Vacation... I will be spending some time in the great Northwest part of the continent. We are embarking on a land-sea tour of Seattle-Alaska. I look forward to the great experience of seeing such a beautiful part of the world. As such, I will be unplugging from the grid and look forward to updates when I return....

World Wide Web... I have had Google Analytics running on this site for just over a week. It is interesting to take a look at the voluminous reports you can create as you analyze your site and the traffic it generates. In the week that I have had it running, I have come to discover more and more what a small planet we...

Methodology explained – Part II de... In the second phase, of a 5 phase process for developing any project, we start working on the design of the site. The design will incorporate much more than just how the site will ultimately look. The design refers to the structural integrity of the information architecture as well as the aesthetics...

How many forum members does it take to c... How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb? - 1 to change the light bulb - 1 to post that the light bulb has been changed - 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently - 7 to caution about the dangers of changing...

Some more reference sites... There is always a wealth of knowledge just a few clicks away. Here are some more sites that I frequent to research projects and use as a source of inspiration while developing sites. Online CSS Reference, coincidentally this site also sells the great application called Xyle Scope; a utility to examine...

RSS Media Redux... Really Simple Syndication is a means with which to broadcast feeds (alternatively call streams, webfeeds, channels, etc.) to the general public. These feeds provide content, and/or brief summaries with associated metadata, to the end-user with links back to the full or expanded content. The end-user...

Methodology explained – Part I Def... I have been working in this business for nearly twenty years, although my training stretches further back to my early childhood, and I have worked in every form of visual communications during that time. Each medium has its own requirements and discipline, but within all of these business models, the...

Let the games begin…... One of the greatest sporting events in the world starts in Germany today, The World Cup. The opening match is between Germany , the host country, and Costa Rico kicks off a month-long competition by the best 32 teams in the world. The first World Cup was held on July 18th, 1930 and quickly became a...

Operation Overlord... June 6, 1944 – Today marks the anniversary of the allied offensive on the beaches of Normandy. My grandfather was one of the many brave men who set foot on those beaches on that day so many years ago. He was one of the lucky men to have survived the assault. Some details on the massive casualties...

AS to outline your Flash movie…... With so much to do during the day it is always best to streamline production to work more effectively. A lot of the Flash work I am called upon to develop is online marketing materials (read: banners). These pieces always have a definite set of parameters to run at the publisher’s sites. One requirement...