Web General Archives
Bitching Blogosphere
April 02, 2005
Seems like many bloggers are doing a whole bunch of bitching and moaning lately.Continue reading this entry...
Online Community -- Your Take
March 29, 2005
Gathering information, complaints, praise, stories, recommendations (pretty much anything) regarding online community and social software.Continue reading this entry...
Building It Better
March 22, 2005
Some thoughts on the future of the Web, small teams, Flickr, MySpace and building better Web sites and applications.Continue reading this entry...
A Rant (Mostly) About Web Content
February 10, 2005
Your average Web site is an unattractive, unorganized shell full of disconnected thoughts, filler and marketing spiel. There I’ve said it again, and you know what — it’s true as it was years ago. The value a great Web site…Continue reading this entry...
Strategies For Information Gathering--Your Take
January 03, 2005
It’s been a crazy few months for me, trying to get situated at my new job. I’ve still got a way to go as it’s a bit different than what I’m used to and I’m being asked to take on…Continue reading this entry...
Heads, Hands and Hearts
December 07, 2004
A holiday message…kinda.Continue reading this entry...
Measuring Web Credibility
November 16, 2004
How do we define and measure credibility on the Web.Continue reading this entry...
Comment Moderation and Censorship
October 21, 2004
A discussion on comment censorship, comment deletion and comment moderation.Continue reading this entry...
Positive Communication
October 19, 2004
A few tips on practicing positive communication.Continue reading this entry...
Internet Advertising -- Your Take
October 18, 2004
A discussion on internet advertising, etc.Continue reading this entry...
Web Standards = 100% Validation?
October 12, 2004
Is anything less than 100% validation worthy of being called Web standards? I say, sure, why not?Continue reading this entry...
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Content Manangement Without A System
October 06, 2004
It is quite possible, in fact could be preferable, to manage content and distributed authorship without the use of a content management system (CMS). Regardless, it’s very important to have a process in place before you choose a CMS.Continue reading this entry...
Veen on CMS
September 29, 2004
Do you ever read something that makes you shiver because it’s so close to your own view on something? This is how I felt when reading Christine Perfetti’s interview with Jeff Veen. He says: For many companies, they should probably…Continue reading this entry...
The Web Professional Of The Future
September 14, 2004
I was recently interviewed for a high school project and it got me thinking about the Web professional of the future.Continue reading this entry...
Overcoming Writer's Block
September 07, 2004
Strategies for dealing with writers block as it relates to Web content.Continue reading this entry...
RSS Feeds -- Summary
August 31, 2004
A summary of the responses to my post asking for opinions on RSS feeds.Continue reading this entry...
RSS Feeds -- Your Take
August 30, 2004
Taking the pulse of my readers on how they use RSS feeds and feedreaders.Continue reading this entry...
Search Engine Optimization, The Best Way
August 23, 2004
In my experience, the best search engine optimization is done by providing quality content.Continue reading this entry...
A Successful Blog 2
August 11, 2004
As a follow up to my previous post about what makes a successful blog, I talk about a few of the things a sucessful blog can bring you.Continue reading this entry...
A Successful Blog
August 09, 2004
In response to reader’s request for advice on what makes a successful blog, I offer a few tips and talk about what I think makes a great blog.Continue reading this entry...
Blogger Endorsements?
August 06, 2004
A discussion around independent publishing and paid endorsements.Continue reading this entry...
Have Content? Get Blog.
August 04, 2004
Do you have a blog for your site yet? If not you might want to get one. Here’s a few reasons why.Continue reading this entry...
Read Your F*cking E-mail!
August 04, 2004
Improve online customer service by actually reading customer’s e-mail and responding accordingly. Illustrated with a profanity laden rant.Continue reading this entry...
Movable Type 3, Wordpress or ?
July 27, 2004
Changes are coming here at Asterisk. How soon and how widespread are still to be determined, but I’m pretty sure most of them are going to be under the hood. My current “platform” isn’t working all that well, for a…Continue reading this entry...
Branding and The Web
July 14, 2004
I’ve always been interested in branding and from a practical, hands-on perspective I do know quite a bit about online branding. I’ve spent quite a bit of time, almost my whole “Web” career, in (or working closely with) marketing departments…Continue reading this entry...
