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Podcamp Halifax 2012: WordPress Workshop
January 22nd, 2012 at 9:04am | No CommentsI’m running the following session at the Podcamp Halifax unconference today: WordPress Workshop After a 5 min intro including what’s new in the latest release of WordPress (and what’s coming in the next version), I’ll ask attendees what they’d like to hear. Do you want me to show you how to install WordPress? Maybe you’d ... read more »
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What’s involved in building a web site?
September 21st, 2011 at 1:54pm | 7 CommentsIn my previous article on the cost of building a web site, I mention that with a larger budget you can afford to hire a professional or a team of professionals to build your web site. But what do these people do? What are the steps involved to produce a web site? Here I describe ... read more »
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Building a web site: Think content first
February 11th, 2011 at 9:42am | 4 CommentsWhen people start thinking about building a web site, they often get caught up in how it will look. The colours, the layout, photography, etc. That stuff can be sorted out later. To start, the most important thing to be thinking of is content. Do you need an FAQ? Will your staff be committing to ... read more »
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PodCampHalifax 2011 Review
January 24th, 2011 at 6:35pm | 6 CommentsI thoroughly enjoyed the third annual PodCampHalifax unconference this past Sunday. Kudos to event organizers Craig More, Bessy Nikolaou, and Ryan Deschamps for putting together a hit. Things ran very smoothly and it’s clearly due to their hard work and commitment to the event. This was my first PodCampHalifax but not my first unconference event ... read more »
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What does it cost to build a web site?
April 4th, 2010 at 11:08am | 13 CommentsI’m often asked by friends and family, “What does it cost to build a web site?” And although I’m sure none of them will read this, at least now I have something to point them to. Asking “What does it cost to build a web site?” is a lot like asking, “What does it cost to ... read more »
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Developing SharURL: Lessons learned developing a new startup
July 6th, 2009 at 1:15pm | 7 CommentsLast year around this time I decided to pursue an idea for a simple file sharing service without any real planning. Although it shouldn’t have taken more than a few months of part-time work, I just managed to launch SharURL today (you will need this invite code to signup: p9q1h). I made a lot of mistakes ... read more »
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Photoshop Tip: Hiding all other layers
May 17th, 2009 at 1:16pm | No CommentsIt's sometimes funny what new things you discover even after years of using the same tool. Photoshop happens to be one of those tools. The following tip is just a little something I figured out recently (by accident) that has really helped me when cutting up PSDs. read more »
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Redesigned and reorganized
February 8th, 2009 at 6:12pm | No CommentsIf you’ve been following me on Twitter, you may have noticed the changes I’ve been making to this site over the past few months. A redesigned header, a new portfolio page, and this past weekend, I launched the new homepage. It’s been just over a year since the last redesign. Last year, I added a ... read more »
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Font linking, type foundries, and DRM
December 2nd, 2008 at 3:45pm | 5 CommentsChris Shiflett recently wrote a great article summing up the current state of font linking. Font linking is simply using the @font-face statement in CSS to link to a font file, which can then be used by the browser to render text. Though the specification has been in CSS2 for over a decade, font linking ... read more »
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Using select boxes to convey choice
August 29th, 2008 at 4:02pm | 2 CommentsIf you live in Canada, you would have to be living under a rock for the past few weeks to not notice Bell‘s agressive rebranding campaign. They’ve been peppering nearly every medium with their ‘er’ ads. From bus stop signs to television ads, you can’t really escape it. Curious what they had done with their ... read more »
