31 Mar
Do You Own Your Website? by Healthy Web Design takes a good look at the hidden pain and suffering and control that comes from choosing a cheap web host for your blog compared to making a conscious business decision on how to host your blog.
It’s true, companies such as Yahoo!, SiteBuilder, and Homestead offer some […]
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22 Mar
I’m finding a new trend in web page design which removes the “home” link or button. Here is an example of how frustrating it is.
I’ve found a delightful blog post. I’m thrilled with the content and want to learn more about what else is on the blog and who is blogging this prize example brilliant […]
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21 Mar
Let users do what they want to do, when they want to do it, and how they want to do it.”I just received an e-mail from someone on my humor list. I don’t know if these international translations are actually true, but they do point out the problems with translations. Enjoy!!
The Dairy Association’s huge success […]
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17 Mar
Clagnut again tackles “Web Typography Sucks”, a favorite subject, but this time it is also in reference to the presentation given recently at the SxSW conference in Texas. The post continues the conversation about the issues that confronts web designers today dealing with web fonts, and also includes reference to the slides and references from […]
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16 Mar
There are a lot of things easy to do in print that web designers struggle to emulate when they take print designs to the web. One of those challenges is centering text on the longest line.
Clagnut takes on “centering text on the longest line” to show you how to make this almost impossible task possible […]
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15 Mar
In the Blog Squad’s article, Recipe for an Ezine, the core elements that make a blog or website into a successful ezine, an online magazine, are:
We have found ezines that work well for attracting new clients usually have these eight key ingredients:
1. A great name that defines the topic
2. A defined audience and clear purpose
3. […]
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13 Mar
South Korea is drawing up a code of ethics to stop humans misusing robots - or vice versa, officials said Wednesday. Just the fact that this is happening now means we are making progress in robotics and artificial intelligence!
[Photo] Alex Hubo — the world’s first walking robot with an expressive face resembling Albert Einstein — […]
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10 Mar
Revolutionary computer with an evolutionary user interface. “One Laptop per Child” is an international effort led by Nicholas Negroponte to provide laptop PCs (costing $100 or less) to school children in developing nations.
One of the interesting aspects of the new computer is the user interface. The user interface, called Sugar, may turn out to be one […]
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08 Mar
Las Vegas — Developers for the consumer market should worry less about wowing users with gizmos and features, and more about how consumers actually use the devices, speakers and papers concluded at the International Conference of Consumer Electronics (ICCE). Attendees heard repeated calls for a change in their approach to design.
“We are part of an […]
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06 Mar
Great! I found the software I’m looking for, and it’s on SALE! $325, with $75 off, ends up at $250! But wait, it says the discounted price is $395! What is going on!!!!
Welcome to the wonderful world of web usability bloopers! For more information on how to avoid usability bloopers, visit Mandel’s Golden Rules of […]
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