Archive for September, 2009

September 30

Dealing with Unhappy Customers

OK.  It happened.  Something went wrong and one of your customers is on the phone yelling.  True, they should have read the fine print at the end of the user agreement before they accepted liability for using your product.  But right now that is the last thing you want to tell them.
At some point in [...]

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September 28

Electronic Media

In a world where everyone is increasingly concerned with the ability of media to be personalized, it’s only obvious that we’d start turning to “virtual” libraries rather than real ones.  Who wants to peruse stacks of off-topic books when a computer could just display the most relevant material?  Searching becomes easier, and our time is [...]

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September 25

How productive is your "off-time"?

At a conference this past weekend, someone questioned how wisely we all use our off-time.  They were referencing a particularly easy maintenance operation for WordPress-based websites (click “update” to update to the latest version) and the fact that few people follow through.
So who here hasn’t upgrade yet?  Wow.  Really?  OK, why not?
I was busy.
Yeah, Lost [...]

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September 23

Smart Web Design

Everyone has a website these days, but how effectively are they executed?  Do they look the same on different computers?  More importantly, will they stand the test of your users?
No matter how you design your site, people will try to use it differently.  If you try to build it specifically to work in Internet Explorer, [...]

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September 21

Professional Portfolios

This weekend, I attended WordCamp Portland.  It was a fantastic event, full of geekiness, nerdiness, and the occasional professional statement or two.  On Saturday, I had the chance to watch Tyler Sticka’s fantastic presentation on using WordPress to run a portfolio.  It’s inspired me more than ever to finish the new design for this site, [...]

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September 19

WordCamp Portland

Today’s post is brought to you live from the WordCamp event in Portland, Oregon.  Stay tuned throughout the day for updates!
9:00am And it begins … welcome to the second annual WordCamp Portland, hosted in the downtown offices of WebTrends right next to Pioneer Courthouse Square.
9:15am The first door prize giveaway.  They’re giving out web hosting, [...]

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