Blame the pen! That’s why we get stuck in a writing rut. Oh, computers? OK, then, blame the broken keys on the keyboard! Meet the enemy and the enemy is us. Writing a book review is always tough because it begins with staring at the ugly blank white page (or other color if you changed … Read more
Many people learn by example. When reading documentation explaining the features of functionality, it doesn’t always make sense until seeing it in action. For instance, in CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) line-height is explained as: { line-height: normal|npx|n%|…; } That isn’t going to make much sense to many of you even if you know CSS. What … Read more
Doug Isenberg is an attorney and founder of GigaLaw.com, the Internet law Web site. You can’t beat these qualifications in choosing an author for this book. Anyone who does Web design, manages a Web site will want this book as Internet law is an exasperating topic with few clear answers. There are few Web sites … Read more
The online marketing experts, Web designers, and usability gurus have been saying that the content is the heart of a Web site, it’s what connects the readers with the site. Yet, many sites, especially businesses, aren’t getting the message. Even writers who are used to writing for printed publications have to change their habits for … Read more
Small businesses have to do it all: finances, paperwork, and even fixing computer equipment and managing the costs to update and maintain the equipment. This list doesn’t even include the business’ core business that brings in the dough. We’ve all gotten stuck waiting far too long for a technician to come on the phone to … Read more
With many sites overlooking the simple ALT in images, it’s no question that many need educating on this important topic. Statistics show that 15 to 30 percent of the population has a need for accessibility features on Web sites. Happily, people live longer and aging brings seeing and hearing challenges. Furthermore, seniors are responsible for … Read more
In Webs of Innovation: The Networked Economy Demands New Ways to Innovate, the author discusses how businesses must find new ways to innovate while maintaining the core business that is already successful. For established companies to get involved in the new technologies, they must either acquire startups, introduce cooperatives efforts either partnering or investing in … Read more
Seeing your name in lights is always exciting, but not in this book because it means your Web page sucks! It’s more fun to learn how to do something by looking at what NOT to do. That’s the approach taken mixed with humor in Web Pages That Suck from authors Vincent Flanders and Michael Willis. … Read more
Art books are reaching new heights and Pictoplasma is one of the first I’ve seen. The others are Designer Shock’s DSOS1 : The User’s Manual and Anime. All three books are published by German publisher, Die Gestalten Verlag, and they’re onto something here. The book is a showcase of contemporary art created by international graphic … Read more
Note: Review is based on 1st edition. The second edition of the book is available. Web sites have come a long way since the first graphical browsers came out in the early ’90s. We’re seeing fancy pages made with XML, Java, PHP, CSS, Javascript, XHTML, and more. No doubt this has left web page designer … Read more