Archive for the 'Miscellanea' Category
Saturday, December 10th, 2005
To all the Canadian developers and designers for the web, I noted a post on [thelist] the mail list of evolt.org wanting to know if their are any Canadian Web Developer/Designer conferences. It seems as if this is an unheard of event. If anyone out there knows of any other event besides Flash In [...]
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Monday, November 28th, 2005
I received and email from someone whose site I reviewed in the Web Standards Group mail list, thanking me for the comments and complimenting me on my site. In her comments she suggested that I use “a serif font for your body text (not headings) for readability.”
This surprised me. I had never heard anyone [...]
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Wednesday, November 16th, 2005
For many web site owners, managers, and developers, tracking web site performance has meant logging into your server or signing up for either limited or paid statistics tracking programs. Google’s Urchin division has just gone free.
Google Analytics provides a powerful interface for developing and tracking strong campaign monitoring for both e commerce and goal oriented [...]
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Monday, November 14th, 2005
In her Search Engine Guide post “Zero Cash, A Little Talent and 30 Days“, Jennifer says her aim is, “… to try to setup some type of business in my free time and see if I can start to turn a profit in a 30 day period.”
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Friday, November 4th, 2005
I have been doing some reading lately and have decided I need to make a change. I will be transforming my business and the way that I build websites, they way that I do business and the way that I market. I will still be building websites and I will still be building my [...]
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Wednesday, September 28th, 2005
Haven’t been posting in the last little while.
This has little or nothing to do with business — but this weekend, my amazing wife Tracy, gave birth to Georgia Kathleen Joyce.
I am a changed man. First time parent and extremely happy, I can’t wait until we are all together again and can begin to [...]
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Friday, September 9th, 2005
I was at the local Canadian Tire store just outside of town in a new power centre looking at compressors for the ongoing renos in my house and noticed a sign posted on the light pole that read, to my surprise, “PLEASE REFRAIN FROM SKATEBOARDING DURING BUSINESS HOURS”. (I will post a photo after I [...]
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Monday, September 5th, 2005
This post is a little off topic here but I feel that it is important to mention in light of the incredible tragedy in the American South. Hurricane Katrina has really torn apart Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama and many people have lost their lives and others will continue to suffer. I don’t wish to speak [...]
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
I recently became acquainted with the author/manager of South Shore Times and entertainment and local directory site in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.
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Wednesday, August 17th, 2005
If you are looking for great information on usability, interface design and other progressive web design issues, Signal Vs. Noise is definitely a great hub and resource for anyone.
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