Thoughts On The Peoplecentric Web
July 09, 2004
You may have heard the term “people-centric Web” here before. It’s something I’ve been talking about, and well, it’s just something I believe in when it comes to technology. It’s much like user-centric, but it’s bigger than that. It’s more…Continue reading this entry...
The Concept of "Home" -- Your Take
July 07, 2004
The concept and application of “home” pages on the Web is something I’ve had to think about a bit lately. I have to give props to Scrivs for bringing it up to the front of my mind. He has a…Continue reading this entry...
Dunstan Orchard -- Spam Catcher!
July 02, 2004
To the easily offended: “Earmuffs!” I’m not going to bleep the f-bombs here and you may want to skip this one. As many of you may know I HATE Spam. I’m sure you do too (well, except for you stupid,…Continue reading this entry...
What's The Big Deal With Gmail
June 23, 2004
I HAVE GMAIL INVITES! Psyche. Now that I have your attention I have to ask — why, exactly, do I have your attention? I don’t get it. What is all the hype over Gmail about? Before you jump all over…Continue reading this entry...
Sick Of Web Standards: Reloaded
June 11, 2004
I’ll try keep this short, I promise. And, yeah, I know the reloaded thing has been done. Sue me. ;) Since my Sick Of Web Standards post yesterday I’ve received quite a bit of feedback, via various channels, from my…Continue reading this entry...
Sick Of Web Standards
June 10, 2004
I’m sick of talking about Web standards. Really, I’m blue in the face. This is going to be my last post about Web standards (in specific anyway — you’ll get a pretty big dose in my Designing The Band posts)…Continue reading this entry...
Extranets -- Your Take
May 18, 2004
Well I’m off to Vegas where I’m quite sure we’ll be talking quite a bit about all sorts of Web communication issues. I do promise to share some of those conversations and experiences here. And don’t worry I should have…Continue reading this entry...
The High Price Of Free
May 18, 2004
This is a bit of a rant, and may seem unfocused. It is, but I assure you there is a point in here somewhere. Much of the Web is free, and that is a very, very good thing. You can…Continue reading this entry...
Corporate Communication...In Vegas!
May 17, 2004
Tomorrow I head out for the 13th Annual Corporate Communicators Conference in Las Vegas. That and a bachelor party next weekend. It should be a very educational and exciting experience for me. It’s not anything like a conference that I…Continue reading this entry...
Movable Type SOLD OUT!?!
May 13, 2004
I sure as hell don’t think so, and if they did — good for them. Today Six Apart announced the new Movable Type 3.0 developer version. Bloggers everywhere went nuts. Not because of new features, no, mainly because to use…Continue reading this entry...
Digital Web Redesigned
May 13, 2004
Well we’re finally up and running with our redesign. It was a load of work and wouldn’t have ever gotten finished with out the help of many talented folks. We’re not done, there is still quite a bit of work…Continue reading this entry...
Tricky Spam, How Stupid Do You Think I Am?
May 12, 2004
It really bites that I’ve got to mention this, but I’m sick of people trying to take advantage of all my hard work. I’ve noticed a disturbing trend here on Asterisk* and elsewhere. Let’s call it “Tricky Spam”. What it…Continue reading this entry...
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KEXP: Great (Internet) Radio
May 12, 2004
I’ve been wanting to pimp KEXP for awhile and today seemed like a good day since I just donated to their cause, and because today it was announced they won the Webby for Best Radio Web site. It was very…Continue reading this entry...
Web Specialists, Web Generalists
May 06, 2004
Yesterday Digital Web published another great article from the always interesting Drik Kneymeyer. It’s called Digital Convergence: Insight into the Future of Web Design and it’s very well worth a read. The last part of the article is about how…Continue reading this entry...
Semantics, Writing and Hacks
May 03, 2004
I’ve talked before about how hard it can be to keep your code valid, especially when you are dealing with distributed authorship. Now I want to talk a bit about semantics and the real world challenges of getting your content…Continue reading this entry...
