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When you save your work, how saved or safe is it really? How easy is it to overwrite, delete, or mistakenly edit something irrevocably? Ever nuked a project with just one incorrect double-click or click-and-drag? How about multi-developer projects? When many people...

Being a naturally busy person, I tend to get a little overwhelmed by the volume of things I could be doing and so I employ lists. I love checklists and to-do lists but the number of items I put on them contribute towards a state of being I call: Compulsive...

When organizing information for the web, it is important to understand your users and how they will access your content.  The first goal of a great designer is to offer a high level of usability.  In order to do this, we start with the four information seeking...

These days, you can find almost anyone online through multiple social media platforms. Social profiles of young teens and the elderly are becoming increasingly prevalent. But, have you ever thought about having an online presence as a baby? Or even before you were...

So the largest online video site is finally making money! They have managed to sell advertisements to some of the largest corporations in America, and these businesses are achieving greater heights of product sales from placing their ad on the face of YouTube. Every...

As with anything in life, you need to find a good balance. Everyone wants their Website to be the first result in a search. So how do we do this? We use search engine optimization (SEO). But how much is too much? Is too much SEO bad? What will happen? When it comes to...

Ever heard the expression, “If it were a snake it would have bit me?” I’ll give you an example. This morning I was searching everywhere for my phone. While I was doing so I was talking to a friend on my cell phone saying, “This is ridiculous. Why do I always lose...

The effects of YouTube are vast...probably much larger than the creators ever originally intended. Who knew that a 10 second user-generated video could develop such wild feedback and irreversible cultural change? These influences now stretch well beyond the realms of...

You may have heard buzz about the new Google search, called Google Instant, launched in early September of 2010. What is Google Instant? It’s Google’s new, quicker way of providing search engine users with results. This new search engine displays your results as you...