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e-Tickets

What are e-Tickets? An e-ticket is an electronic ticket or a digital ticket. They are most commonly used by airlines, train companies, and other travel providers as an alternative to the traditional printed ticket. The use of the e-ticket has grown over the last 10 years, as consumers have gained more trust in ordering and [...]

Who Killed HMV?

Entertainment retailer HMV entered administration Tuesday morning, following poor business performance and financial losses. A total of 4,350 jobs are believed to be at risk if the company is unable to find a solution to its crisis. HMV follows Jessops, Blockbuster, Comet, and Woolworths, all huge names in the UK, former titans of the high [...]

Technophile vs Technophobe?

This blog piece is from dbd’s elder statesman Peter Vaughan, on keeping up with ever changing technological world… Stating the blindingly obvious, this is an increasingly technological world we are living in and, to put it simply, I’m not sure that I am keeping up with the rest of the class. In other words, technology [...]

The Online Learning Revolution

Idly flicking through the pages of one of the broadsheet newspapers recently (as one does) I spotted a report that said (in a nutshell) that the Government was proposing to hand to universities the task of controlling the A-level examination system. ‘Fair enough’ – I hear you say.  Anything that helps with the raising of [...]

Writing a website brief

A good website brief is essential to the development of a successful website. If possible, your brief should cover all of the following: Overview The Overview should lay out the current situation for the web development team.  Are you planning a brand new website, an overhaul of an old site or just a cosmetic makeover? [...]

Internet Jargon Buster

We have been working with websites for years, the internet is like our second home.  To some however, it is a strange and scary place full of weird things and words they don’t understand. We have compiled the following Jargon Buster to help you understand what the hell we are talking about! If you think [...]