Technology

  • Smart Web Design

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    Everyone has a website these days, but how effectively are they executed?  Do they look the same on different computers?  More importantly, will they stand the test of your users? No matter how you design your site, people will try to use it differently.  If you try to build it specifically to work in Internet

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  • WordCamp Portland

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    Today’s post is brought to you live from the WordCamp event in Portland, Oregon.  Stay tuned throughout the day for updates! 9:00am And it begins … welcome to the second annual WordCamp Portland, hosted in the downtown offices of WebTrends right next to Pioneer Courthouse Square. 9:15am The first door prize giveaway.  They’re giving out

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  • The 10 Commandments of Web Design

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    Everything in business has its own set of rules – unbreakable guidelines we follow to create a killer product, write an amazing app, or deliver a remarkable service.  The following are the Ten Commandments of web design.  Following these rules will help you create an amazing website for your business. Do not abuse Flash Yes,

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  • Security

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    Nothing can ever be truly secure. The best we can muster is the illusion of security – create a veil through which our world looks private and closed off from the idle hands of those who would disrupt it. I’ve been working quite a bit on website development lately, and I’ve been thinking a lot

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  • Speaking in Code

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    I wrote my first computer program when I was 10 years old.  It wasn’t much – it ran on DOS, only displayed a few lines of text, and took forever and a half for me to figure out.  Oddly enough, I was so jazzed about programming that I announced to my parents that I wanted

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  • Bloatware

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    One of the coolest podcasts I listen to is WordPress Weekly, hosted by WP Tavern.  I build web sites primarily in WordPress, so it’s refreshing to have someone else research the newest features and plug-ins for me.  I like to stay abreast of the plans for WordPress development, too.  It makes it easier for me

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