Being a self-proclaimed gadget fanatic with a blog, I pretty much have to sound off on the recently announced iPad, lest I do the internet a disservice.
Apple is very good at repackaging technology and selling it as something new. They didn’t invent the mp3 player, nor did they pioneer the cell phone (or the smart phone, or – and someone correct me if I’m wrong – the touch screen cell phone). But they are quite good at taking a piece of technology coveted by a niche of gadget fans and turning it into something that few consumers can live without. (more…)
There’s a common trap into which we fall as a company. Well I’m sure there are several, but I’m just talking about the one for the sake of this post. We will put together a project proposal/contract for a client, collecting abstract feedback from them and turning it into concrete deliverables.
Then comes the bait. The client casually offers, “Oh, and I’d like to be able to update some of the pages myself.”
Eager to please, we return with “Sure, not a problem.” Sproing! Just like that, we’re ensnared. (more…)
We’re big fans of A List Apart. They’re on our list of resource links for a reason, after all. We admire the goal of touching on as many aspects of the web as possible. This means that pretty much every issue will have something for us. A feature in particular that I like about the site is “Editor’s Choice”, a selected article from a past issue that is insightful as always, and usually very relevant, no matter how long ago it was originally published. (more…)
Having been in the web design business for a little over 10 years, we’ve had occasion to look at hundreds and hundreds of web sites when doing research for our clients in order to “scope out the competition”, and try to do something just a little bit better and a little bit different. While doing this research, a couple of things quickly become apparent. Sites that appear high in search engine ranking show a lot of forethought, planning and effort in presenting a site that is truly representative of the business. It’s also apparent that a lot of money has been invested in a professionally created site. We’ve also seen the other end of the spectrum where businesses in a effort to “doing things on the cheap” have cobbled together a do-it-yourself site just for the sake of having a presence in the Internet. I won’t ruin anybody’s breakfast with details, but we’ve all seen them, haven’t we? (more…)