Haywards Heath – A Social Club . . . And A Private Function

On the 24th October, the United Services Club (aka Haywards Heath Social Club) website was launched. An associated Facebook page and Twitter account had been created a couple days earlier. The United Services Club offers members events every night of the week (e.g. darts, poker, bingo, quiz), a snooker hall and live entertainment on Saturday [...]

Great Expectations

Expectation Landscapes – garden and landscape specialists in Sussex – have had their website re-developed by ABBStract Website Services. Boasting a large portfolio of projects undertaken over the past ten years, Expectation Landscapes projects include building custom pergolas, building retaining stone walls, building raised terraces, complete garden makeovers and the inevitable water feature, as well [...]

Have Gavel Will Travel – Sussex Auctioneer For Hire

Sussex Freelance Auctioneer Chris White is available to arrange onsite auctions across the UK. Chris has many years professional experience in the auction business and his new website, created by ABBStract Website Services, provides the starting point for his online marketing presence.

The Salmon Shop Re-Visited

The website for Sussex fishmongers The Salmon Shop has been refreshed and is being expanded by ABBStract Website Services. The new-look website has been migrated from a conventional Content Management System to a more specialised eCommerce solution – although not currently accepting online orders. The more unusual products are being added first, including snails (escargot), [...]

Get the most from Google

Yeah, it does sound stupid to cover this, but there is actually a lot underneath the covers. You can go to www.google.co.uk and punch in some words and get results. But does it give you the results you want? Or do you click through five or more pages to find what you want? Here are [...]

Testing the Resolution

One of the important, but often neglected things to try out when developing a new website is checking its appearance with different screen resolutions. To be honest, it’s a bit of a pain, switching between them and you’re also limited to what your monitor is capable of supporting. Well, anyway, this has got a lot [...]

Windows 7 and http://localhost/

I am now having a play with Windows 7 on a virtual environment. Okay, it’s Microsoft on a budget – trial versions of Windows 7, MS Office 2007 and Visio 2007, all so that I can write a technical document on my own computer. My, things have changed from XP! Where on earth is everything?!? [...]

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

I’ve been looking on the web for freelance opportunities. It seems like nothing is what it appears to be: lots of opportunities for professional bloggers for instance. I’ve now come across an MVP (Microsoft Valued Professional) who is looking for a technical writer to blog on his behalf. Maybe I’m reading it wrong, but it [...]