Using Conditional Comments to Catch IE

A while back I whipped up a little script to detect and redirect visitors if they were using an old version of IE. In the comments I went on to say that a more effective/professional way of handling IE users…

Filed under: CSS/HTML, Design | Tags: , , , , , , | Written on May 23, 2008

About Robots - Firefox 3 Beta 5 Easter Egg

Bored? Fire-up your copy of Firefox 3 Beta 5 and type about:robots in the address bar.

about:robots

Funny stuff - but I think the FF3 devs could be using their time more productively, namely, to get the damn thing out the door already!…

Filed under: Internet, Miscellaneous | Tags: , , | Written on May 16, 2008

Here Comes Another Bubble - Hilarious

One of the least satisfying bits about my job is watching would-be Internetpreneurs come up and attempt to pitch the Next Big Thing, which is just like the Last Big Thing, just renamed and re-domained - with a bit of…

Filed under: Internet, Miscellaneous | Tags: , , | Written on May 7, 2008

autoMetaDescSEO changed to SEOSimple - new name, new features!

I’ve released a new version of autoMetaDescSEO, fixing many of the problems - including the stupid name - of the first release.

I’ve changed the name to SEOSimple to better reflect the fact that the Joomla 1.5 plugin project has expanded to…

Filed under: Joomla | Tags: , , , , , | Written on April 28, 2008

Abbott and Costello buy a computer

If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch, ‘Who’s on First?’ might have turned out something like this:

COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT.

ABBOTT:Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?

COSTELLO: Thanks I’m setting up an…

Filed under: Miscellaneous | Tags: , , , | Written on April 28, 2008

New site: Tip. Trick. Mod.

When I initially began this blog as an extension of my design business, I wanted a place where I could write about various tips and tricks I come across due to spending an overly large portion of my day online.

Recently…

Filed under: Internet | Tags: , , , | Written on April 4, 2008

WordPress 2.5: The Next Generation

Wordpress 2.5 DashboardThe latest release of WordPress has just hit the net, offering some significant design changes and a boatload of new features. As mentioned in my previous post on the site upgrade, I’ve been using WordPress 2.5 RC since its release…

Filed under: Blogging, Joomla, WordPress | Tags: , , , | Written on March 30, 2008

Dao By Redesign

Dao By Design v2.0For anyone that’s been to the site previously, you should immediately notice a rather massive change in the site’s design.

When I stitched together the original site back in June last year, I did what I constantly advise clients against -…

Filed under: Design, Joomla, Miscellaneous, WordPress | Tags: , , , | Written on March 26, 2008

A simple SEO plugin for Joomla 1.5

Well, I’ve officially smashed together my first Joomla 1.5 plugin - autoMetaDescSEO - crappy name, I know.

You can get all the details about the plugin at its “official” homepage, but briefly, the plugin simply takes a set chunk of text…

Filed under: Code & Scripts, Design, Joomla | Tags: , , , , , | Written on February 10, 2008

Stepping back and looking at your design

It can be tough being a graphic designer. Long hours staring at pixels of varying magnitudes; a compulsion to work while under the influence of enough caffeine to make small animals explode; and the pressure of having to come up…

Filed under: Design, Miscellaneous, Photoshop | Tags: , , , | Written on February 9, 2008
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