Posts Tagged ‘speed’
Web Design News 08/06/10
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, News on the 08-06-2010 | 2 Comments
This week: A psychologist’s view of web design, a gaggle of usability testing posts, the need for speed and inspiration kills.
5 ways to give your site a speed boost in less than 30 minutes.
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Posted in Tech/Development on the 20-10-2009 | 19 Comments
In the age of broadband it is to think download speed does not matter. However, nothing could be further from the truth. I share 5 ways to add some zip to your site.
10 criteria for selecting a CMS
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Posted in Tech/Development on the 05-03-2009 | No Comments
Choosing a content management system can be tricky. Without a clearly defined set of requirements you will be seduced by fancy functionality that you will never use. What then should you look for in a CMS?
151. Budget
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Posted in Podcast on the 04-02-2009 | 2 Comments
On this week’s show: Paul shares 5 tips for when your website budget gets slashed. We have a review of Dropbox and discuss ways to improve the typography on your site.
149. White Hat
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Posted in Podcast on the 21-01-2009 | 10 Comments
On this week’s show: How to become number one on Google *cough*, are customer testimonials worth it and how do you create a reassuring website.
Becoming number one on Google
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Posted in Marketing on the 14-01-2009 | 12 Comments
‘Become number one on Google’ – The dream of every website owner and titles like that grab people’s attention. What can you do to help achieve that dream without resorting to black hat techniques?
The stickiness of community
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Posted in Marketing on the 29-11-2008 | 2 Comments
For many, the Holy Grail of a successful website is ‘stickiness’. How do I keep users coming back for more?
Can Google Chrome topple IE?
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Posted in News on the 05-09-2008 | 23 Comments
Without a doubt the biggest story of the week is that Google has launched its own browser called Chrome. At the moment the browser is only available for windows although a mac and linux will follow shortly.
Choosing a hosting company
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Posted in Tech/Development on the | 3 Comments
Hosting companies are a dime a dozen. They all offer very similar packages and all seem competitive on price. How then do you choose between them.
132. Drobo
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Posted in Podcast on the 27-08-2008 | 19 Comments
In this weeks show Paul and Marcus return to talk about the abundance of content management systems and ask the question “Are there too many?”, as well as discussing Paul’s new Drobo and backing up.
131. Version Control
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Posted in Podcast on the 20-08-2008 | Comments Off
In this weeks show Ryan and Stanton return to talk about the importance of version control and answer your questions on project management and invoicing applications, download sizes and page weight.
120. WCAG 2
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Posted in Podcast on the 04-06-2008 | 13 Comments
In this weeks show we talk with Patrick Lauke about WCAG 2 and we discuss the perils of blindly following conventions.
Building for the future
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Posted in Web strategy on the 31-05-2008 | 6 Comments
Does building with web standards really provide a firm foundation for the future or will websites be forever stuck in a cycle of sporadic redesign?
Worthy of your attention in 2008
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Posted in Web strategy on the 10-01-2008 | 13 Comments
As web designers we are all busy people. We are in such a fast moving sector that it can be hard to know what is worthy of our attention. Should we be focusing on Silverlight or brushing up on Javascript? Learning Rails or grappling with mobile devices? In this post I want to share my thoughts of where you should be focusing your energies in 2008.
