daveharrison.net http://daveharrison.net I design and build effective websites Wed, 12 Nov 2014 01:58:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.2 VPN is a must for the web professional who goes online while out of the office http://daveharrison.net/articles/vpn-is-a-must-for-the-web-professional-who-goes-online-while-out-of-the-office http://daveharrison.net/articles/vpn-is-a-must-for-the-web-professional-who-goes-online-while-out-of-the-office#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:39:42 +0000 http://daveharrison.net/?p=657 VPN is a must for the web professional who goes online while out of the office. It is imperative that you keep your connection secure so that none of your personal information or that of your clients can be intercepted across an insecure WiFi connection. HideIPVPN.com offers a set of features that make if perfect […]

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]]> http://daveharrison.net/articles/vpn-is-a-must-for-the-web-professional-who-goes-online-while-out-of-the-office/feed 0 The advantages and disadvantages of Content Management Systems http://daveharrison.net/articles/the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-content-management-systems http://daveharrison.net/articles/the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-content-management-systems#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:48:48 +0000 http://local.daveharrison.net/?p=98 When I build websites, I must always decide whether or not to implement a Content Management System (CMS). There are advantages and disadvantage, both for you the client and for me your website designer or web developer, so I want to adopt the role of educator if I may and identify some of these issues. […]

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]]> http://daveharrison.net/articles/the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-content-management-systems/feed 7 I want my code widgets rendered in HTML5 please http://daveharrison.net/articles/i-want-my-code-widgets-rendered-in-html5-please http://daveharrison.net/articles/i-want-my-code-widgets-rendered-in-html5-please#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:49:12 +0000 http://daveharrison.net/?p=526 Code snippets that are rendered by online services to be copied and pasted onto your webpage or inserted as a widget into your blog. Isn’t it about time we saw a move towards giving people choice, with a simple checkbox or why not a nice UI slider, of what ‘flavour’ of (x)HTML they would like […]

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]]> http://daveharrison.net/articles/ecommerce-sites/feed 2 3 Strategies to help with managing your web clients http://daveharrison.net/articles/3-strategies-to-help-with-managing-your-web-clients http://daveharrison.net/articles/3-strategies-to-help-with-managing-your-web-clients#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 16:12:48 +0000 http://local.daveharrison.net/?p=30 Recently I wrote about the differences in the expectations, understanding and objectives of the 3 main stakeholders in any web development/business relationship namely the client, the web company and the ethical web professional. I hinted that I may try to come up with a few strategies for dealing with these conflicts from the point of […]

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]]> http://daveharrison.net/articles/3-strategies-to-help-with-managing-your-web-clients/feed 0 The client, the IT company and the ethical web professional http://daveharrison.net/articles/the-client-the-it-company-and-the-ethical-web-professional http://daveharrison.net/articles/the-client-the-it-company-and-the-ethical-web-professional#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:40:30 +0000 http://daveharrison.net/?p=459 When it comes to web solutions, websites, web applications or any combination of these, it has become increasingly clear to me over the years that we are dealing with 3 very different sets of expectations, understanding and objectives. Be assured, not everyone will be singing from the same song sheet. If you are the web […]

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]]> http://daveharrison.net/articles/the-client-the-it-company-and-the-ethical-web-professional/feed 0 The 3 most important skills for a trainee web developer/web designer http://daveharrison.net/articles/the-3-most-important-skills-for-a-trainee-web-developerweb-designer http://daveharrison.net/articles/the-3-most-important-skills-for-a-trainee-web-developerweb-designer#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:33:26 +0000 http://daveharrison.net/?p=403 Having spent the last 8 months working with a trainee and taking it upon myself to give them a firm grounding in all aspects of web development, I decided to write this article which is primarily aimed at young school leavers or under graduates hoping to embark on a career in the web industry . […]

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]]> http://daveharrison.net/articles/the-3-most-important-skills-for-a-trainee-web-developerweb-designer/feed 0 The importance of content collection in the project cycle http://daveharrison.net/articles/the-importance-of-content-collection-in-the-project-cycle http://daveharrison.net/articles/the-importance-of-content-collection-in-the-project-cycle#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:48:33 +0000 http://local.daveharrison.net/?p=43 I just can’t emphasize enough how important this is. I have tried to lay it out from the perspective of all the parties involved to show how it relates to their specific requirements From the client’s perspective Content collection is a thankless task usually bestowed on someone who already has a job to do and […]

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]]> http://daveharrison.net/articles/the-importance-of-content-collection-in-the-project-cycle/feed 0 Glossary http://daveharrison.net/articles/glossary http://daveharrison.net/articles/glossary#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:00:18 +0000 http://local.daveharrison.net/?p=108 I know I said there would be no jargon, but in case any web terms slip out you will have to forgive me, after all I use them everyday. So if you hear me saying “I’ll have the wireframes available shortly for heuristic testing”? Hopefully the list below will shed some light. Accessibility The degree […]

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