My most recent postings have been in reference to an event in which I describe how I captured the backchannel from a “low tech” audience by using a team of iReporters. While the preparation of this iReporting team was important, the technology supporting their work was as well. Using WordPress and the P2 theme, I was able to create [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Web Design’
FREE Web Design & Hosting Service
February 22nd, 2010
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Need a website but don’t have access to an experienced web designer, or a budget? While tapping into the expertise of an experience web designer is most desirable, there are some free web design/hosting services that will get you started. Googling “free web design” will provide you with a number of options worth exploring, but [...]
Free Creation of Favicons
October 23rd, 2009
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Just to be clear, a favicon is that little icon that shows up in the browser address bar. If you are wondering how to create one look no further! I’ve got a couple of options available for you. How it Works You need to create a 16×16 pixel image in the .ico image format. Once [...]
Maintaining Your Website Portfolio
May 11th, 2009
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Naturally each time you create or re-design a website, you add it to your portfolio page. I mean why wouldn’t you? You just spent all that time coming up with a perfect design, and validating your web pages. Of course you should post that badge of honor on your portfolio page, but do proceed with [...]
Before You Put Up That PDF
April 26th, 2009
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Here’s the request: “Please put this PDF on the website”. This of course is a simple task that should take mere minutes to complete, but before that PDF file (or for that matter any other file type such as .doc, .xls, .ppt) goes up, take the time to think critically about the request, and provide [...]
Web Designers Should Be Leading Clients
March 13th, 2009
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There are several qualities and skills you would want of a web designer, but did you know that most of those qualities extend beyond the technical skills required of the position? If you are a web designer, you should consider the technical skills you hold to be a minimum qualification in the same way an [...]
I recommend easy to use, free tech services and resources that I've personally used/tested. I select free tech tools to review based upon my past & current work with various non-profit organizations in which I provide(d) a wide variety of tech support services including general tech consulting, web design, database dev, and elearning. Additionally, I like to help those new to technology learn more through tips and simple explanations.
