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Archive for March, 2008

5 Questions to Ask When Evaluating a Web Site Design

Monday, March 31st, 2008

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It is pretty common to hear web designers complain about clients’ not understanding good web design. Sometimes the complaints are justified. But many times the problem isn’t the client but the designer’s failure to educate them about what constitutes good web design.
And there are also times when, despite all odds, a web […]

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How to Quickly Create a Giant Links Post using del.icio.us and Flock

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Last week, I put together a giant collection of links about blogging. It may look like it was a lot of work, but it actually only took about ten minutes. Want to find out how? Keep reading.
1. Find quality links
This is the most important part of creating the links post. But for me, it didn’t […]

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Linklist: Generalizing, Frogs, and Firing the Bosses

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Wishful Thinking » Is it Better to Be a Creative Generalist or a Specialist?
A really interesting post comparing the benefits of specializing in one thing versus having wide ranging knowledge. Personally, I think a balance of the two works out pretty well.
You Weren’t Meant to Have a Boss
Paul Graham explains why humans (especially creative types) […]

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Debugging CSS the Fast Way

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

If you’ve been working with CSS for long at all, you’ve probably spent a fair bit of time debugging seemingly intractable problems that turn out to have a very simple solution. The question: What can we do to debug our CSS faster?
Validate your CSS
You may know the CSS spec inside and out, but this should […]

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64 Thrice Vetted Posts on Blogging

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Yes, I know. The blogosphere is filled with lists. What makes this one different? First, I found the post interesting and informative. Second, I decided to bookmark it for my own future reference. Third, I went through my collection of bookmarks on blogging and eliminated those that seemed subpar in relation to the others. So […]

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Linklist: Directness, Firing Workaholics, and Bloxes

Friday, March 14th, 2008

The Wrong Way To Think About Your Goals (And How To Fix It) : Million Dollar Leverage
Dave Navarro suggests an alternate way to think about goals if you actually want to accomplish them.

Unclutterer » Archive » Creating a minimalist workspace — from Zen Habits
Leo’s workspace revealed.

Extensible CSS Interface I: The Foundation ~ Authentic Boredom
Part 1 […]

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Cultivating Silence

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

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Earlier this week, I wrote about how being silent can help you stand out from the crowd. But silence is more than just another way of attracting attention. It is also a way of rediscovering what is really important and reconnecting with the source of our creativity.
My favorite formulation of the […]

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Saying More by Saying Less

Monday, March 10th, 2008

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This past Saturday, I was killing a little time by watching Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer. It was predictably cheesy, with the main characters as barely-held-together comic book stereotypes. But what struck me most was the character of the Silver Surfer himself. He only speaks a couple of times […]

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Linklist: Persistent Link Sellers, Ultimate Email, and IE8 Beta 1

Friday, March 7th, 2008

First, if you haven’t seen it, I have a guest post up at Daily Blog Tips called Become a Blogging Wizard - 6 Lessons from Harry Potter.

And now here is another collection of great links from around the blogosphere.

Conversations with an Underground Text Link Seller
Darren Rowse posts an absolutely hysterical email conversation with an […]

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A Novel Approach to Web Design

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

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Besides being a web designer, in my spare time I also work on writing novels. While they’re not Stephen King, actually going through the process has taught me a bit about what it takes to write a successful novel. What I realized the other day, though, is that writing a novel is […]

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