A Rant and A Few Resources For The Well Rounded Web Craftsman
April 13, 2004
Bear with my opening rant. It does have a point, but if you want to skip to the resources, feel free to do so. Opening Rant There has been quite a bit of strife and argument in the various Web…Continue reading this entry...
MT Driven Policies and Procedures FAQ
April 12, 2004
I get lots of questions about the hospital’s Movable Type driven intranet, especially the policies and procedures bit. Too many to keep answering them in individual e-mails. So I’m going to answer them here. I hope this is helpful. Question…Continue reading this entry...
I Got Knowspam. Now I Miss Spam.
April 08, 2004
Ok, not really. I do miss some of the more entertaining spam emails I’d get that occasionally cracked me up, but all in all I’m very happy to be spamless. I’ve had Knowspam up for just over 3 days and…Continue reading this entry...
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Defining "The Web"
April 07, 2004
Last week I took a stab at defining “Web design” — Web design is Web design — and while I still think that definition is a good one, I realized after further thought that in order to accurately define “Web…Continue reading this entry...
Personas For Content Development
April 06, 2004
It’s been said that personas have a limited value when it comes to design. I can see the validity in some of those arguments. I personally see them as very helpful in helping to get some visibility to your users…Continue reading this entry...
What Does "Content Management" Mean to You?
April 01, 2004
I’ve been interviewing candidates for a project management / content management position for the last week or so. As always the interview process, from either end, can be very interesting. One of the questions I’ve been asking our candidates is,…Continue reading this entry...
Ideas For Client Education
March 30, 2004
Web designers, Web developers, Web producers, Information Architects, Usability Specialists, UI designers, etc. — we all have a common “problem”: Clients. Regardless of your job title, if you are involved in the building of Web sites, Web applications and a…Continue reading this entry...
E-mail Newsletters -- Your Take
March 24, 2004
The topic of E-mail Newsletters and how best to go about them is a common and contentious one. There are many questions one can ask when looking into an e-mail newsletter strategy. One of the most common, and most contentious,…Continue reading this entry...
Content Management for Multiple Audiences
March 23, 2004
One of the hardest things to do when managing content for a Web site is address the needs of multiple audiences. Content management of itself is a difficult and ongoing process. One that takes quite a bit of work to…Continue reading this entry...
The Peoplecentric Web
March 22, 2004
I like to say that the Web is about people. It’s been one of my many mantras over the years and it’s becoming more and more apparent to me that I’m not the only one who feels this way. As…Continue reading this entry...
SXSW and XFN
March 17, 2004
I’ve been working on updating and adding to my list of links with all the great people I’ve met in the last few days. It’s XFN friendly and I’ve tagged just about everyone I spent more than a few minutes…Continue reading this entry...
SXSW Downtime
March 16, 2004
Today I’m taking a bit of a break from the amazingly fun craziness that’s been SXSW. It’s the last day of the interactive portion of the conference and I’ve been partying like a “Webstar” the last few nights. I’m going…Continue reading this entry...
A Quick SXSW Progress Report
March 14, 2004
Well, that’s 2 1/2 down 7 1/2 to go. So far SXSW has been all that I expected and much more. I like to say “the Web is about people.” The truth in that statement has been proved countless times…Continue reading this entry...
Personal Blogs and Editing
March 08, 2004
I get lots of email and feedback on this site and all the posts within. The majority of these are “how to” type questions, followed by link exchange requests, kudos and the like. I also get emails from people who’ve…Continue reading this entry...
Disconnected Thoughts On Outsourcing
March 02, 2004
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about outsourcing in the last few months. I’ve read the Wired article, The New Face of The Silicon Age, and can really see both sides of the issue. As with many things in life…Continue reading this entry...
The Web and The Good Things
February 27, 2004
I’m going to end this rather stressful week on a positive note. Lately I’ve been posting about the bad things I see every day on the Web. I do this to help raise awareness and hopefully effect positive changes. The…Continue reading this entry...
The Sad State of Web Content
February 26, 2004
I’ve already noted that much of the Web is unusable. Now I want to take a moment to address the poor state of content on the Web. It’s pretty bad. Scratch that — it’s really bad. But it’s slowly getting…Continue reading this entry...
Where do you fit?
February 25, 2004
This will be a bit of an experiment. I might be fun, or it might turn into a big mess. Either way I think it’s very timely in light of all the discussion going on lately about form vs. function,…Continue reading this entry...
Give The Web Some Respect
February 22, 2004
There is a long way to go before the Web reaches it’s full potential. I’ve pointed out before that many Web sites are unusable. I’ve pointed out that even Web sites with great intentions sometimes fall short in some areas….Continue reading this entry...
Random Acts Of Validation
February 17, 2004
Over the last few weeks, when I’ve had a chance, I’ve been conducting a less-than-scientific, potentially useless, but rather interesting, study. After reading the rather heated discussion that popped up over at Andy Budd’s site on the use of validation…Continue reading this entry...
John Kerry Referral Spam?
February 12, 2004
I’m sure this is happening to lots of folks. My refer page has been really hit hard with spam this week. It didn’t really bug me until I noticed that John Kerry’s blog showed up in there. I mean I…Continue reading this entry...
Web Career Paths
February 09, 2004
As I’ve been working on my forthcoming Digital Web Column on education, Web design and lifelong learning I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the future of the Web, Web designers and others who’ve made our lives as Web professionals….Continue reading this entry...
SXSW Web Awards Finalists
January 27, 2004
The SXSW Web Awards Finalists were announced today and I’m very proud to announce that my site is a finalist in the “Developer Resource” category. I don’t want to make a big deal out of it, but it is exciting…Continue reading this entry...
About Pages -- Your Take
January 19, 2004
I’m in the process of re-architecting, redesigning and rebuilding my site and as part of this I’m going to be working on a few new and improved sections. One of these is my About page. Over the last year or…Continue reading this entry...
The 2004 Bloggie Nominations
January 19, 2004
The nominations for this year’s Bloggies are in, and there are some great ones. There were also quite a few sites I’ve never seen before. It’s going to be fun voting on these and hopefully I’ll come across some great…Continue reading this entry...
Can Blogs Help Save The Web?
January 16, 2004
This week I’ve been thinking about how blogs bring value to the Web as a whole, if at all, and came up with the thought that maybe blogs and blogging technology are what finally bring the Web up to it’s…Continue reading this entry...
Page Size (KB) -- Your Take
January 07, 2004
Christian and I were discussing how big is too big when it comes to total page weight. I tend to think that folks make a bigger issue out of this than is practical at times, but I would agree that,…Continue reading this entry...
SXSW and Blogging For Business
January 02, 2004
I’m very excited to let you all know that I’m going to be speaking on a panel down at 2004 SXSW Interactive Festival this year. On the Blogging for Business panel I’ll be joined by Phil Wolff (A Klog Apart),…Continue reading this entry...
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The Problem With Social Software
January 01, 2004
Or, My Real Friends Don’t Have Web Sites. I’ve been thinking about the various applications of social software lately. With all the activity happening around Linkedin, the emergence of some very interesting technologies like FOAF and XFN and other interesting…Continue reading this entry...
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Linkedin Connections
December 30, 2003
I’ve gotten a whole lot of inquiries for connections and things of that nature lately via Linkedin. I’ve even had a few interesting leads for freelance work and the like. So it does work, at least on some level. I’m…Continue reading this entry...
First Blog Posts and Archives
December 26, 2003
With the new year coming up I’ve found myself looking back over the past year quite a bit. Today I jumped way back into the past. One of the great things about blogs and blogging technology is the built in…Continue reading this entry...
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Web Of Misinformation
December 23, 2003
I read a whole bunch of Web sites on an almost daily basis. I also post quite a bit of my own content daily as well. With the advent of blogging and other types of content management technology it’s become…Continue reading this entry...
A Little Catching Up
December 20, 2003
My vacation is almost over and I’m down at the pool trying to catch up on somethings I’ve missed. Yeah, they have wireless down here and I’ve had it up in my condo the whole time. I’ve just not had…Continue reading this entry...
Web Teams -- Your Take
December 12, 2003
While reading the WaSP’s great and very informative interview with Todd Dominey something leaped out at me. He talks about the team that worked on the PGA.com site and obviously they did a really great job, but I was a…Continue reading this entry...
Even More Standards Evidence
November 20, 2003
I’m on my lunch break right now, right in the middle of re-coding the templates for our Intranet to a tableless CSS based layout, but taking a break to catch up on news, etc. I just read Ethan’s Better living…Continue reading this entry...
Web Job Titles - What's Yours?
November 18, 2003
One of the things I’ve always thought was funny in my years as a Web professional is the lack of clear job titles and descriptions. To be honest many of them don’t actually describe what it is a Web professional…Continue reading this entry...
Web Standards and Maintenance
November 13, 2003
It’s one thing to design and build a forward-thinking, valid, and Web standards based site. It’s quite another to keep that site forward-thinking, valid and Web standards based. It defeats the purpose entirely if you can’t maintain your site and…Continue reading this entry...
Comment Spam Revisited
November 07, 2003
This topic has been blissfully out of my mind for a few weeks, until this morning when I noticed some comment spam about comment spam solutions. Now that is the worst kind of spam. I’d not have minded if it…Continue reading this entry...
Content Management - A Process, Not a Technology
November 03, 2003
I just got through reading Gerry McGovern’s article Content management: web publishing needs real discipline and it got me, as his articles usually do, to thinking about content on the Web and how, for the most part, it’s still done…Continue reading this entry...
Web Standards, XHTML and CSS - Lessons Learned From A Redesign
October 29, 2003
This is the first in a series of “Lessons Learned” posts regarding the seattlechildrens.org redesign efforts. I’ve had lots of great comments and feedback as well as a whole mess of questions. Rather than try and tackle them all individually…Continue reading this entry...
Search Engine Optimization -- Titles
October 28, 2003
If you’re arriving here via a Google search on “Search Engine Optimization” — Congrats! You’re in the right place. One of the best things you can do for your site is learn how to write good titles for your pages….Continue reading this entry...
Seattlechildrens.org Redesign
October 22, 2003
So we launched an updated, redesigned, re-architected and rebuilt Seattlechildrens.org recently and I thought I’d let you all know about it. First things first. The site is built with Web standards fully in mind. For you geeks out there, the…Continue reading this entry...
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Web Design - Nail The Basics First
October 20, 2003
In his article about personalization Gerry McGovern asks, “Do you want to pay four times more for personalized garbage?” He also talks a bit about the essentials of a good Web site, saying: Teach your staff how to write well….Continue reading this entry...
Thinking Global
October 16, 2003
This week in Digital Web — A very good and, as usual, very timely article from Alan K’necht. It’s called, Think Beyond — Think Global, and it’s a must read for anyone working on the Web, especially those of us…Continue reading this entry...
Launching PDF Documents
October 14, 2003
File this under something you really need to know if you are designing, developing, writing for or building Web sites that use HTML mixed with other media. This is about as close to a rule as you can get. When…Continue reading this entry...
Conversational Writing Style - Pros and Cons
October 14, 2003
As you might have noticed, most of my writing here is of a conversational nature. That’s the way I like it and it’s a style that I’ve tried (am still trying) to develop. I could have gone with something more…Continue reading this entry...
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Damn Comment Spam!
October 12, 2003
This will be my last rant for awhile, I promise. Sometimes I wonder why I bother with this site. You may have noticed that lately I’ve had a bit of a bad attitude when it comes to my Web related…Continue reading this entry...
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Eolas & The New Internet Explorer
October 07, 2003
Well, thanks a bunch Mike Doyle — You jackass. You’ve just made the Web a less friendly, harder to work around place. Happy? You know, I had hoped that when we were graced with a new version of Internet Explorer…Continue reading this entry...
The Problem With Many Web Applications Is The Front-End
October 03, 2003
Dear “average Joe” Web Application Developer, Your Web application is very hard to use, oh and it’s ugly too. Yes, I know the back-end code is wonderfully functional, and I understand that you feel that is the important part, but…Continue reading this entry...
The Importance of Tone and Style
September 30, 2003
Or, Why I Have a Hard Time Reading Jakob Nielsen. “Content is king,” the old saying goes, and I agree. A Web site’s content, whether it be words, images, games or applications, is the most important part of that site….Continue reading this entry...
