August 2004

Think Pink!

August 30, 2004

On August 18th, I was thinking about color and trends and wrote some of my thoughts out over here. I asked a question in that entry like, “Should we start using pink in our web sites since it's gotten so popular in clothing?“ Seems others feel it is time. Look at this site I ran [...]

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In Vivid Color

August 30, 2004

Recently I was talking about color and color psychology. Today, I ran across a site, from my Wise-Women list, that really shows this in the most creative way I've seen yet. If you're a visual person (or even if you just love Flash) check this site out. It was created by Claudia Cortez as her [...]

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Upgrading to Panther before Tiger is Released?

August 26, 2004

Maybe some of you are as slow as I am to update your Operating System — maybe not. It always scares me to death … I just can't afford any down time at all with the rate of speed I work at. So yes, I'm just getting ready to upgrade from Jaguar (OS 10.2.8) to [...]

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A Color By Any Other Name…

August 18, 2004

It's not uncommon to hear web developers discussing colors. How do I choose them? How do I get them to harmonize? How do I know what the trends are? Or even, when in the world did everyone start using orange? Since color has been an integral part of several fields I've worked in over the [...]

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The Art of the Upsell

August 17, 2004

I read a great article today on a business/sales site. The ideas contained in The Secret of Sequence in Selling is something that those of us running a web development business need to get our brains around. Most of us came to web development from a love of code or a love of design perspective. [...]

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Two Sides of Spyware

August 11, 2004

Screaming we run from spyware… adware… those pesky programs that slither in like worms and quietly take over our computers turning them into compost (well, they do if you're on a PC). Some auto-pop Explorer windows onto your desktop when you're not surfing… they put links for adult and pharmacy sites, gambling and shopping directly [...]

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