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VPN is a must for the web professional who goes online while out of the office

Dave Harrison — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:39:42 +0000

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 [...] Related posts:

The client, the IT company and the ethical web professional

The advantages and disadvantages of Content Management Systems

Dave Harrison — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:48:48 +0000

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. [...] Related posts:

I want my code widgets rendered in HTML5 please

Dave Harrison — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:49:12 +0000

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 [...] Related posts:

The 3 most important skills for a trainee web developer/web designer

eCommerce Sites

Dave Harrison — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:44:30 +0000

If you’re thinking about starting an eCommerce site, one of the first questions you’ll probably want to ask me is “how much will it cost?”. Any honest web designer/developer will find it difficult to answer that question until they know your objectives and how much functionality your eCommerce site needs to have. So, with that [...] No related posts.

3 Strategies to help with managing your web clients

Dave Harrison — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:12:48 +0000

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 [...] Related posts:

The client, the IT company and the ethical web professional

Dave Harrison — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:40:30 +0000

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 [...] No related posts.

The 3 most important skills for a trainee web developer/web designer

Dave Harrison — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:33:26 +0000

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 . [...] Related posts:

The importance of content collection in the project cycle

Dave Harrison — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:48:33 +0000

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 [...] Related posts:

Glossary

Dave Harrison — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:00:18 +0000

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 [...] Related posts: