I first posted this article two years ago.  I’ve received emails about it as recently as last week.  It’s an issue that I still deal with every, single day as a website developer.  Websites look different in different conditions.  And here’s why . . . ***************** Have you ever noticed that your website looks different [...]

Do you ever hear people talking about Flash on the web and wonder what the heck it is?  Wonder no more.  Flash is a sort of animated image.  In the olden days of the web it was used just to make moving pictures.  Now it’s also used for things like contact forms and in menu [...]

Petrified.  That’s how some people feel when they think about their new website.  Even thinking about revamping an existing site can be overwhelming.  What if I do the wrong thing?  There are so many choices how do I know what to do?  Where do I start? Here are some guiding principles that will help start [...]

A week ago The Wall Street Journal posted an article that bothers me a great deal. The title of the article is How to Create a Successful Web Site For Nothing (or Almost Nothing). The article starts out: Have you got eight hours and $10? Then you can build a Web site for your business. [...]

On an earlier post I explained the difference between flexible and fixed width website designs. “But how do you switch between the two?” was a question one reader asked. The differences between the two styles are huge. In order to make the change you need a new website design. The Problem – Appearance The two [...]

Website designs are either fixed width or flexible width. (Other terms for flexible width designs are relative, elastic or liquid designs.) We’ll talk about which design style is better later. For right now let’s take a look at each style. Fixed Width Designs Fixed width website designs have a constant width. No matter what size [...]