More Important Than Web Standards
September 23, 2003
Let me preface this post by saying that I feel that Web standard development is very important and that it’s a methodology that I would highly recommend any and every Web developer use. The other day I got an email…Continue reading this entry...
What's Your Take on Sitemaps?
September 17, 2003
Somehow I lost the original entry for this. Anyway, I honestly have no clue how this came to be, but suddenly my main entry was replaced with a comment. So, back to the original topic. I wanted to get your…Continue reading this entry...
Web Sites, Goals and Ego
September 15, 2003
Gerry McGovern says, “Your website is for your customer, not for you.” This might sound like a no-brainer, but I assure you — it’s not. If you’ve been working on the Web for any amount of time you’ll not be…Continue reading this entry...
Persona Sketching
September 15, 2003
After a small break — “Gorilla” Web tips is back. This time I’ve outlined and explained a little technique that I try to use on most of my work. It’s called persona sketching and in essence it’s a quick and…Continue reading this entry...
Referrer Lurking -- Tableless & UFL
September 06, 2003
While checking my referrers today, as I like to do every now and again, I came across a few interesting items. First, and I can’t imagine I didn’t miss some bandwagon on this one, is Tableless, a wonderful Brazilian site…Continue reading this entry...
What's Your Take on Launching New Windows?
September 04, 2003
Lately I’ve been participating in some great open-ended discussion on various topics, from semantic coding to the use of newsreaders. As you may know I’ve always been of the mind that there is usually more than one way to do…Continue reading this entry...
The Importance of Editing Web Content
September 03, 2003
While at Boeing I had the great pleasure of working with many talented folks, among them professional writers and editors. We were very lucky, and for the most part uncommon, in the fact that all the content on every page…Continue reading this entry...
Ian Lloyd on Web Standards
August 27, 2003
In Dave’s second installment of A Second Voice, Ian Lloyd writes about Designing for The Future and the Training Gap. This is a must read for anyone who is even remotely interested in Web standards. Ian describes situations that I’m…Continue reading this entry...
Web Standards FAQ's
August 27, 2003
The recent really great discussion about Web standards has prompted me to publish Gorilla Web Tip #8 - Web Standard Frequently Asked Questions a bit early. Well that and the fact that I’m off to Vegas this weekend and won’t…Continue reading this entry...
Examples Of Good Flash Use Needed!
August 26, 2003
This weekend I began fleshing out goals and a plan for a new project of mine. While at this time I’m going to keep it mostly under wraps I wanted to share a tiny little bit about and see if…Continue reading this entry...
Eric Meyer's Complex Spiral
August 25, 2003
Congrats to Eric Meyer on the “official” launch of Complex Spiral Consulting. Very nice work from a very nice guy. He starts things off right with a nifty article, Containing Floats. This is something I’ve had problems getting my mind…Continue reading this entry...
FOCUS on goals
August 25, 2003
I’ve published the second in my series of introductory FOCUS articles, this time putting the FOCUS on goals. I’m of the firm belief that starting with solid goals is the best way to insure a successful project. It’s all to…Continue reading this entry...
Marrying Content and Design
August 21, 2003
Digital Web brings yet another great article this week, this time by GA.Buchholz - Content? Or Dis-content? It’s a great piece where we learn a bit about where content and design meet and some good ways to help build a…Continue reading this entry...
Tufte, PowerPoint and Web Content
August 21, 2003
When Edward Tufte speaks, I listen. I just got through reading PowerPoint is Evil and he makes some very solid points about a topic that has bothered me for quite awhile. Tufte says: PowerPoint is a competent slide manager and…Continue reading this entry...
Seattleparent.org Public Preview
August 20, 2003
So I’m happy to announce the soft launch of my friend Brian Fling’s exciting new project Seattleparent.org. Entirely run by Movable Type, it’s one of the more interesting implementations of a blogging tool for something other than a traditional blog…Continue reading this entry...
Blog Marketing Fun
August 19, 2003
Yesterday marked the launch of Brian Alvey’s fun new project Blogstakes. What is Blogstakes? Blogstakes is a unique new kind of sweepstakes with two winners for every prize: a person who entered and the site that referred the winning entry….Continue reading this entry...
