Melanie Townsend's Blogs

Goodnight Sweethearts

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:25:00 GMT

Well dear readers, it has been a great ride, but my time at Web Applications UK has come to an end.

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Alistair and Vivienne Rescued from Killer Bird

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:00:00 GMT

No proof to the contrary can be found.

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Big Brain Academy: Webbies get Schooled

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:19:00 GMT

There's nothing quite like a classic 90s pun. The tournament is off to a flying start; it's a battle-royal out there so be prepared for some highly organised but SHOCKING eliminations.

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Introducing an Old Hand

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:26:00 GMT

I’d love to say I sat down and had a chat with Shaun about his new position as Training Manager…the reality is I handed him a sheet of paper with a series of questions to answer. One does what one can.

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My Experience at Web Applications UK

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:24:00 GMT

A guest post by Zoe Marsland.

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Ashley wont be joining Destiny's Child this year...

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:37:00 GMT

Because he's no survivor, but he's still stronger than yesterday...

More to the point: Ashley began his time at Web Applications just over a year ago on July 6, 2010. He is a Software Engineer who is currently working on Traveller though who has in the past worked on almost everything else including Mercury, Brease and Babel. If there’s a home-grown product in the vicinity, Ashley has worked on it.

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UGS 2011 has a date!

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:30:00 GMT

...and boy is she pretty.

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Summertime and a Newsletter's Coming

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:08:00 GMT

We are diligently preparing a Summer Newsletter for our clients, current webbies and future webbies.

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Domus Charity Fundraising

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:43:00 GMT

Web Applications UK is proud to congratulate Domus Healthcare for successfully raising over £300 for the charity Action Against Elder Abuse.

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A Room by Room Tour of Elizabeth House

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:59:00 GMT

In today’s edition of the Building Progress blog, we’re going to take you on a tour of the many new rooms of Elizabeth House. We have a lot to share with all of you in this episode so put your feet up and get ready to use that scroll bar.

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Stanley Road School: Mission Complete...until next time

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:26:00 GMT

Well, we had a wonderful six weeks with our young agency recruits and we are proud to announce that they have completed their mission.

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Oldham Biz Awards, the Movie

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:54:00 GMT

The One Oldham Business Awards have sent us a little treat, of course we will share!

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Rumble of the Webbies

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:10:00 GMT

Big Brain Academy Tournament is beginning!

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Stanley Road Week Five

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:30:00 GMT

This week Agent SA 3004 and NM 2108 attended the Stanley Road School for special recruits. This week’s mission: PROJECT RECAP.

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Simply mad about Oldham

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:19:00 GMT

Craig makes it into the Oldham Chronicle and shouts about the newest Oldham initiative, MAHDLO...in a good way.

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Stanley Road Mission of the Week: Cryptography

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:11:00 GMT

On Tuesday Agents from Web Applications UK went to visit the young recruits of the Stanley Road School for another instalment of their Agent Training.

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Stop! It's HermanTime

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:40:00 GMT

Herman has been with us since the beginning of November. He’s an active member of our society so we thought it was time to lift him up to the light and see what makes him tick.

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WAUKCE Photographic Diary

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:17:00 GMT

The Web Applications Centre of Excellence continues to develop its building site. The work is really starting to come together and should be evident in the pictures!

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MAHDLO: May All Hardworking Dreamers Locate Oldham

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:55:00 GMT

This is the time for Oldham’s regeneration. We are witnessing so many opportunities spring to life in and around Oldham. The Regional Science Centre is quickly becoming a reality; the plans for Oldham as a University Town are coming together… not to mention Web Applications’ very own Centre of Excellence.

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Stanley Road Mission: Logical Conclusions

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:08:00 GMT

This blog will self-destruct in 3…2…1…never.

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Recruitment, A Story of Heart, Bravery and Endurance

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:04:00 GMT

We have several things to announce on the recruitment front, so we thought we’d roll them up into a blog post. Below is information on jobs at Web Applications UK, Web Applications US and for Recruitment Agencies.

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The Tortoise and SVN and other educational tales

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:18:03 GMT

The gears are in motion, the pizza has been ordered and the training seminars are back in action.

