Web Design Advice and Good Practices

Useful tips and advice on good practises for web designers from Mike at FiftyFourEleven. [...]

Learn how to podcast

Useful insight, advice and resources on how to start podcasting. [...]

not just a spring clean

Give your PC a Spring clean on a regular basis. Follow Dunstan's advice. [...]

Top 10 mistakes when selecting a CMS

Very insightful advice to consider before choosing a Content Management System, from James Robertson, an experienced content manager. [...]

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Web Drug Database

This looks like a great idea: a database full of drug types with explanations, precautions, side-effects and general advice about each drug. Moreo [...]

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Guidelines for Visualizing Links

Jacob Nielson has produced guidelines for visualising links in a web page. In summary:Textual links should be colored and underlined to achieve the [...]

How to manage long breaks in your software side projects

Great advice and an action plan to help you manage long breaks in your software side projects. Use a hosted version control system and set up a Backpa [...]

Fortuito.us

Matthew Haughey has launched a new site entitled fortuito.us. The idea behind the site is to impart business-type advice:...my business life has gotte [...]

Just ask

Freelance Switch have got some great advice on asking for things in order to progess your business. Basically they're saying if you don't ask you don' [...]

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Discounted

Getting around on Shanks' Pony should be much more fun since I splashed out on a new pair of trainers.After some impressively attentive service from [...]

ready.mobi

Check how well your site would stand up when viewed on a mobile device using ready.mobi. This is a pretty cool site with simulators as well as lots of [...]

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What do you expect?

After years and tears of disappointment I've been coming round to the realisation that it's no use expecting anybody to do anything. If someone deli [...]

Where's my head at?

You may well ask.Normally, with good intentions, I aim to sit down and write something witty, sharp and memorable to post on The Letter. I know I've [...]

A face to a URL

What's just as important as the font face used on a website?If you're like me, when you hear a new band on the radio you want to know what they look [...]

I'm being bullied

Mention the term bullying and the majority of people will think of some unhappy school kid getting picked on by some other (equally unhappy) school ki [...]

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One in four web merchants do not know web shopping laws

Interesting report at OUT-LAW.COM about 'shoppng laws'. The laws in question are Distance Selling Regulations, E-commerce Regulations and Shopper's Ri [...]