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January 30, 2007
CaseLearns courses to enhance your Web development skills
For those of you interested in learning more about some of the tools we use in Web development, CaseLearns is offering the following classes this semester.
January 23, 2007
The workings of Internet search engines
Last week, as I was running errands, I listened to an intriguing lecture about search engine technology provided by Princeton's University Channel, a collection of podcasts provided by UC member universities.
January 22, 2007
On Aesthetics and Usability in Design
I hope everyone enjoys this (in my opinion) very useful video podcast. The parent site WebProNews has an entire series of these (mostly dealing with Search Engine Optimization (SEO). This one is less than ten minutes long, deals with usability issues, and is definitely worth watching. WARNING! It might start automatically, and you'll by now have turned down your speakers; if it doesn't, and you have to "push play"... do yourself and everyone in your office a favor by turning down your speakers before firing this one up. The front-end promo is a bit loud. Some of the things I...
January 11, 2007
From HTML tables to Flickr: How do you archive your photographs?
I first got my paws on a digital camera when I was working for Development Programs. My plan was to take photos of events and places on campus so that I could use those photos on the Web sites I built for the department. This turned out to be rather useful, but also time-consuming.
January 03, 2007
New Year, New Copyright Date?
This is also the time of year when people ask me if they should now change the copyright date on the bottom of their Web sites. The short answer is no; don't change the copyright date unless you've made other changes to the site and are using a multi-year format such as © 2004-2006.
January 02, 2007
For Review: New Search Engine - hakia.com
As we enter 2007 we're all keenly aware of how quickly things are changing on the Web. I've seen many 'Best of 2006' lists some with predictions for the next year, and I assume you have too. I won't bore you with another 'best of' but I can't help but wonder where we'll find ourselves next year at this time. One of the major considerations for me has to be regarding SEO; where will search engine development take us next? In short; who will be the next Google? I've come across a beta version of a new search portal/appliance called...