Archive for the ‘Web Design’ Category
I Love Opera!
Saturday, April 4th, 2009
Most people are familiar with the browser Opera, but how many people really use it? In general it is overlooked for more common browsers such as Firefox or Internet Explorer. You may recall that I recently purchased a Dell mini netbook, and of course I was using Firefox. However, it became sluggish and problematic with multiple tabs open, even in Ubuntu. So while searching for an alternative I decided to try to use Opera. Since that day about two weeks ago I have completely converted all of my machines to Opera and it is my main browser. Here’s why. (more…)
Tags: Browser, Firefox, Internet, Opera
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Adobe Flash: Alternative to W3 Standards Compliance
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Adobe Flash is a great web design tool. One of the big benefits of Flash is the ability to produce content that works on any browser, as long as the user has the free Adobe Flash Player. It also allows for a great video streaming platform as well as much more functionality than HTML on its own can provide. As Google and other search engines begin to implement the ability to parse and read these Flash websites, what really are the disadvantages and advantages to them? Many designers pass up Flash for newer Javascript(usually in the form of AJAX) or PHP technologies, typically for the reason that Flash is largely not searchable by search engines. So let’s take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of Flash and see if it really is still a technology to avoid. (more…)
Tags: Adobe Flash, Computers, Web Design
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Designing for the Mobile ‘Net: 3 Quick Steps to Better Looking, Faster Mobile Designs
Saturday, October 18th, 2008
With the increased popularity of smart phones that feature wi-fi and 3G network capabilities, it’s becoming more important to design for these devices. Most of them have screen resolutions similar to the iPhone, which is 320×240 pixels. That makes for a lot of pixels crammed into those 3-3.5 inch screens, and the way they handle websites (showing the whole site first and allowing for zoom) can make them difficult to work with. So here are three quick things you can do to make your mobile site more practical and cleaner looking. (more…)
Tags: Design, Mobile, Smart Phones, Web, Web Design
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