So, as John said, the question at hand is: how do you wow the un-wow-able without alienating the familiar? It's a tough question, and here at Cogapp it's our job to try and answer just that question. We understand better than most the phrase "appropriate technology" - when to hide technology, and when to show it; how technology can be used to enhance an exhibition without overwhelming it. Ever since we developed the first museum interactive almost twenty years ago (in the form of the National Gallery's Microgallery) we've been creating new technology and developing new ways of implementing it; advanced hardware and software deployed behind an intuitive user experience is what we do. We're constantly trying to find new and exciting ways to do it. From creating award-winning vivid and instinctive installations for the Great North Museum, to bringing Prudential's corporate archive and stories to life with expansive sheets of Holopro glass, pushing the envelope is never off our radar.

Yeeeeeehaaaaaawwww round up the cattle, baton down the hatches, tie up the horses and rest yer' boots...

Autumn's Codeo came, was seen and has been conquered by... Lewis Scoging. As all you web jockeys know there can only be one winner, and after a discussion around the camp fire we've decided to go with Lewis's entry called 'Cowboy Defender'.

Lewis is a 1st year student at the University of Brighton his game harks back to a time when cowboy were cowboys. To play the game just follow this link.

To those of you who didn't win - don't get disheartened. Keep your eyes peeled for the next challenge and remember: you've got to be in it to win it!

CODEOh YES! People - we are back! Can you handle the onslaught of cowboy clichés we're gonna be lassooin' yer way? Yer gosh darn tootin' you can. Billy the Kid has done a rip roarin' job of settin' the scene, and it's my job to dish up the bacon. Grab yer hat, pull up yer spurs, and get back on yer horse cowboy, cos a-here we go....

Rachael and myself are in Indianapolis at this year's Museums and the Web conference. Yesterday I went to a fascinating talk by Aaron Straup Cope from Flickr, who I remember gushing about before.

Yeee..I say...Yeeeeeee harrrrr. Here we go again folks, another horse ridin', lassoo throwin', campfire sittin' Codeo challenge for you to grapple yer worst with. This month we're looking for some maverick to create a sharp shootin' Cogapp Cowboy generator worthy of the finest casinos this side of Eastbourne.

The entries have been vetted, the votes counted, the fat lady has singed.

And the winner is....

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Michael Aldridge with "Swiing".

So Tristan and myself managed to nab a ticket each to This happened #7. No mean feat, considering there were only 180, and they sold out in 40 seconds. Overzealous use of the browser refresh button won out in the end. So what Did happen?

 ** This challenge is now closed **  Howdy pardners, here we go again, grab yer text editors, shine up yer compilers, don yer debuggers and we're off. This month's challenge comes from our special guest cowboy challenger, Luke Davies. Over to Luke.... o_O Hello nublets, prepare to earn yourself some easy moneys! All we want you to do is create a drum machine, as advanced, stylish or super leet as you wish.

We have a winner! Dan Cotton who is studying Digital Media Development at Brighton University rocked in with this beauty: It's using a cache of the weather report from the 7th, just in case you are worried about getting snowed in again! See if you can find the hidden Easter Egg :)

Hold onto your hats pardners' Codeo is back! And its back to the old rules... Get your entry to us by the 22nd of the month and you'll be in with a chance to walk out with the loot. OK, this month we're talking Flash. We're talking AS3. And we're talking RSS feeds. This months challenge is straight talkin', hard hittin', no messin'.