Governor Technology Bloghttp://www.governor.co.uk2012-02-06T15:14:14umbracoGovernor Technology BlogenCookie Consenthttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2012/2/6/cookie-consentMon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2012/2/6/cookie-consentVisitors to the site will have noticed a change recently, with an information bar appearing at the top of our pages, asking for consent for the use of cookies.

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]]>Caption Competition Resultshttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2012/1/24/caption-competition-resultsTue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2012/1/24/caption-competition-resultsThe votes have been verified and we can now announce the winner of the Xbox 360 in our caption competition!

]]>Caption Competitionhttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2012/1/10/caption-competitionTue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2012/1/10/caption-competitionWe've had a great response to the caption competition we ran over Christmas, we enjoyed reading all the captions. We've narrowed these down to 6 captions we like best; now we need your vote to decide the final winner!

]]>Men World Wide Grew Their Moustaches and So Did Richardhttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/12/13/men-world-wide-grew-their-moustaches-and-so-did-richardTue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/12/13/men-world-wide-grew-their-moustaches-and-so-did-richardNovember 2011, turned to Movember on November the 1st. 

]]>How Technology can Enable Growth and Exploit New Marketing Channelshttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/12/5/how-technology-can-enable-growth-and-exploit-new-marketing-channelsMon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/12/5/how-technology-can-enable-growth-and-exploit-new-marketing-channelsWhy has Governor Technology been a member at Knowledge Peers since 2008? Knowledge Peers is biased in their focus and mainly covers new markets, new ways and emerging trends. Which we like. As an on- offline service for forward thinking leaders, it is a great opportunity for business owners to come together and share experiences, get on top of their game and engage with one another. 

]]>Nokia Lumia and deadmau5 Livehttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/12/5/nokia-lumia-and-deadmau5-liveMon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/12/5/nokia-lumia-and-deadmau5-liveOn Monday the 28th November, collaboration between deadmau5 (a globally popular electronic music act) and Nokia turned Millbank Tower, Westminster, London, into a spectacular display to launch the new Nokia Lumia phone that uses the new Windows Phone 7 operating system. Visual perceptions and the boundaries of the limits of mobile phone launches were challenged as thousands of people attended the live show and stood awestruck and cheering in the cold winter evening.

]]>Quick Fixes and Improvements for Web Developers with ReSharperhttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/11/28/quick-fixes-and-improvements-for-web-developers-with-resharperMon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/11/28/quick-fixes-and-improvements-for-web-developers-with-resharperReSharper, the help-out kit for web developers, held an event on November 19th to discuss the upgrade of ReSharper 6.1.

]]>Bringing the Web to a New Levelhttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/11/21/bringing-the-web-to-a-new-levelMon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/11/21/bringing-the-web-to-a-new-levelOur Technical Director, John Mannix, attended the HTML5 live conference in London.

]]>Exciting New Umbraco Features Revealed at 2011 Festivalhttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/11/14/exciting-new-umbraco-features-revealed-at-2011-festivalMon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/11/14/exciting-new-umbraco-features-revealed-at-2011-festivalThe annual Umbraco UK Festival held on November 4th was, as promised, a fun day out and packed full of knowledge and useful tips. Rigardt Pheiffer, one of our Umbraco development experts, attended and shares below his experiences and views of the event. 

]]>Can the Cookie Law Build a Better Web?http://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/11/4/can-the-cookie-law-build-a-better-webFri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/11/4/can-the-cookie-law-build-a-better-webMany website-based services appear to be totally free but are infact getting something from you in return. Creating and operating a website like Facebook takes a huge amount of money and expertise, and yet nobody has to pay to join. Why? 

]]>Facebook Timeline Means Big Changes to Your Profilehttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/11/3/facebook-timeline-means-big-changes-to-your-profileThu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/11/3/facebook-timeline-means-big-changes-to-your-profileThe new Facebook Timeline is the new profile interface that is going to be launched to everyone with a personal account on Facebook soon.  At the moment it is only available as the 'Developer's Version', to those who have used Facebook's development application Open Graph. A date is yet to be confirmed for the launch and currently the 'Developers Version' can only be used on personal profiles, leaving us in anticipation of the features that will be enabled for company pages.

]]>Nokia Windows Phone Launch in UKhttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/10/31/nokia-windows-phone-launch-in-ukMon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/10/31/nokia-windows-phone-launch-in-ukLast week the Finnish mobile giant announced that their Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710, powered by Microsoft Windows Phone, will be out in stores on November the 16th in the UK. The Nokia Lumia 800 has long been spoken of as the Nokia SeaRay, which will look similar to the old Nokia N9 but boast a 512MB of memory.

 

]]>Why We're Excited About Being a UK Umbraco CMS Developerhttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/10/12/why-we're-excited-about-being-a-uk-umbraco-cms-developerWed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/10/12/why-we're-excited-about-being-a-uk-umbraco-cms-developerSounds geeky, right? Rest-assured it's all good for the website design and development services we offer our clients. The Umbraco content management system (CMS) is developing in leaps and bounds and more and more businesses are turning to this open source product as their Content Management System of choice for their websites. As a certified Umbraco developer, we have the inside edge on new features and can tailor it to fit the exact needs of our client.

]]>Website Built by Governor Wins FT Awardhttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/6/24/website-built-by-governor-wins-ft-awardFri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/6/24/website-built-by-governor-wins-ft-awardWe're delighted to announce that the website we designed and built for LV Asset Management (LVAM) has been awarded a 5 star (maximum) rating in the Investment Providers category at the 2011 FTAdviser.com Online Awards.

]]>Cloud Hack Challenge 2011: Inside Story From Our Winning Teamhttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/6/17/cloud-hack-challenge-2011-inside-story-from-our-winning-teamFri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus-views/2011/6/17/cloud-hack-challenge-2011-inside-story-from-our-winning-teamOur Senior Developer, Monty Alhakim, gives a personal account of winning the 2011 Microsoft Cloud Hack challenge. All views are his own, and range from the use of goat sacrifice in web development to the adverse effects of energy drinks on already hyped coders!

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