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The Big Brain Academy (cue Eye of the Tiger)

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Wed, 25 May 2011 16:02:27 GMT

Is the montage of all of the Web Applications UK office tournaments playing in your mind? Good.

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Stanley Road School Week 2

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:34:58 GMT

This Week’s Mission: Binary

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The Fantasy is Over. For Now.

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Mon, 23 May 2011 11:35:24 GMT

Well football fans, the season is over, let’s take a look at how our fantasy managers performed.

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IT Support Web Applications UK Style

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Wed, 18 May 2011 10:11:48 GMT

IT support can sometimes be like a warranty, you really didn’t think it would be necessary until something breaks and you find yourself out of luck. This situation is bad enough for your home TV or microwave, but when it is your business’ computers or a network malfunction the stakes are well and truly raised.

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Stanley Road, this is your mission

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Mon, 16 May 2011 13:56:00 GMT

Stanley Road School, listen closely to learn more information about your mission.

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HTML5 Alive!

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Thu, 12 May 2011 15:47:11 GMT

Recently two of our esteemed developers attended a HTML5 API workshop, gained some new skills and got to participate in some training that piqued their interest.

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Craig is elected President of Oldham chapter GMCC

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Tue, 10 May 2011 13:33:00 GMT

Martyn Torr from the Oldham Chronicle has a recurring column where he highlights Oldham’s movers and shakers, this time his focus is on Web Apps’ Craig Dean.

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Building Progress: A New Frontier

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Thu, 05 May 2011 14:06:24 GMT

It has been a while since you all have been treated to a building progress update for the Web Applications UK Centre of Excellence. Well, we’re going to fix that, we have brand new pictures of each of the three floors of Elizabeth House and we’re ready to share.

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Alistair the multi-terrain vehicle

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:00:00 GMT

Alistair has been a great profilee; our chat has resulted in one of the most unique profile discussions I’ve had so far. What started out as a normal profile chat quickly descended into what felt like a job interview (with me as the conductor) and the progressed into an impromptu life story. None of these are bad things. Alistair was exceptionally forthcoming and relaxed so, without further ado, let’s hear all about it.

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The wonderful world of Lee

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:48:00 GMT

One of the first things I wanted to know is whether Lee had any special affiliation with the Tudor Café on Huddersfield Road in Oldham. The café is located directly on the walk from our Offices at Windsor Works to Tesco. The answer was no, BUT he is affiliated with Mabel’s Fish and Chip shop which is located across from that Tesco. The mystery of the day is solved.

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Mercury on the Mind

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:18:42 GMT

Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day, I’ve got a wonderful feeling, Mercury is coming your way.

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The Day of the Genii Approaches

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:34:08 GMT

We are gearing up for the second semi-annual Web Applications UK Genius Day.More...

Discovering Orchard Project

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:22:44 GMT

Rolling rolling rolling, our new website’s growing.

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Regional Science Centre Oldham

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:37:03 GMT

Oldham is readying itself for the launch of its Regional Science Centre Oldham (RSCO). There’s a lot of information out there about this Regional Science Centre, so we’re just going to give you the meat of the project here.

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One floor at a time please

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:28:40 GMT

Well, you should know by now that Building Work part 1 is complete. The downstairs of Web Applications UK (Windsor Works) is finished and twelve of us have moved downstairs. Now that that’s done and dusted, we turn our eyes to the rather larger undertaking of part 2, The Web Applications UK Centre of Excellence (WAUKCE). This week’s focus? The Basement.

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Building Progress: We’re settling in just fine

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:35:11 GMT

We have moved downstairs!

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Notes from the Social Revolution: A Guide to Social Media

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:07:09 GMT

The Social Revolution conference on March 24 was organised by the Travel Technology Initiative (TTI) on the use of Social Media (SM) within the travel industry. We learned some great ways to get more out of our Social Media strategy, here’s how the day went.

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Samson and the Chilli contest, the tale of Red Nose Day

melanie.townsend@webapplicationsuk.com — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:33:05 GMT

We are very happy to report that Red Nose Day was a *GREAT* success. Everyone banded together to make it the most successful office charity fundraising campaign this year!

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