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A little off topic I’ll admit but this is brilliant and well worth the shout! I saw this mentioned on another blog and wanted to spread the love further. We’re not sure who created it but the creative use of words in the form of a flow-chart left us in awe! Click on the image to view the full sized version…
Today has seen a new arrival for the blog with the addition of a ‘bookmarking options button’ on the bottom of every blog post. This is to help our readers bookmark any post they like to their preferred bookmarking service.
This is a free service by www.addthis.com and takes less than 5 minutes to signup for and to add it to your blog.
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Google Bookmarks has enjoyed first position for a long time, but now Facebook is suddenly taking over.
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Everyday I have the great pleasure of working with a wide variety of clients from all area of commerce, and without doubt this same issue arises time and time again that sparks the same debate - I’m talking about resolution! More specifically, I’m referring to what resolution a website should be designed for. The standard today is 1024×768, where in previous years 800×600 would have been the accepted resolution.
Another way of describing this is in size of monitors. In previous years a 15″ monitor was a standard size to buy but nowadays a 17″ monitor would be seen as small, but still acceptable. Now basically speaking the bigger the monitor you have the bigger the resolution you need!
Some of our clients want their website designed at a resolution of 800×600, which would typically fit a 15″ screen. Now on a 17″ screen you get wasted space either side of the website, on a 19″ screen the website would only fill half the wide and on bigger screens, well you get my point.
Their argument is that THEY have 15″ screens so anything wider would require them to scroll horizontally, understandably a big no no in web design.
In web design you should design a website that fits most comfortably in the most browsers as possible. To do this we reference user stats to determin the most common resolutions, for this I reference either W3schools.com or Thecounter.com.
In 2000 around half of internet users used a 800×600 compared to a quarter at 1024×768.
In 2008 around 7% of users used a 800×600 compared to 75%+ on 1024×768 or more.
Now you see my point! The majority of computer users today have atleast a 1024×768 resolution. Even the BBC has upgraded it’s website to be optimised for 1024×768, which to alot of professionals sets the president and standard on designing for the web.
In my opinion of course, but after nearerly 10 years of designing websites, I’m in a good position to cast my opinion.
Does this ring a bell? I hear this more and more…
I want the website to fit vertically in my browser, with no vertical scroll… …I’m using a widescreen 15″ laptop with a resolution of 852×480.
The simple answer is…
Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. Our aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion.
The purpose of Blog Action Day is to raise awareness on global poverty…
…the blogging community effectively changes the conversation on the web and focuses audiences around the globe on that issue.
YES! Whether you have a small online journal or part of a national newspaper you should join!
I guess it depends on your blog. Here are some examples:
Infosyncworld.com has just announced the launch of Canon’s latest mid range DSLR that will replace the Canon Eos 40d, the 15-megapixel 50d.
At first glance it looks the same as it’s predecessor, upgrades to the megapixels and the image sensor being the most noticeable. It sports a new 29-320mm equivalent all-around lens which will appeal to those photographers who hate switching between lenses. The ISO range has been bumped up and a few of the features from the Eos1. So in summary that’s it, expecting to retail around £1000 for the body.
Recently I’ve been looking at buying a DSLR, windling down the available models to a 40d or a 450d (both Canons). After spending 1 hour in Curry’s yesterday trying out both models, I decided I like both, for different reasons, so said I’d return the following week after I had a thorough think. Now thanks to this new announcement regarding the Canon Eos 50d I’m back to square one, not knowing what I want.
Is it worth waiting for the 50d?
Is it worth spending that extra money on a 50d?
Is it worth waiting for the Canon Eos 40d’s price to fall?
Is it worth it at all? Meh!
I might get the Canon Eos 450d now, it’s alot cheaper, has more megapixels, cheaper accessories and currently has a £50 cash back deal!
Let me think about!
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