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Posted on December 28, 2012 by Alex

For the website you are currently viewing I have solely created all of the content, assets and documents which it features. Though careful PHP editing and HTML tweaking I was able to adapt the WordPress theme I used as a Continue Reading →

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Weather Phone 8 (C#, PHP, SQL)

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Alex

One of my latest software development venture was Weather Phone 8, combining the skills of all my previous applications together, allowing me to create something truly powerful. Weather Phone 8 Product Description: “Keep up to date with all your weather Continue Reading →

Programming, Programming - Application Development Weather Phone 8

AlcoWiki (C#, SQL, PHP, XAML)

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Alex
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[quote]AlcoWiki is a comprehensive and detailed alcoholic drink database for the Windows Phone OS. Through the use of Windows Phone magnificent user interface integration and brilliant graphics, AlcoWiki presents a fantastic way to discover new drinks and learn loads about Continue Reading →

Programming, Programming - Application Development

First Windows Phone Apps (5 Different Apps)

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Alex
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After becoming well acquainted with the C++ programming language at university I was eager to being creating applications which could be used in the real world and I could publish. I took it upon my self to teach myself everything Continue Reading →

Programming, Programming - Application Development

Cloud Breaker (C++ & Allegro)

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Alex

Bournemouth University Software Programming: Assignment 2 Cloud Breaker was my first ever game I created for my University Assignments at Bournemouth, it taught me the fundamentals of how to draw images to buffers and screens and all the fundamentals for Continue Reading →

Programming, Programming - Game Development

Creative Writing

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Alex

At the start of September I was offered the chance to start writing technology articles for my nextdoor neighbour, head of the company EMR Digital. “Entertainment Media Research was founded in 1997 by Peter Ruppert, formerly Head of Music Information Continue Reading →

Creative Writing

C++ Programming

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Alex

After finishing my A Levels and was about to begin studying Games Technology at Bournemouth University I knew I would have to start learning a completely new programming langauge to Visual Basic: C++. I’d heard a lot about C++ and Continue Reading →

Programming, Programming - Game Development c plus plus, C++

Visual Basic.NET

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Alex

I first started learning the Visual Basic.NET programming at the beginning of my A Levels. Visual Basic.NET opened the world of programming to me and taught me all the fundamentals I needed to know. We started off learning console programming Continue Reading →

Programming, Programming - Application Development programming, vb, vb.net

Showcase: Adobe Photoshop

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Alex

Again around the time of my GCSE’s and early into my A levels I started playing around with Adobe Photoshop, having heard of it before I always wanted to see what the buzz was all about and what the software Continue Reading →

Adobe Products, Photoshop

Showcase: Premiere Pro music videos

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Alex

Towards the end of my GCSE’s I started experimenting with the extremely powerful Adobe Premiere Pro video editing software, learning how it worked all through experimentation and self teaching I started creating karaoke style DVD’s for my Dad for his Continue Reading →

Adobe Products, Premiere Pro premiere pro

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