Web hosting is an important aspect of web development that a lot of people don’t really take the time to think about.  Having a reliable host that is secure, reliable, customer oriented, and has competitive pricing are all key attributes I look for when choosing a hosting service.  In the past, I’ve worked with Go [...]

I attended a good amount of design and user experience/interface centered talks at SXSW. Here are some of the highlights:
from: Anatomy of a Design Decision
Jared M. Spool
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Types of design:
Each of the following are increasingly time consuming and involved. Jared was quick to point out that each of these types of design has an appropriate place [...]

I came across this phishing scam tactic on a news board recently and thought it was quite interesting.  Basically how it works is that criminals know that people browse the internet these days with multiple tabs open at the same time (yay for multitasking!).  Many times people would have sensitive websites opened in their inactive [...]

Apple introduced their newest device, the iPad, to much fanfare yesterday.  I was surprised to hear the mixed bag of reviews. Everyone seemed unanimous that the iPad looks cool and that it will be a quality device (Apple doesn’t make junk), but there was also a strong amount of skepticism on whether the [...]

Publisher’s Weekly recently published an article stating that the industry is losing $3 billion to book piracy. I found it interesting that the only source for the article was Attributor, a company specializing in selling anti-piracy services. As a matter of fact, I had spoken with their aggressive sales team several months earlier.
All [...]

I came upon an interesting post at the if:book web site that was celebrating the release of the laser disc back in 1984. Looking back, the fascinating thing is how Criterion developed their logo to represent a book turning into a disc. This was to represent the kind of instant functionality and navigation [...]

As the new year approaches, rather than writing up a list of New Year resolutions I plan on breaking in March anyways, I decided that this year I’ll write a list of things I anticipate or wish to see in this coming year in the web industry.
Here are my 5 predictions in no particular order.
1.  [...]