My site was due for a makeover. I actually created 2 new designs, and would love to know which one you like more. The live version I definitely like. My idea here was to focus on my recent work, and most importantly give a clean and modern feel. I like Continue Reading »
Just wanted to put a word out for a new redesign I did for an action action sports news and information site , 5ones, recently redesigned and launched. I must say again, Wordpress is so easy to use. I created a theme and used the mighty functions.php file to create Continue Reading »
Elance recently asked me to write an article about creating a successful Wordpress blog. Read my Wordpress Tips article.
I recently made the switch to Braintree from Paypal to process my credit card payments, and I couldn’t be happier. I was very impressed with the ease of integration. In about 1 hour, I set up a simple PHP script that allows my clients to pay invoices online. Continue Reading »
The demand for websites has never been higher. It seems like the internet boom of the late ninety’s is back, but more stable. People are lining up to have websites built by the masses, and thus design firms are increasingly finding ways to produce websites cheaper and faster. The true Continue Reading »
Nice looking forms always bring attention. It’s one of those extra miles a web designer doesn’t have to take. But whenever I see nice looking forms on websites I think, “This guy pays attention to details.” Since the big push for “Web 2.0″ and “Valid” websites, there as been an Continue Reading »
It can be very frustrating when you have a form on your site which has a good and useful purpose, but almost becomes obsolete because of relentless spamming. I had this problem a few months ago with my old site, and was thus forced to find a solution that Continue Reading »
One of the frustrations of using the image compression (.png format), is the problems it can have with IE 6, 7. For those of use that like to use transparencies in png images for example, know that we have to find a png IE 6 transparency fix, if we Continue Reading »
Recently with a project I am working on, I was using a technique known as image swapping. The gist can be seen here, if you roll your mouse over the buttons on the left (click here). Its a sweet technique that adds a simple, cool functionality to a site’s navigation. Continue Reading »
There are a few things often asked of me, regarding some .htaccess stuff. The fist is how to make your domain automatically revert to http://www.yourdomain.com if someone types in http://yourdomain.com. The reason why people are interested in this is because google sees that as 2 different sites. By reverting it, Continue Reading »
Recently I have been doing a lot of newsletters for one of my clients. I hadn’t really had a lot of previous experience with them. So I started out by coding the page just like I would any other page. I used absolute URLs for all the img’s, and attached Continue Reading »
Glad to have CSS Hacks. It always frustrates me when I am working on a new layout, I code it, I validate it, then I look at it in different browsers, and their is a slight problem. I found two today working on a new design. Luckily I was able Continue Reading »