Content Publishing Process
August 14, 2003
I’ve been hard at work on the redesign of this site and should have something new up soon. Don’t mind the dust. Aside from a new look and hopefully improved readability and functionality I’ve been working on refining my content…Continue reading this entry...
Blogs Are Tools. Period.
August 13, 2003
From Webloggers deal Harvard blog-bores a black eye by Andrew Orlowski: The medium is not the message. Imagine how tedious newspapers would be if every other story proclaimed “We use INK!!!” The writers don’t care, and the readers don’t care,…Continue reading this entry...
Switch To Mozilla
August 11, 2003
This week I’m doing something a bit different for my Gorilla Web Tip. For Gorilla Web Tip Number Six - Switching to Mozilla, I offer some of the best reasons I can think of to give Firebird a try. This…Continue reading this entry...
RSS, Generated Code and Newsreaders
August 08, 2003
I just got through reading Kottke’s Refined RSS Feeds and the related comments and after my brain stopped hurting, it got me to thinking. First - RSS. I don’t really care much how RSS works, and whether or not it’s…Continue reading this entry...
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McGovern on Quality Web Publising
August 05, 2003
In this week’s New Thinking Newsletter Gerry talks about how Quality Web publishing is about saying no. I think some of his insight, as well as a quote or two, might have come from talking to the folks down at…Continue reading this entry...
Standards, Semantic Markup, Distributed Authorship and Knowledge Management
July 30, 2003
I’m currently working on rebuilding some Intranet templates with valid, tableless, Web standard, semantic markup that will hopefully be populated with valid, Web standard, semantically marked-up content. Since the organization has chosen to go with Microsoft technologies for the most part…Continue reading this entry...
Blogs in The Workplace
July 30, 2003
Nick gave what I’m sure was a great presentation at Web Design World yesterday called The Why and How of Blogging. Nick illustrates the basics of blogging and gives some really good examples and ideas of ways businesses and the…Continue reading this entry...
Buymusic.com Sucks.
July 25, 2003
Well, screw you too….Continue reading this entry...
Veen on The Future of The Web
July 22, 2003
In Jeffrey Veen’s post, Didactic Presentation, he gives us Web professionals a strong ray of hope, backed up with good old fashioned common sense. One part stands out in my mind: So do me a favor. Let’s stop worrying about…Continue reading this entry...
The Current State of Web Browsers
July 21, 2003
With the death of Netscape last week there has been quite a bit of talk about what the future holds for the various browsers and the Web in general. As a Web designer and developer this, obviously, is of great…Continue reading this entry...
Flash Advertising Comment
July 18, 2003
When talking with Gerry the other day he said something about Flash advertising being like a fifth rate television spot. Got me thinking - I very, very rarely sit through commercials. If I’ve already seen it, you can bet I’m…Continue reading this entry...
On The Web There Are No Rules - Yet
July 16, 2003
In my latest Gorilla Web Tip, Number Three - The One Magic Rule of Web Design, I talk about the difference between a “rule” and a “guideline” and how often by blindly following general rules with no usability evidence to…Continue reading this entry...
Netscape Is No More.
July 15, 2003
The inevitable has happened. Netscape is done. Simon Willison had a comment that stuck with me: Now more than ever, the web standards movement needs to make itself heard. With Netscape dead, less enlightened web developers may be tempted to…Continue reading this entry...
Thoughts on Blogger Responsibility
July 14, 2003
Paul has some interesting thoughts on blogging and the like. Not sure if I agree with all of them, but hey, it’s something to think about. That whole Winer Watcher thing was just plain silly in my mind. I’m not…Continue reading this entry...
Daring Fireball's Independent Days
July 09, 2003
John Gruber’s Independent Days says quite a bit of what I was trying to say about the designer / client relationship in The Problem With Flash with a broader, farther reaching stroke and a lot more eloquently than I ever…Continue reading this entry...
Jesse James Garrett Talks Web Teams
July 09, 2003
Well, along with Adaptive Path’s new look, they’ve also put up a new essay from Jesse James Garrett called The Nine Pillars of Successful Web Teams. It’s a quick yet interesting read. We’re currently going though a process down at…Continue reading this entry...