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Mosso: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

I wrote back in February that I was looking for a new web host. My current host, Mosso, seemed "to be cratering under its own weight, and I now believe it’s more likely that the problems will get worse before they get better." Well, I was right. ... Read On »

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Best WordPress Themes

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

We already have a UMS section for best blog designs, but none of those can be downloaded and used on your own blog. So, I've now introduced a brand new site featuring the best WordPress themes that have been made available for free download for anyone to use. Why? ... Read On »

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The Web Design Survey, 2007

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

There's a good chance you've already seen this, but A List Apart is running a survey for web designers and developers: Designers, developers, project managers. Writers and editors. Information architects and usability specialists. People who make websites have been at it for more than a dozen years, yet almost nothing is ... Read On »

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I Screwed Up

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Last year I ran a design contest and then didn't award the $1,500 prize. Needless to say, that wasn't received well. Then I made the problem worse by refusing to discuss it openly here. I did discuss it with each of the four designers that submitted entries, and all ... Read On »

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How Necessary is a Design Degree?

Friday, March 30th, 2007

So the folks over at EarnMyDegree.com hired me today to write a review of their Graphic Design Degrees section through what has quickly become one of my favorite sites, ReviewMe. I really like their site. The design isn't anything to write home about, but having spent some time developing a ... Read On »

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YesFollow

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

Three weeks ago, I wrote on my own blog that I had turned off nofollow. It just occurred to me this morning, though, that I hadn't done the same here. That's big because of all the places it made sense to do it, this is one of the ... Read On »

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10 Questions with Tradingeye’s Wladimir Baranoff-Rossine

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

If you've been to the site lately, you've noticed the ads for Tradingeye. I had a chance to chat today with Tradingeye's managing director, Wladimir Baranoff-Rossine, and wanted to share that with anyone of you who might be wondering about who they are and what they do. In the simplest ... Read On »

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Really Cool Color Site

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

I didn't feel like ColorJack was really a Gallery site, but I definitely thought it deserved a link for its really cool tools -- especially the Color Sphere. Check it out!

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HTML Utopia: Designing Without Tables Using CSS, 2nd Edition

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Last week, I got another paid review request through ReviewMe. If you're a blogger and haven't signed up with them yet, I would highly recommend it. I'm a huge fan not only for the extra revenue stream, but for the extra exposure it gives you as well. This request ... Read On »

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I’m Lookin’ for a New Host, Baby…

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

...a new host, yeah yeah. Okay, so I'm no Jody Watley, but that's what's been going through my head the past week or two. The new web host that I loved so much back in October seems to be cratering under its own weight, and I now believe it's more ... Read On »

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