Posted in Articles, rotate on May 9th, 2008 5 Comments »
The market in Web Design templates is changing, its becoming ‘free’.
I recently did a site for someone who had paid for a template, which, whilst ok was only as good as the average template available from the Open Source Web Directory.
I have seen a few people ‘reselling’ templates for commercial companies, and to be honest […]
Posted in Articles, rotate on May 5th, 2008 8 Comments »
I am going off topic a bit here but I thought Id do a quick post on the benefits of touch typing!
I spend a lot of time typing, at work and home, typing E-Mails, Blog Posts, letters and documents, programming, using chat clients… a lot of button pushing!
I learned to touch type around five years […]
Posted in Articles, rotate on March 20th, 2008 8 Comments »
I have written a couple of posts on Alexa explaining why it is not worthless (it is used as a metric by advertising companies such as Pay Per Post).
Now I thought I would add a post demonstrating why Alexa is worthless!
I was looking at some of the “Movers and Shakers” on Alexa, and saw a […]
Posted in Articles, rotate on January 30th, 2008 2 Comments »
What is your website worth, what would it cost to replace if the worst happened?
These questions rarely seem to be asked by with regard to small semi professional sites.
Whilst it is possible to insure business sites under umbrella policies, it is very difficult to insure a small media site for example.
I have not found any […]
Posted in Articles, rotate on January 13th, 2008 No Comments »
If your looking for a Cheap WiFi Card that is Linux Compatible have a look at
A Cheap Linux Compatible WiFi Card
Most laptops now have wireless built in, however, if you have an older machine you would be well advised to buy the Edimax card above.
I have used this card for two years, it is vastly […]
Posted in OS Web Applications, Articles, E-Commerce, rotate on January 9th, 2008 6 Comments »
Want an E-Commerce site? With entry costs / barriers falling all the time more and more SME’s want to enter the market.
Be careful, there are hundreds of people who will take your money in return for an all singing all dancing site, myself included but, without careful planning it will be nothing but a […]
Posted in Basics of Web Design, Articles, rotate on December 15th, 2007 3 Comments »
If you are looking for free web design tools then look no further than here:
The Peoples Toolbox
The peoples toolbox lists hundreds of free tools to assist in designing your website.
Some of my favorites include:
The Color Scheme Generator
The name says it all, this site helps you select complimentary colour schemes for your website. I really like […]
Posted in Articles, rotate on December 2nd, 2007 3 Comments »
Google maps are fantastic!
You can add a map to your site showing the location of your business, holiday home or just a point of interest.
In the UK this is a bit awkward due to the fact that the Royal Mail have complete control over postcode date. I have not found a way of reliably […]
Posted in Articles, rotate on November 28th, 2007 1 Comment »
I was a bit surprised to be asked this by a friend a few days ago.
Try it is the obvious reply.
Yes, Gmail is worth having:
Gmail gives you unlimited storage so you never have to clear your inbox
Gmail allows you to organise mails with “labels”, which allows you to organise mails into categories
The address / contacts […]
Posted in Articles, rotate on November 27th, 2007 5 Comments »
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