Posted on March 19, 2008 by mtatem
I have asked alot of people their opinions on this subject. Basically asp.net versus php in the Content Mangement System areana. What I have found is that most developers 4-1 like php CMS better than asp.net CMS. Not only from a design standpoint but from a development standpoint as well.
Are the days of clunky Microsoft web [...]
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Posted on March 19, 2008 by mtatem
So what is the future of the internet? Allot of us believe that someday the web will be fully mobile. I have always envisioned a day where we all carry a personal genie around with us and it will be able to do just about every facet of the internet today and much, much more.
I [...]
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Posted on March 19, 2008 by mtatem
Russell Taylor of cssmenumaker.com. The purpose of the site is to provide a library of CSS Menus that webmasters can customize and download. In order to jump start the site and increase the library of available menus he is holding a Menu Making Contest. The grand prize is a free iPhone to whoever submits
the best [...]
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Posted on March 19, 2008 by mtatem
I’ve been writing CSS for about 3 years now and I still feel like every time I open up a blank file and begin writing CSS for a new design I learn something new.
For those of you that are new to CSS or experts always looking for a new trick, here are some of things I [...]
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Posted on March 19, 2008 by mtatem
SEO is an abbreviation for “search engine optimizer.” Many SEOs and other agencies and consultants provide useful services for website owners, from writing copy to giving advice on site architecture and helping to find relevant directories to which a site can be submitted. However, a few unethical SEOs have given the industry a black eye [...]
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Posted on March 16, 2008 by mtatem
A common question I get from people, is whether it makes sense to go to college to learn web design?I’ve talked about the web design profession in other articles. Yet, as you will see in the following email I recently got, I haven’t dealt with all the issues regarding web design and education:
Hi Mr. Tatem,
Anyway, [...]
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Posted on March 16, 2008 by mtatem
Floating around the universe, are certain universal principles that transcend disciplines. I would like to explore a few of them here, and talk about how they can be applied to web design.The Three Master Principles#1 Simplicity
This is such an important principle, that it can easily be made into the top three web design principles, just [...]
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Posted on March 16, 2008 by mtatem
Does anyone remember the argument put forth when the US banned online gambling that basically said that by banning the financial transactions associated with this, it would consequently open the door to new ways of funding terrorism? It made perfect sense. The same was said by Geoge Will about Prohibition. Making something bad makes PEOPLE [...]
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Posted on March 16, 2008 by mtatem
Does anyone remember the argument put forth when the US banned online gambling that basically said that by banning the financial transactions associated with this, it would consequently open the door to new ways of funding terrorism? It made perfect sense. The same was said by Geoge Will about Prohibition. Making something bad makes PEOPLE [...]
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