In speaking with my father-in-law Lee yesterday evening about a franchise he is developing, Nerd Force, I noticed when I checked their website they offer remote PC support. If you have called tech support for your computer lately, it is quite possible they have had you download a remote support application. But the tech support team isn’t the only person who can benefit from remote access, you can too.
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Looking for some extra branding on your site? The favorite website icon (favicon) has been around since Internet Explorer 5 so that shortcuts to sites are easier to find in a list of bookmarks. It has expanded since then to appear in the left side of the navigation bar next to the site address. I was recently asked, how do I do that?
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After discovering that browser compatibility was an issue that is a universal issue we asked designers to share with us some of the tools they use to solve these problems once they are discovered. Here is a list of the top 5.
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How do you create a great fan base for your online application, website, or software as a service (SaaS)? First create a product people already understand and then ask for their feedback. That is what has lead to the success of Google Apps and 37 Signals. Here are some testimonials from each that contain some clues as the softer side of software that we can all benefit from reading.
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We will be exploring the differences in web browsers in more detail in a future post, but I first wanted to share a quick little tip that can be a big help in solving layout issues between Internet Explorer 6 and virtually every other browser. Read more
For the record, I am all about giving back. I’ve been a long term supporter of open source development. There is also a lot in terms of free code and information on this site. Yet when I’m working a project for a client I like to get paid for all the work I’m doing. Yet sometimes I catch myself doing unpaid development, why does this happen and what can we do about it?
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This is a slight modification on the Day 4 Application. This shows how a slight modification in the css can achieve different results. Again this enables web site users to navigate through the entire site structure from any page on the site. It also has a secondary benefit of being an SEO friendly sitemap.
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