In my last blog post, I said that I like having a development environment on my computer (running Windows 7). I use WampServer to do this. I especially like that WampServer allows you to have multiple versions of php (and MySQL and Apache) installed. You can switch between versions in … read more
I like having a local development environment when I’m working on new or existing projects. This means that if I blow something up, it’s just on my local machine and not on either the staging server or (God forbid) the live server. It’s an added level of sanity for … read more
Working with the Thematic framework for WordPress can be really fun, especially when you have the freedom to use filters on the meta information for posts to style your post date to look like a calendar.
What it looks like originally:
The original, unstyled post with the date and author showing … read more
Insiders within Microsoft reveal Internet Explorer 9 for Mac
The announcement of Internet Explorer 9 by Microsoft has many users excited about the newest IE experience, but since Microsoft discontinued support for Macintosh computers with version 5.5, Mac users have been left out in the cold. Until now.
An inside source at … read more
Businesses and organizations face many tough decisions on a daily basis. One of the most important decisions is choosing who will design and develop your website. Common web design/developer choices include:
A person within the company who dabbles in web design and believes they can build the web site.
A … read more
Hi, I’m Mark Huesman and I’ve let crappy web sites happen. I knew it was wrong when we were doing it, but it felt so good to get it done so fast. I’m not proud of it and I’m looking for redemption; redemption from my clients, redemption from their user … read more
When your average Joe visits your store or your organization, you want their experience to be positively fabulous. If they come looking for the solution to a problem, you want to deliver with speed and efficiency so that they’ll have a good perception of you and your brand and will … read more
After working with WordPress for several years and combing through countless “top 10″ WordPress plugin blog posts for plugins that A. Work well and B. Are updated regularly and don’t break with core upgrades (often), I’ve come up with my own cache of WordPress plugins I go back to on … read more
In Parts one and two of this series, I addressed some important questions about creating or updating your online marketing efforts. The last question you should ask yourself before implementing a new or improved feature of your online marketing or website strategy is “Is this feature or anything associated with … read more
In the first part of this series, I talked in depth about usability and putting your customers first when thinking about your online marketing efforts. In Part 2, I’ll explain the second question you should ask yourself – “Is the time needed to develop, implement and maintain the feature justifiable?”
There … read more
Several months ago, Luke posted an article titled, “Is This Possible?” talking about the limitless capabilities of the Internet. I’d like to take this idea one step further. The real question isn’t “Can we do this?” but “Should we do this?
When it comes to website design and function, there are … read more
Or, if you’re tied to it – maybe you can just help Microsoft fix it -
http://fixoutlook.org/
Why is this important?
Microsoft is holding back the creativity of the web by forcing web designers to use old, broken, and outdated methods to display and layout their work on the web and in email. … read more
I just finished up a project that involved an impromptu introduction to WordPress MU – THE mother of all blog-related projects for Absolute (so far). In about one month, we set up 27 blog sites (one of which is a site to rule them all), developed 3 unique themes (with … read more
