What is a query string?

January 18th, 2010

This post goes out to all of those people out there who have seen all of those numbers and letters jumbled up at the end of a URL that really do not make any sense. This is the query string, and it makes sense to web browsers! The query string always starts with a ? [...]

Telepathic computing is the future

January 5th, 2010

This article blew my mind away. I can only image what may come next. Changing channels on a TV by just thinking about it, talk about being lazy!
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hitachi-develops-brain-powered-remote-control-2010-01-04?reflink=MW_news_stmp

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How to refresh XML in Flash files

December 21st, 2009

I have recently been working with loading XML documents in Flash files. This is great technology. The ability to feed dynamic XML data into flash is very powerful and will give you (the designer) a lot of creative freedom. Recently I was using a test XML document in my development environment and altered my XML [...]

The New Palm Pre has it all

December 10th, 2009

Dear Santa, what do I want for Christmas? A new Palm Pre. Why, because it just plain rocks. Not only does it have splendid graphics and 3G speeds, however it has some really cool features such as the ability to act as a wireless modem for laptops. This feature is great, especially since there are [...]

Are hiding H1 tags bad for SEO?

November 12th, 2009

This is one of those questions that I have seen over and over. I have come up with my own methodologies of doing this, in fact, I did it on this blog at one time, however I have always found that if you are trying to hide something, Google and the other big engines will [...]

November 12th, 2009

This is one of those questions that I have seen over and over. I have come up with my own methodologies of doing this, in fact, I did it on this blog at one time, however I have always found that if you are trying to hide something, Google and the other big engines will [...]

Scott’s Font Pick: Airstream

November 10th, 2009

I always look for really cool fonts that will make a difference. I have always liked fonts used for vehicles brands and such, especially retro ones. My grandparents used to drive thier airstream all over the country with thier friends. They would drive in little fleets talking by CB and going to some rally cool [...]

How to create a pattern background for your website using PhotoShop

November 4th, 2009

I create all of my mock ups for websites in Photoshop. Basically I lay everything out the way I want, work with my clients to get everything approved and then move on to development. One of the things that I have thought has been very helpful in this process is the ability to create cool [...]

CSS: How to Create a Basic Inline Style

November 2nd, 2009

One of the easiest ways to change the way a specific <div> <span> or paragraph tag’s looks on your web site is to change the style by doing it “inline”. Inline refers to editing the code directly in the line of line of the HTML, instead of updating an external style sheet, or a style [...]

Website Review of the Day – Speak Visual

November 2nd, 2009

Speak Visual -
http://www.speakvisual.com
NVIDIA, a computer company that builds graphics cards has recently created a website to promote its technology. The theme, Speak Visual is centered around several [people speaking about how they use NVIDIA cards to “Speak Visual” to the world. The vibrant color, contrast, and use of white space all work together to create [...]