I’m currently redesigning a site and building two others while looking for work in or around Chicago. I’m also working to maintain the sites of the company I’m contracted under. Related to this, my manager sent me this link.
Every site should have some handler for their 404 errors (those times pages just don’t match up). There are some applications where the examples linked could be inappropriate but 404 pages are a great way to promote your brand, goals or other initiatives. (more…)
I had a post earlier this month about allowing your employees to work from home. An article in PC World highlights Cisco doing just that. Take head, small business.
Fully realizing the instinct to be over the shoulder, it’s still unproductive and wasteful. If you read the article (and I encourage you to do just that) you’ll know the financial implications but beyond that, mental health is priceless. (more…)
Friday, while baking under an unreasonable sun, I was one of the three hundred watching Steve Borsch and Tim Brunelle present a Social Media Breakfast MSP. Here’s Borsch’s presentation and here’s the rundown of Brunelle’s.
The presentations were great, the bacon was delicious (grilled… who knew?) and the heat was relentless. As always, it was enjoyable. I’ve been to two, so take that as you will. (more…)
Internet Explorer 6 is the bane of many a web designer’s existence. It supports CSS more in theory than practice and lingers like a herpes sore on the market (that’s not graphic enough).
Microsoft, (maybe listening?) with the release of IE8 seems to have addressed some core issues, some that were still within IE7. As a beta user of Windows 7, where IE8 is native, I see great improvements. I’ve been impressed. (more…)
Today, like most tech nerds or hipsters, I was engrossed in some pretty heavy auto-refresh watching. For others, WWDC’s keynote was covered on any number of tech blogs.
To summarize, Apple upgraded their Macbook Pro line, beefed up their iPhone (including video) and refreshed their flagship OS into a smaller, faster and more efficient wild feline (metaphorically). What does that mean? (more…)
The phrase “you should do that on your own time” confuses me. Who allotted time and determined ownership? What part of my day is not “my time”? For many, this idea is archaic.
Before I get ahead of myself, there are many fields that require scheduled hours. Mechanics, dentists, teachers, etc. rely on person-person or person-machine, analog interaction. Many can communicate and work digitally from anywhere Online (still capitalized?). (more…)
Newspapers are crumbling! In-store retail is floundering! Non-digital music is in its last throes! We’re all going to die! Maybe not but everything is changing. Why hasn’t business as usual?
If that’s all overblown hype, and it is: what’s changing? Access. (more…)