Stilton Studios Blog: Archive

More Opencart 1.4.7 handy hints...

More handy hints on where to find and edit stuff on Opencart 1.4.7, hope this helps ;-) To edit the forgotten password notification email: catalog/language/english/mail/account_forgotten.php To edit your order has been processed page notification: catalog\language\english\checkout\success.php To edit the Guest Checkout page: catalog/view/theme/oco4a004o4/template/checkout/guest_step_2.tpl To...

Jul 27th

Opencart on Streamline Web Hosting...

A little something to easy the pain if you are using ‘opencart -1.4.7 (or possibly higher)’ on streamline web hosts… If your email notifications are not being sent… System/library - mail.php - Line 148 mail($to, $this->subject, $message, $header, “-fyou@yourdomain.com”); obviously.. change the info in italics to your own details… You can now...

Feb 23rd

Google Chrome store launching later this year →

When Chrome updates this Autumn, everyone who has Chrome will suddenly have access to the store. It will support one-click purchases through Google checkout, and games will run in tabs alongside normal browsing.

Aug 17th

http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/08/incredible-mi... →

These are just fab!

Aug 10th

REQUIEM - the next-generation virtual choir

http://www.tonehammer.com/?page_id=4276

Aug 5th

Jul 14th

Jun 22nd

The Boston Dynamics ‘Little Dog’ →

iRobot and Terminator are one step closer! The Boston Dynamics ‘Little Dog’

May 25th

Traffic!

Hi all, Our Website is busting at the seams at the mo with an exceptional amount of traffic! We are working to get the website back online shortly. The Stilton Studios Team

May 17th

Amazing photos of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull... →

Apr 20th

pCubee →

A perspective corrected interactive handheld cube!

Apr 1st

Apple's Tablet

The future of gaming with the Apple Tablet: http://kotaku.com/5452728/why-apples-tablet-will-include-gaming

Jan 22nd

Making the most of Google Adwords

Setting up Google Adwords can be a minefield of information so here’s our tips on setting up, maintaining, targeting and getting the most from your Adwords account, when funds are limited. Google Adwords is broken down into CPC (cost per click) and CPM (cost per thousand). When setting up we suggest that in an initial run-through to test the validity of this approach, you try a CPC...

Dec 18th

Sound Design for Online Game 'Icycle' →

Stilton Studios have recently created the Sound Design along with Studio 42, for the seriously addictive online game ‘Icycle’ by DampGnat Games. Click the link to view (and try to beat the high scores!)

Sep 17th

E-newsletters, what are they and how can they...

Useful stats: Over 1 billion people used e-mail in 2008 (many checking e-mail more than five times a day) In 2008, 16 million households in Great Britain (65 per cent) had Internet access. This is an increase of just over 1 million households (7 per cent) over the last year and 5 million households (46 per cent) since 2002. Ref:www.statistics.gov.uk What is an E-newsletter? An e-newsletter is...

Jun 11th

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What is RSS? and how can it be used?

If your involved in the Marketing of your business then this info is for you!.. So what exactly is RSS? RDF Site Summary, or Rich Site Summary, or Really Simple Syndication as it is most popularly called, is a way of reading news and information of your choice from across the web. The most common use for RSS is for news and blogs. How can I use it for my business? By adding an RSS Feed to your...

Dec 5th

Social Networking sites

Below is our list of Social Networking sites broken down into categories that best describe their focus; General Bebo Gets its name from ‘blog early, blog often…’, general user-base. MySpace Most popular social networking site globally. Most customisable amongst top sites. Facebook Successful social networking site, with applications that can be used to gather new members. Friends...

Sep 9th

We wanna be top of the 'T'

Hi, if you find this blog useful please vote for our t-shirt at a great site called ‘teetonic.com’. They make some trendy,cool and downright groovy t-shirts and we have entered ours into the competition. You can vote for us by clicking the image below:

Sep 8th

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Online Social Networking in Business

What is Social Networking? Online social networking can be defined as the interaction between other Internet users via a web interface. This usually consists of message boards, photo galleries, contact details, favourite links etc. The purpose is to connect other users with similar tastes, interests or contacts. What are the Advantages? Networking 24/7 If this sounds to you like the...

Aug 28th

What are Internet Scams, Phishing, Viruses and...

