2006 May

Generally, designers are looking at factors such as usability and standards compliance. But have any of those same designers ever considered designing for visitor loyalty?

OK, so AOL has finally had a drink from the Web video kool-aid and decide in kind to create a YouTube clone. Yes, this was mentioned once already in another section of the Website, but it is a big move for the ISP. So I felt that it needs to be addressed here as well.

Does saving images to a SQL server having you spinning in circles? Then perhaps David Hayden can shed some light on the matter below…

We have all considered this, but most of us have simply never bother to mention it. Does Google truly succeed despite their oversimplified Website design?

So you are totally bent on getting that next design job, yet have not had any luck whatsoever. No one said that you couldn’t freelance in the meantime?
It may only help in the short term, but it is better than just sitting around worrying where that next check is going to come from!

CSS friendly ASP.NET 2.0 control adapters while still in Beta, are still very much available for download. Don’t shy away, give ‘em a shot! You may just surprise yourself…

Has the need for standards with Ajax really come to a head. In a short response - yes. Like anything with Web design, it is all but critical to make sure that the Web services out there are accessible to all.

As much as I dislike IE for many reasons, I have not really been that impressed with Safari. Based on what I have been reading below, it seems that perhaps my feelings regarding the browser have not been misplaced.

Sometimes all we need is a little input to set us straight. In the case below, one hobbyist Web designer seeks some advice. Can you be of some help?

Being that IE7 is having some issues with Flash, I figured that the following might provide some well deserved salivation in a hurry. There may be other ways to deal with this too, such as using another browser.
Not saying that you should, just getting all of your cards out on the table so that you [...]

After I had the opportunity to see how great Chris’ blog looks after he moved away from Blogware and onto MT, I figured the following piece might be in order to celebrate the occasion.

When you think of authorities on Web analytics, one person that should be on your list is Eric T. Peterson. Eric is currently Vice President with the Visual Sciences division of Web analytics firm, WebSideStory, is the author of several books on Web measurement, and moderates several popular discussion lists on analytics. He also manages [...]

I suppose that bookmarklets could be seen as a real time saver. But do your users agree with this line of thinking? That my friends, is the real question….

I have been looking for a review like this for a few days now. You know, one that clearly defines the differences between Expression Web Designer and Dreamweaver. Today folks, it appears that I have found it…

Since we spend so much of our time looking into the design aspect of things, I thought it might be just as interesting to look into the people behind the scenes…

Alright, so skip links are undoubtedly a user-agent issue. This is a given I suppose, but should they be used? If not, is there a need for an alternative?

Clearing out my text fields isn’t exactly a problem that keeps me up at night. Honestly, I had not realized how much time I had spent clearing them out one by one till I installed the Clear Fields Firefox extensions. Clear Fields makes short and simple work out of clearing all your text [...]

Frankly, Google is the default search engine for Firefox. You know, the heavily Google funded open source Web browser? So who cares if MSN is the default for Internet Explorer??

I’ll confess, I am interested to see how they did with this project. If successful, it could mend the damage done by that terrible option known as Frontpage some years ago. Just my thinking though.

Everybody is searching these days. If your not searching for data, then you are searching for a better way to search. The entire thing seems like a cycle that nobody will break anytime soon. If you feel like your stuck in a search engine rut, then check out Web Search Pro.