xHTML 1.0 Strict Doctype Template

February 28, 2009 | Filed under Resources by Robert

This is just the xHTML document that I usually start off with, already included tags for title, description, keywords, favicon, and stylesheet. I gave up on using the UTF-8 charset because of our good friend IE6 and his ‘white screen bug.’

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WhatTheFont iPhone App

February 11, 2009 | Filed under Apple by Robert

Ever been looking through a magazine and wondered what font you’re reading? MyFont’s just released a WhatTheFont iPhone app to answer that question!
I took a picture of my mouse pad at work which has one of our client’s logos printed on it. I’ve always wondered what that font was…

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New Redesign and WordPress 2.7

February 8, 2009 | Filed under Personal, Site News by Robert

The feeling of “I’M BORED” was definitely the impetus for the redesign. I wanted something that was a bit more personal and I always felt like my last design was a bit too “corporate.” I have a few pictures that I’ve taken sampled throughout some of the backgrounds, and just an overall warmer feel. Still [...]

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Taking a Little Break

July 5, 2008 | Filed under Jesus by Robert

Well friends, I’ll be away from the computer for about a week (jealous?). Me and the wife are heading out to Daytona Beach for Student Life & The Beach 2008 with the students at our church.

Bye!

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Thinking About Using Video on Your eCommerce Website?

May 5, 2008 | Filed under eCommerce by Robert

I just posted a blog over on Groove Commerce’s eCommerce Blog about using product videos on your eCommerce websites. Check it out, and let me know what you think, or if you have any questions.

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eCommerce Gallery Has Launched!

April 3, 2008 | Filed under eCommerce by Robert

I’m pleased to announce that eCommerce Gallery has finally launched. This has been a side-project I’ve been working on for quite some time.

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Random Tidbits of News

March 31, 2008 | Filed under Web Design by Robert

1. WordPress 2.5 is out, and looks great. Admin was redesigned by Happy Cog (Jefferey Zeldman’s Crew)
2. Magento just launched it’s first production build (v1.0)
3. Nathan Smith released 960.gs a web design grid system for 960px wide designs.
4. This guy raps about SEO & Conversions (thanks Luke)

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Is Gmail’s Spam Protection Too Good?

March 25, 2008 | Filed under Google by Robert

I’m a huge Google fan but I laughed a bit when I checked my spam folder today…

In case you didn’t notice, Google put it’s own “Google Alert” in the spam folder.

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Safari for Windows Released

March 19, 2008 | Filed under Apple by Robert

This is a little bit dated now, but just in case you haven’t heard. Safari 3.1 is out for Windows! This is great news for web developers using a PC, as you no longer have to boot up your Mac to check out your site (though, you probably should as i doubt that they’re completely [...]

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Usability / Accessibility Issues With Dropdowns

March 2, 2008 | Filed under Web Design by Robert

There’s still some debate as to whether or not it’s OK to use dropdowns in usable, accessible web design. I’ll definitely say that there are some dropdowns that are really well put together and are both accessible and usable. For example the Suckerfish dropdown seems to do pretty well (while not perfect).

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