Scams and hoaxes Internet scams are often chain email hoaxes that involve removing a file from the users computer as it is warned that this file is a dangerous threat. Often the user may be tricked into removing a file which is necessary for the computer operating system. Phishing Phishing usually begins with an email that urges you to enter your banking details into a web page to update records....

Aug 18th

Robots that are more human? →

The latest innovations and prototypes with eerie facial expressions are on display at the SIGGRAPH Conference & Exhibition in Los Angeles.

Aug 18th

Stilton Studios Facebook group →

Join the Stilton Studios Facebook Group and invite your friends.

Aug 15th

Slow Motion Lightning →

Fascinating to see fork lightning in slow motion!

Aug 11th

Wii Jamming →

Jam sessions with the Wii! playing Guitar, Violin, Drums and percussion. Check it out!…

Aug 8th

Chat with Artificial Intelligence

Not like talking to yourself! or chatting up a pocket calculator!… this one is great! http://www.pandorabots.com/pandora/talk?botid=a84468c2ae36697b try this one too! http://demo.vhost.pandorabots.com/pandora/talk?botid=b0dafd24ee35a477

Aug 6th

Collision 2008 →

Collision is an annual festival of moving image, music, art and performance.

Jul 31st

Uses of the internet...

The internet is a useful resource for communication and commerce. It can be used as a research tool or for purely educational purposes. Video sharing sites, web games and internet radio have made a large impact on entertainment markets. With the advent of Web 2.0 social networking websites have become increasingly popular, offering an addictive means of keeping in touch, or just people...

Jul 28th

What is a modem and how does it work?

Modem as an acronym for modulator demodulator. A modem is commonly used to connect to the internet by converting analog signals passed through telephone lines into digital information such as web pages and email.

Jul 16th

What is Malware?

Malware is a general term for malitious software, such as a virus or spyware. It is design to disrupt, destroy or steal information from computer systems.

Jul 12th

Antivirus XP 2008

Antivirus XP 2008 is a sneaky and downright insideous piece of malware (laywers note -allegedly). It installed itself on to my computer without any confirmation from myself (possibly piggybacked on a virus) and delivers what I believe to be fictional warnings, used to induce the purchase of this software. HELP IS AT HAND ! The antidote is a fabulous piece of software called ’...

Jul 12th

What is the difference between the Internet,...

The Internet is an open means of communicating with any computer using a communications protocol called Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol or TCP/IP. This usually takes the form of web pages that are accessed through a web browser. An Intranet uses the same underlying technology as the internet but is a closed system that is on a local network and cannot be seem by people outside...

Jul 11th

Rosy Lipped Batfish →

This is amazing, nothing to do with multimedia but theres some crazy fish out there!

Jul 9th

Expo Brighton

Expo Brighton 4-6 July 2008 The UK’s largest weekend of free sound art and experimental music. http://expofestival.org/

Jul 3rd

Google Analytics - A Stilton Studios Quick Guide

A brief guide to understanding what each category does and how to read and apply the data effectively. CONTENT: Overview: This is a report to show pageview volume and lists the pages (Top Content) that were most responsible for driving pageviews. You can also reach some useful reports that reveal how users interact with your site and statistics related to how they found your site in the ...

Jun 24th

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Jun 20th

Static and Dynamic Websites - Advantages and...

What is a Static Website? A Static website can be defined as follows: This generally refers to elements of the Internet or computer programming that are fixed and not capable of action or change. A Website that is static can only supply information that is written into the html and this information will not change unless the change is written into the source code. When a...

May 27th

Keyboard bag →

A multimedia girls must have!

May 21st

'This Way Up' A film by Smith & Foulkes.

Laying the dead to rest has never been so much trouble. Hot off the Animation press! Visit the official website here: http://www.thiswayupmovie.com/ Reece Millidge ( an associate of Stilton Studios ) worked on this film!

May 16th

Optical Illusion →

Apr 11th

What makes a good website?

 is it graphic design?
 useability?
 content?
 a shiny badge declaring web 2.0?

Mar 6th

First Post

Welcome to the Stilton Studios Tumblog… We hope to use this blog as a means of putting new media experiments up to view for amusement and hopefully interest. It will not contain ‘what I had for breakfast’ or ‘what I did on my holidays’ type of stuff! We also would like to share any links and media files that we come across of web weaving. Enjoy!

Mar 6th