About Matthew Hughes
Matthew Hughes is a software developer and writer from Liverpool, England. He is seldom found without a cup of strong black coffee in his hand and absolutely adores his Macbook Pro and his camera. You can read his blog at http://www.matthewhughes.co.uk and follow him on twitter at @matthewhughes.
Latest Articles
Photographing Food? 6 Tips To Help You Make That Dish Look Appetizing
Do you know what’s better than sitting down to an amazing meal? Taking pictures of it, of course. With that said, some food photos… Well, they just plain suck.
Dash Brings Coding Documentation To The Mac Desktop
If you're a programmer, you already rely heavily on documentation. Dash is a Mac app designed to make your required reading a more pleasant experience.
Learn Everything About Social Media From These 4 Websites & Blogs
Sure, you can write a status update, but what do you really know about social media? These websites will turn you into a better social media user, guaranteed.
4 Rules For Working With Tech Support When Your Site Goes Down
How do you host your website? If you're anything like me, you probably choose shared-hosting, mostly out of pure laziness. After all, who wants to do server management in their spare time?
Learning To Drive in the UK? You Need Theory Test Pro
Learning to drive in the UK is an arduous, expensive experience. It makes sense to prepare exhaustively for the ordeal with simulated round of tests before you tackle the real deal. Enter Theory Test Pro.
What Is Net Neutrality & Why Should I Care?
A significant number see Net Neutrality as essential to the survival of the Internet. In this article, we're going to look at why Net Neutrality matters, and why we should fight to protect it.
PowToon Makes It Easy To Create Animated Videos And Slideshows
Have you ever thought about what would happen if it became drastically cheaper, quicker and easier to produce awesome cartoons? I have. And then I discovered PowToon, and their brand new presentation service, #Slides.
Your Startup Should Have A Blog. Here's Why
Here are some more compelling reasons why your startup cannot live without a blog.
EasilyDo Or Google Now: Which Is The Better Personal Assistant?
EasilyDo is a virtual personal assistant for iOS and Android that can be compared to Google Now. In fact, as we'll discover shortly, it's much better.
How To Generate Dummy Data in Ruby, Perl and Python
You’re building a web application, and you need some realistic information to shove into it. You need to check that your validation functions work perfectly, and see that your product actually works.
YNAB Makes It Easy to Make a Budget and Stick to It
Does your checking account remind you of a debt-burdened Southern European nation? You Need A Budget. We know it's tough to keep track of spendings. YNAB can help.
4 Ways Homeschoolers Use Technology to Teach and Educate Their Children
What happens when your child's schooling goes wrong? Would you abandon the public schooling system in its entirety and to embrace something radically different -- homeschooling?
Move Over Shell-Scripts: Sh.py Is Here, And It's Awesome.
I bet you didn't know that you could write shell scripts in Python: sh.py allows you to call programs, pass parameters and handle outputs.
What To Wear: Compare Before You Shop For Your Next Apparel On picVpic
Shopping for clothes online is hard. picVpic wants to make your online apparel shopping easier by becoming the ultimate aggregator for clothing and accessories, whilst making it easy to compare prices across fashion websites.
Deus Ex: The Fall Is Out. Is It Any Good?
Does this game capture the glory of the old games, or does it fall flat?
How To Find Your First Clients As A Wordpress Freelancer
Freelance development is just about being an insanely hot programmer, right? Right? Wrong.