The Underestimated Importance of SEO
I am so glad my parents named me the way they did. Arley McBlain (and by extension “ArleyM”) Googles very well. Thinking to the future when we start having kids, I feel pressure to come up with a...
View ArticleBrowser Testing: A BrowserCam walk-through
Your website exists to be seen. When you build a website you want it to work for as many people as possible. Sadly, not everyone uses a modern browser so it is vital to test your site – especially if...
View ArticleWave, Hello
Last week I finally received my Google Wave invitation (though I signed up for the beta the day it was announced on Digg, I got my invite through a friend). I don’t plan to make another needless...
View ArticleEmail Signatures
A picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes you don’t need a thousand words to say what you need to say. When it comes to email signatures I can see the appeal to have your logo in there. I used...
View ArticleThe Practical Value of Twitter
Twitter buzz seems to be dying down, and I’m sure the media is ready for the next big site to emerge. There has been a lot of talk about the value of the micro-blogging site from a dollar sign point of...
View ArticleHappy Blue Beanie Day!
Today is the third annual Blue Beanie Day; the day to show your support for designing with Web Standards and Accessibility. Web Standards awareness has been growing largely by the work of industry...
View ArticlePlatform Agnostic
I’ve always loved computers. The first computer I ever used on a regular basis was the Unisys Icon. You know, the one with the trackball. I would love to make a website on one today. That’s right: I...
View ArticleCould Wave sink BaseCamp?
Conceptually I love Google Wave. It promises to revolutionize the way we collaborate on projects. It is branded as Email for the 21st Century. It’s hailed as a huge time saver – yet I am beginning to...
View ArticleDomain Registry Scam
Once a year I get a snappy reminder to renew my domain name – but not from the current registrar. Domain Registry of Canada is an unsolicited third party that is hoping you’re not going to scour the...
View ArticleGoogle and the end of IE6
Web designers and developers have long complained about the restrictions developing with considerations for older browsers like IE6 places them under (find out what the fuss is here). Recent statistics...
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