Category: Web design

  • Should I Joomla?

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    Gary K
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    Sometimes clients are looking for an easy solution for a web site they can maintain themselves, or at least one that allows them to easily submit new content for a web designer to style and add to a site. Clubs and organizations, especially non-profits, can benefit from such sites. For these, the perfect solution is…

  • Met With A Potential Client Today

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    Had coffee at Panera Bread in Matteson, IL, today with a friend who is also a potential client. Joe has an intriguing concept for a web site.  The client is working with two other individuals, one who does “Trinkets n’ Trash” promotional items.  Joe and another business partner do consulting work. The challenge is to…

  • Improvements to eNews Park Forest

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    Gary K
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    One of my most important projects is eNews Park Forest, a news site for the Park Forest, IL, area. I use PHPList to send announcements of new issues and breaking stories. Today I simply want to showcase the email sign-up page, located here, which is the newly styled sign-up page for the site. One can…

  • Introducing State Rep. Al Riley’s Legislative Web Site

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    Gary K
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    Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Shire Enterprises web creations announced the release of its newest design this week, the official web site for Illinois State Rep. Al Riley, of the 38th Legislative District. The site was designed using Adobe Dreamweaver 8.2, and images prepared and edited for the web with Adobe Fireworks 8.0. The site can be…

  • Google Analytics Gets Facelift

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    Gary K
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    Google announced a new version of Google Analytics today. According to the release, Google Analytics is: a free enterprise-class solution, enables executives, marketers and website owners to understand how their users interact with their website and help increase online business. Google has completely redesigned the product and enhanced the feature set through new email reporting,…

  • On Being Too Connected

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    Gary K
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    Have you ever felt too connected to the world because of all of these devices we have?  As designers, we need to learn to take breaks as well.  This is especially true as virtually anywhere now can become a work place.  I can set up shop anywhere in my home.  I can set up shop…

  • Use Protection When Looking for Love Online

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    Sometimes a headline is just too good, too funny. Webroot Cautions Users to Use Protection When Looking for Love Online The story is from Webroot Software, Inc., providers of industry leading security software for consumers, enterprises and small and medium-sized businesses worldwide. The release comes on Valentine’s Day, and I have to hand it to…

  • Adobe Delivers Flash Player 9 for Linux

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    Gary K
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    Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the availability of Adobe® Flash® Player 9 for Linux, the next-generation client runtime for engaging with Flash content and applications on Linux open source operating systems. Full story and various links at Adobe here.

  • Web Standards in eGovernment

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    Gary K
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    I’ve written before about web standards, accessibility, and proper coding for web pages. These are crucial to solid web development, and requirements in government, at least here in the United States. That does not mean that all web pages validate, as is apparent from our own Whitehouse web site. However, as eGovernment becomes more commonplace,…

  • W3C Expands Support for Speech Synthesis of World Languages

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    Gary K
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    Those of us surfing the Web in English, or, for that matter, a Western, romantic language, forget sometimes that a very significant portion of the world’s population has a completely different understanding of language. The World Wide Web Consortium, an international consortium where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop…