The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities

The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities

Can you believe that... I have most of these installed. And some that I had but hadn't since I upgraded to XP. What a find!

Interaction Design

hesketh.com/inc: Taking the Guesswork Out of Interaction Design How many times don't I think about Interaction Design when I'm putting a site together. There are a lot of little things that we forget. But some of the things that we remember include sticking to standard positioning for elements. Help people to work out the consequences of what they are about to do and perhaps most importantly be prepared for the inevitable potential error.

Off the beaten web design path

craftgrrl: Cheap screen printing tutorial I am always looking for ways to get the word out about my business or other items. T shirts make great advertising and what better way than doing it yourself and having some fun.

Book Swap Blogging

"Are you ready for "idea swap" business Web sites?" from The Intuitive Life Business Blog Blogging is only a tool. You still need to prime the pump with great content. Swapping your junk into the pool doesn't work. You really need to ensure that you are putting in your fair share. I work with a lot of small businesses that really need to think about the value of what they offer. Once they understand that, they need to package it in attractive ways. Putting ideas into the marketplace is perhaps one of the best ways of testing to see if the idea has validity. It strikes me that this is the old "buy hay" "sell hay" concept. Ideas are valuable. Helping people find the one that they need at a particular point in time could be an extremely valuable service.

How to Write a Quiz-like Meme - scripting - articles - workingwith.me.uk

How to Write a Quiz-like Meme - scripting - articles - workingwith.me.uk Here's an interesting way to get a little questionaire on to your website. Of course you still need to work out the questions and then you need to put together some answers. Ending up with a good strong onsell for your particular product will almost undoubtably result in some good product sales.

gapingvoid: how to be creative

gapingvoid: how to be creative What is it with me and being creative these days? I had to plow my way through this (beware oh haters of long pages.) and see what resonated with me. Sing in your own voice... Don't worry about finding inspiration. It comes eventually...

Integrated Web Design: Strategies for Long-Term CSS Hack Management

Integrated Web Design: Strategies for Long-Term CSS Hack ManagementMany developers tout CSS as the end all for building great web sites. It is extemely useful but like handing a hammer to a mechanic and saying fix my car, in the wrong hands it may not work all that well. Proper implementataion is critical. Of course all I needed to see was Molly's name to know this was going to be a great article.

Blogging Competitors - Vortex Design

Vortex Design- Web design services and educational materials. Should I or should I not? I try and keep track of other businesses who are doing what I am doing. I don't think of them as competitors often but I do want my customers to be aware of the fact that I am not the only fish in the sea. These folks are very similar to me in approach and in the way they present themselves.

An Amazing Canadian Design Inspiration Site

I wonder around and draw inpiration from many things in the the natural world both for my poetry and my web design. This site seems to have a post a day about some site that drives the authors inspiration. Another resource for my book of tricks.