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Interesting article on web ads

Tyler — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:40:04 +0000

Just ran across an interesting article on advertising design for the web. Definitely makes you think.

Shopping Cart Software

Tyler — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:05:00 +0000

If you need to build an ecommerce site for a client on a limited budget, then a shopping cart solution is a must. Sitepoint has a nice list of 18 shopping cart solutions.

Personally, I’d highly recommend checking out Magento on that list. I would also add 2 more, the hosted solution Shopify, and the PHP/MySQL solution CS-Cart. We used CS-Cart on an internal company project a few years ago and it worked quite well. As always, try out a solution before deciding which to use.

Getting your clients to drop IE6

Tyler — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:53:50 +0000

So, we all know that IE6 is horrible. The problem comes when trying to convince your clients they need to upgrade from something they’ve been using for quite some time. Well, now Microsoft is giving people a reason to upgrade. Their Browser for the Better campaign will donate food when people upgrade to IE8. It just might be enough to convince those stubborn clients that an upgrade is in order!

Office Design Inspiration

Tyler — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:17:49 +0000

If you need some inspiration for designing an office, check out http://www.officesnapshots.com. They have pictures of company offices from around the world (many of them in the tech industry). I also like the Featured Workspaces on Lifehacker. Great places to look when you’re out of ideas or just getting started.

A shelf for your iMac

Tyler — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:32:33 +0000

Ok, so normally I try to keep posts on-topic around here, but I couldn’t resist posting this. It’s a cool little metal shelf for an iMac or Apple Cinema Display called “BackPack.” It lets you store a hard drive or other accessory behind your computer and out of sight. How cool!

Alright, back to regularly scheduled posting.

Redesigning your company/freelance site

Tyler — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:05:30 +0000

There are a couple interesting articles over at ALA about redesigning your own company or freelance site. It’s definitely a challenging undertaking.

Beware the LCD burn

Tyler — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:14:09 +0000

I love looking at pictures of office setups, it gets me inspired to change mine. Here’s a crazy setup that will probably give you an LCD-burn. Well maybe not, but that sure would be a fun setup to have.

Link: Tips on working remotely from LifeHacker

Tyler — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:36:07 +0000

Here’s an interesting tip on working remotely. Most web companies are used to this sort of thing, but it could work great for remote employees or working with clients as well:

Simulate Office Presence with Skype and VNC

Very interesting color picker app

Tyler — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:00:17 +0000

There’s a new app called Pictaculous that analyzes a photo and spits out a color palette. Looks like it could provide a great source of design inspiration for web layouts.

Here’s a palette I created in just a few seconds:

You can check it out here. You can even email pictures to the app, directly from your iPhone!