it, into a spike!
Using Siri to turn on lights continued »