Archives for Chris Northwood
Technical Director (2008/09)
Passing on the baton
It’s all over. 4 years at York, and so much has changed in that 4 years, and so much will continue to change.
Downtime
As any webmaster will know, downtime is evil. It’s too be avoided at all costs. When it happens, you look bad, you lose visitors, and if you’re a commercial entity, advertising revenue.
Lies, damn lies and statistics
One thing I’ve talked about in the past with non-Nouse people is how we monitor things, both the Nouse server, and the website itself.
The Nouse custom plugins
Before, I’ve promised to release some of the custom plugins we use here at Nouse, and I’ve now gone and got the plugins listed on WordPress’s Extend directory for people to get.
Reflecting on Roses
The week leading up to Roses was a big hard job for me and the rest of the development team, but one we accomplished well, matching the amazing work put in by the sports team, the photo team, Anna Bucks and the YSTV team, and everyone else who helped out, who as well as running the coverage and live blog were putting together a newspaper at the same time.
A Window to the Past
Tom Scott once famously said that campus as a three-year memory. And he’s right.
Looking inside the magic box
Running a website the size of Nouse.co.uk presents a number of challenges, least of all in infrastructure
Photo of the Day – Monday week 9
Photo of the Day; Monday week 9
Nouse Video Editor Anna Bucks films Presidential Candidate Tom Langrish’s 60 Second Manifesto for YSTV
Photo credit: Chris Northwood
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