Users prefer interactive sites
In research made by S. Shyam Sundar, professor of film, video and media studies at Penn State, and Jamie Guillory, formerly an undergraduate student at Penn State has found that people looking at corporate website’s, tend to prefer an interactive site, rather than one that is static.
This is particularly true when it come’s job [...]
May 20, 2008Is Firefox 3 the fastest?
Well if we take notice of all the information coming out on the recent release of the finished product. It has been noted that there have been some significant improvements on previous browsers and to that end is said be really fast.
But don’t take our word for it; here is what TechWeb have to [...]
May 19, 2008Domain names running out
What would happen if the internet ran out of domain names?
If you think that this is never going to happen, then you could be wrong. Current estimates figure that by the year 2011 there will be no new domain names for sale, which means for some people and indeed businesses something of a dilemma.
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Some great webmaster tools
Being a great webmaster means many things to many different people, but for the webmaster it usually means a lot of painstakingly hour of work, paying attention to the slightest of details and generally making sure that things are kept running smoothly.
But sometimes even the best need a little help, or sometimes a lot [...]
May 14, 2008Free webmaster tools
It is well known that being a webmaster means that you are most of the time working and to tight budgets, this is ok, but could there be any way of making life easier?
Well of course there is, there is always going to be a short cut here and there, but having said that [...]
May 7, 2008Webmasters doing Google’s job
Being Google must be great; they have help from all sides. Once they were just a search service which people used to find a website and everyone was happy. Apart from Google, they wanted to rule the internet and then go on to rule the world, but they need the help of webmasters and naturally [...]
April 29, 2008Be a successful webmaster
For what should be a dream job, being a webmaster also carries many responsibilities especially if you join a progressive company who are looking to you to improve traffic and convert visitors into buyers.
So now what started out as some ones dream position has suddenly become one of the most stressful jobs on [...]
April 28, 2008Tomorrow is webmaster day
Now this is great thing that is especially designed for webmasters, it’s a new day for us all to celebrate. For tomorrow (29th April) is designated “Webmasters Day” which is not necessarily going to become a public holiday, but you may wish to buy your favourite webmaster a gift.
There are plenty of things that [...]
April 11, 2008Windows Seven for 2010
Could this be it for Vista? Microsoft has announced that once again they have extended the sales of XP until June 2010, which comes as a real surprise considering that this year was supposed to have been the last that we were going to see of XP on the shelves.
So what does this mean? [...]
March 25, 2008Weird Website list
No matter how busy you are, there always comes a time when you find yourself sitting there looking at your home page and thinking “What the hell can I search for?” or “I wish there was something interesting on the net!” but of course there is, its just that some really interesting and funny websites [...]
March 11, 2008Better web by design
Being a good web designer is simply not enough these days, you need to have a lot of tool and weapons available to you in order to supply your clients with the best possible service at the best prices.
But as a freelancer it is impossible for you to be able to provide everything, but [...]
March 5, 2008Techtalk to nontech clients
Sometimes there can be a world of difference between a web designer and their clients, but when someone comes along who wants a website built, but knows absolutely nothing about the technical side, it can be very difficult for the designer to get the message across and more importantly getting the contract.
There are some [...]
Google bombing in use
This practice also known as link bombing is how someone who has a grudge or is just being a bit mischievous and likes to have a bit of fun at some one else’s expense, this can have a detrimental effect on how the chosen site can perform or redirect traffic from a particular page or [...]
February 25, 2008Girls use net more than boys
Despite popular belief it would seem that it is girls rather than boys who are using the internet more, this means that the “Geek” boy is nothing but a figment of our imaginations for today internet users. In a survey it was found that of those that create web content, blog, add images like photographs [...]
February 19, 2008How not to design an icon
Icons are great on a site they add a different feel to how the whole thing works, but sometimes the icons are just plain wrong for the site, these may be because they are not made well or they are just not very well designed. Either way a bad looking icon can make a good [...]
February 4, 2008Complete working freedom
Anyone who works completely via a computer often dreams of just packing up and travelling off to some beach somewhere and working from there, where it warm, dry and just a little bit out of the rat race.
But it’s the practicalities of actually getting down to doing that often stops us from just grabbing [...]
How the web got started
The internet was conceived in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee from the UK but had some of the wrinkles ironed out by him and Robert Cailliau a year later.
From this point things began to take off fairly quickly by the standards of the day with the basic software being completed and ready for action by the [...]
What’s great about Firefox 3?
When a new version of any application comes out users are either fighting each other to get it before anyone else, or there is a little bit of sceptism on why an upgraded solution would be needed in the first place.
But with Firefox there are always going to be takers for an upgrade, so [...]
Great list of Linux services
As the season of goodwill gets into full swing its good get something for nothing, well obviously not entirely free but never the less Linux is booming in its many guises. But for newcomers there can be a problem with knowing exactly what they want or need, compared to what they are being offered.
However there [...]
Police investigation of Pirate Bay ends
The Swedish police are said to have finished their investigation into the Pirate Bay, this follows the raid on the their premises where 180 servers were taken, but as it turns out that would probably not have done them any favours as most of them belonged to other people and businesses who happened to be [...]