Author Archives: anna-marie

Disaster planning… why you need to practise recovering

It happens!
Flood
In my second job, one of our clients got flooded: the computer room was below sealevel (?) and there was a canal not far way - maybe it rained a lot, maybe the canal broke it’s banks.. I don’t know but what I remember is: When the waters were rising and people left, they [...]

Because they annoy people intensely

Naomi of ittybiz eloquently tells you why she hates flash intros and splash pages.  A few more boringly put reasons are here.
The situation is improving.  There are some appealing sites that gently use a little flash to enhance the site.  The danger is that there is a fine artistic line between enhancing and detracting and [...]

Wordpress user training

Web Designers sometimes neglect to factor in the training and hand holding required to get website owners comfortable with managing their own websites.   These days with the various tools out there, one can leverage off other work, and.or deliver training materials in a variety of styles.  Video’s are popular bow as one can work [...]

Gift photo calendar using Google ical files

Use your ical feed calendars (google or other (others by importing into google)) and your own photo’s to generate a A4 year calendar, with some simple restyling.