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Automation deteriorating the quality of dynamic websites

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Usually when building a dynamic website (such as a social networking site), you want to makes as many things as possible be automatically generated with as few inputs from the user.
Usually.
While the above remains true, there are some things that you may want to be optionally manual. Especially for the pieces of information that enable […]

Must-have tools for the freelance web designer (PC and Mac)

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Now that I have been at the freelance web-design business for the last several years, I have had some experience with a variety different programs. Some of them are very expensive, others are free. Here I have tried to make it easy for you and compiled a list with links to their respective locations:
Design & […]

Save the Developers! Please upgrade your browser…

Friday, March 28th, 2008

As a designer and developer myself, I am very compassionate with the efforts of SavetheDevelopers.org - you really should check out their site and consider implementing their nifty script as soon as possible.

NicEdit: Free, lightweight WYSIWYG editor

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

I wanted to spread the word about the new WYSIWYG editor I found that you can be assured will be found in all my future website developments.
This tool is very handy, easy to use, and lightweight to top it all off.
Help spread their awareness on Digg or visit the official site at www.nicedit.com
This tool will […]

Tutorial: How to display short blog title in WordPress

Monday, December 24th, 2007

I recently updated the design for my website, and the new location for breadcrumbs limits the number of characters I want to display, or it will push my design into a contorted mess.
The problem is that some of my blog titles get lengthy. I wasn’t able to find any function to easily fix this solution […]

SplashUp: Image Manipulation Online

Monday, November 26th, 2007

I literally just Stumbled across this nifty little website called SplashUp.com. I must say, I was really impressed! Sites like these really have me looking forward to the future of the web. What if we could edit and share all our images online everywhere we went?
About SplashUp
SplashUp currently holds a “beta” on it’s logo, […]

Introducing the Webmaster toolbox

Monday, November 26th, 2007

New! The Webmaster’s Toolbox @ annedorko.com
Now available in the upper right hand corner of my new redesign (as of today!) is the shiny new Toolbox! Just what every web developer wanted for Christmas.
This toolbox is a work in progress and if you know of any killer web app or website that isn’t listed, please contact […]

I found the secret to being listed on Wikipedia

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

By the way, I have run across various articles before on DoshDosh.com and I have absolutely loved every single one. A special thanks to DoshDosh for all the great information you have provided me!
So it is DoshDosh.com that has the credits for this information. Here are some of the coolest points from the article I […]

SEO test- how Search Engine friendly is my site?

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Using a sweet tool from SEOMoz.org you can enter your website (or webpage) to a tool called PageStrength to get results from Yahoo, Delicious, Google PageRank and a lot more cool information. Just put your site name in the following box:
http://

(Please note: I discovered you can only use this function once a day without […]

Choosing Keywords and Blog topics

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

A friend gave me a tip the other day- when you are creating a website or writing a blog you should know what people are actually looking for.
My question: How do you know what people are looking for?
For bloggers:
Out of ideas? Want to write about the latest buzz? Check out google.com/trends and see for yourself […]