My neighbor needed a simple website with his restaurant’s menu, prices, and operating hours. This fills the bill. Yummy mouthwatering photos, menu, Facebook link. Even a map to the location. Ryan’s Subs & Sports Grill
...Keep reading »Firefox 5/6 — No New Windows!
I have Firefox 5 and Firefox 6 installed on my Mac. Nice browser, still my favorite, but it’s got a bug that’s making me batty! If I have the focused Firefox window on my secondary monitor, I can’t open a new window. I also can’t do anything that would normally result in a new window, […]
...Keep reading »Lion: The King of All Operating Systems?
Read my account of my initial Lion impressions.
...Keep reading »StudioPress Themes
I broke down not long ago and bought the StudioPress Pro Plus All-Theme Package — a collection of themes that are all based on StudioPress’s Genesis framework. I have not previously been a WordPress power-user, and I hadn’t previously used WordPress all that much. So I’ve been reluctant to spend money on commercial themes when […]
...Keep reading »Do Ugly Sites Perform Better?
In my opinion, ugly sites can perform very well, and there are a number of factors that can contribute to that: First, ugly sites are often sites that were originally built back in the 1990s by some business owner who had no web design sense or technical knowledge but wanted to promote his business online.
...Keep reading »Client Shoots Self in Foot
So I have — er, had — this client. Let’s call him Mr. X. I didn’t design his website originally; I inherited him from a colleague who had designed it and was hosting it, and who wanted to get out of the business altogether. The colleague had Mr. X’s domain registered in his own account, […]
...Keep reading »Your Domain is a Valuable Business Asset — Treat It Like One
Once again, I’m trying to help a client track down and gain control of their domain. A couple of years ago, they hired someone to develop their web site for them. He registered their domain in his name, and he apparently renewed it a year ago. But now he’s disappeared and they can’t locate him. […]
...Keep reading »Links, Google and Advertising
One of my clients (who has a very successful and busy site) recently asked me about selling text links on his site. He had been approached by someone (apparently a link broker) who was wanting to place a collection of links in the footer, sitewide. My client was asking me about format and location, but […]
...Keep reading »Chuck Eichner, Realtor
This is an early real estate that incorporates the MLS’s IDX feed for real estate browsing and searching, but is not built on the WordPress platform. Chuck Eichner wanted to focus on waterfront homes & condos and position himself as the local expert on waterfront property. So the home page features big buttons to take […]
...Keep reading »Copyright and Copywrong
Copyright law seems to be poorly misunderstood by a great many people. I’m not an attorney, and I’m particularly not a copyright or intellectual property attorney, but I believe I have an informed layman’s understanding of copyright matters. Knowing the basics of copyright law and the legal issues surrounding the use of copyrighted material can […]
...Keep reading »Com-Pac Yachts
Com-Pac Yachts (aka the Hutchins Company) makes wonderful little daysailers — what they call “a new breed of catboat” — as well as very livable cruising sailboats. Com-Pac’s CP-23 Pilot House won Sail Magazine’s 2012 Best Boat Accommodations award. Com-Pac needed a website that conveyed the company’s dedication to quality and attention to detail. They […]
...Keep reading »Watch Out for Domain Registrar Phishing Attacks
Official-looking e-mails appear to be from prominent registrars — they’re really attempts to steal your domains Both eNom and Network Solutions, two very large registrars that handle millions of domain registrations, are the target of a major phishing attack. It is believed that the perpetrators’ purpose is to acquire the login details for victims’ domain […]
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