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From my first job out of college with the U.S. government to my last corporate job, every one had an intranet. Some better than others. Having all the business tools, human resources paperwork, health benefits, savings plans and more in one place saves a lot of time, which makes it worth it for a company [...]

In case you haven’t heard, Adobe bought Macromedia for 3.4 billion dollars earlier last week. Some people believe great things are going to come out of this merger, others think it will end up biting Adobe in the you-know-where. Here is an article from MarketWatch that falls under the second group, saying that [...]

People who read my articles know that I like to keep an eye on things that government does that don’t necessarily reach the evening news. The Internet is a huge range of separate tools and services riding over a wide variety of hardware. As such, it takes a large number of bits and pieces to [...]

According to a survey done by Pew Internet and American Life Project, internet users are starting to accept spam as one of the aspects of internet usage, and that since 2003, there has been little change with how people go about eliminating the unwanted ads. According to an article by the Associated Press, phishing [...]

As far as Web site advertising goes, there is a lot of room for a lot of people. However, Google’s AdSense has really risen above the rest as far as quality goes. Nobody can doubt the success Google has had so far with AdSense, but now with Yahoo! and others trying to get [...]

The results from the Eyetrack III study have been released. This is an important study for designers to understand because it tells you where users tend to look first, second, last when on a Web page. The article provides self-explanatory graphics so you know where the higher priorty zones are located. From the looks of [...]

Usability isn’t only for Web design. It’s also applicable in the real world as things aren’t always well-designed. Paying attention to real world design can help you think through usability for Web design. For instance, there is an elevator in New York where the numbers are in three columns. The numbers go across, but in [...]

“In the material world, we are generally passive consumers of design. Each day we interact with the elements of our environment—buildings, walkways, vehicles, appliances and so on—and we have very little control over how they look or how they function. Our experience, good or bad, is driven by their design. We do not expect to [...]

Anyone with a Weblog has some idea of how RSS feeds work. Well recently I found out about a service that not only allows you to track almost every aspect you can think of, but it can even help you to generate a revenue stream thanks to the latest in RSS generation technology. Called FeedBurner, [...]

OK, I will admit that there are already a number of programs for handheld devices that work with RSS feeds. However, this one is not only Open Source, but it also runs on Java. RSS Reader MIDlet gives you a pretty slick Open Source option for reading the news that matters to you while [...]

nbsp;Developer.com has posted the TIOBE Programming Community (TPC) Index as one means for determining Programming Language Popularity. Such an index is bound to be imperfect as programmers are influenced by the language they are currently using. Nonetheless, it’s interesting data.
“From the trends in these charts, you can do lots of speculation. For example, it [...]

A Google competitor that can actually stand it’s ground? It could very well be. New search engine Icerocket.com, provides accurate search results with the bonus of a snapshot of the website you are searching for. Looks like it might have bit of potential, however the name is kinda of cheesy.

PRWeb is reporting that WebEnertia has been branded as among the top ten Web Design Firms in the Silicon Valley for 2004. This is quite impressive when you take into account all of the design firms in the region. They have responded with the following prepared statement; “We are honored to be recognized for our [...]

A relativity detailed tutorial on securing your Apache server. Blane Warrene explains that SSL should not intimidate you once you understand how it works and how to use it properly. Warrene will make sure that you walk away from this tutorial feeling confident in dealing with SSL and knowing that the server was set up [...]

As Andrew Binstock explains, not all Weblogs are full of drivel. Weblogs for IT professionals often provide useful insight to challenges that they are being faced in the IT field as well as the occasional “to die for” tip. He goes on to say that programmers offer up some of the best reading with [...]

A great review for a book that happens to be perfect for those who are new to Adobe Photoshop. If you are an advanced user, don’t let the title turn you off. Shirley E. Kaiser mentions that this book is still a useful reference for advanced users.

Perfect for those just starting out while needing to have some basic questions answered, W3C has put together a nice sized set of FAQs (Frequently Answered Questions). All of the basics regarding HTML and XHTML are covered here. Nice job guys!

Years ago, Sriram Krishnan learned that with a little bit of effort, a Web page and our old friend Internet Explorer, you can easily turn your Web page into a virtual weapon. While playing with some code, Krishnan managed to crash about 25 separate computer with his unknown talent for mayhem.

Quickly learn the basics of using HTML formating when using FastMail. While there is not a whole heck of a lot to it, there are some nice pointers here.

A nice little break down on what makes HTML email return receipts work. Apparently it involves images that are being displayed from within that email on a remote server. I myself, just use the option that comes free with my email program. I think that is a lot simpler. :o)