Html/CSS

Good Bye Javascript; Using CSS For All of Your Navigation

Good Bye Javascript; Using CSS For All of Your Navigation

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

 Making site navigation easy is one area in which CSS really comes into its own. Older methods of creating navigation tended to rely on lots of images, nested tables, and JavaScript -- all of which can seriously affect the usability and accessibilityof a site.

Blogging

15 Companies That Really Get Corporate Blogging

15 Companies That Really Get Corporate Blogging

Monday, August 11, 2008

According to a recent report by Forrester Research that looked at 90 blogs from Fortune 500 companies, most corporate blogs are “dull, drab, and don’t stimulate discussion.” Sadly, two-thirds hardly ever get any comments, 70% stick strictly to business topics, and worse 56% just republish press releases or already public news.  

Project Management

8 tips to avoid being an IT scapegoat

8 tips to avoid being an IT scapegoat

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Failed IT projects happen all the time, often to the amazement of participants who think they’re ...

Video/Audio

Flash is Still Too Flashy for Competitive SEO

Flash is Still Too Flashy for Competitive SEO

Monday, July 21, 2008

June 30th 2008 was a day that Flash developers had been waiting for a long time; Google and Adobe had finally announced that Flash .swf files could be crawled by Google! In fact, the extensive news release from the Adobe Developer Center also stated that Yahoo would be incorporating similar technology in short order.  

Ecommerce

PayPal May Be Hindering Your Online Sales

PayPal May Be Hindering Your Online Sales

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

If you’re using PayPal’s online shopping cart to sell products and services on the Internet, you might be leaving money on the table. That’s because PayPal is only a basic shopping cart that offers basic services. But they aren’t a complete solution to boosting your sales.

Web 2.0

Web 2.0 Buzz Words and What They Mean

Web 2.0 Buzz Words and What They Mean

Sunday, May 25, 2008

With all of the Web 2.0 jargon flying around it can be difficult to keep up.  I have posted the definitions of most of the most popular ones here.  Please feel free to send me any new ones to add to the list.  As we all know, this is a growing list and will be updated.

Web Design

Web Developer Secrets: Identifying a Font Family

Web Developer Secrets: Identifying a Font Family

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

I know you have all been there, you run across a cool image using a sweet font but not sure what font family it is.  Or you have a new client who gives you a logo in a jpg format and you cannot identify the font used for it.  

Programming

7 Places to Find the Code You Need

7 Places to Find the Code You Need

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

For many people learning by example is the optimal way to pick up a new programming language, idea, or technique. ...

SEO/SEM

Yahoo relaunches IndexTools as Web Analytics

Yahoo relaunches IndexTools as Web Analytics

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Yahoo on Wednesday announced the rebranding of IndexTools as Yahoo Web Analytics (beta). Currently an enterprise product, the move brings it closer to being a consumer and small business tool, although it's not available to everyone just yet.

Software

Add a popup Window to a PowerPoint Slide

Add a popup Window to a PowerPoint Slide

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Sometimes you want to display additional information that’s not a permanent element on a slide — similar to a popup window. In other words, the information is hidden until you want to display it. For instance, you might want to display quarterly bonuses to build excitement. Or you might want to share a contact phone number or e-mail address if asked.

Web Marketing

Speaking the Customer’s Language

Speaking the Customer’s Language

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

I was browsing through a local magazine this weekend and stumbled across an ad for a local chiropractor. It was ...

Security

How To Stop Comment Spam

How To Stop Comment Spam

Friday, July 18, 2008

Spam is no longer limited to email. If you run a Website on which you allow users to leave comments, you have undoubtedly faced the problem of comment spam.