An effective, well-organized workflow is an important asset of professional web designers. The more useful and time-saving your tools are, the more time you can focus on important things, thus creating a foundation for timely good-quality results. The problem is that there are just way too many tools, services and resources out there, so [...]

   The archive is one of those often-overlooked parts of a website that doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Too often it’s thrown on a page that’s no different from any other page on the website, or it’s ignored altogether. The archive offers a lot of room for creativity, though. Whether you opt for an [...]

Most of the assessments for my “Technology 4 Teachers” course this term have been short one to three question quizzes in WebCT / Blackboard which asked students to provide a direct link to their blog, where they responded to an assignment. This has made the assessment process fairly speedy for me, since I could readily [...]

Hi, This wordpress plugin is used to removes the meta information ‘generator’ from your blog index pages. This helps to protect your blog. Requires WordPress Version: 2.8.1 or higher More Details And Download Thanks, Shane G. Related posts: Auto Keywords and Description Generator WordPress Plugin Hi, This plugin is used for SEO using Category, Post,… [...]

In this post I want to focus on responding to new threats and vulnerabilities effectively.  I won’t solve all of the world’s VM problems, but I might highlight a few issues that might not have already been thought of when considering a VM program.  I am not talking about incident response, attack analysis, or forensics [...]

   Everyone would agree that usability is an important aspect of Web design. Whether you’re working on a portfolio website, online store or Web app, making your pages easy and enjoyable for your visitors to use is key. Many studies have been done over the years on various aspects of Web and interface design, and [...]

Adobe Photoshop has always been one of the greatest (if not the best) software when it comes to manipulating and editing image. It all started off in 1987 with a Mac application call Display, created by Thomas Knoll. With almost two decades worth of changes and improvements, you almost can’t imagine how the first version [...]

by Nathan Barry Why use icons? Design is all about communication: it doesn’t matter how important or exciting the information that you’re sharing is if you fail to hook your visitors. When initially viewing a website, most users will first scan the page for visually interesting content, and only after something grabs their attention will [...]

One problem that you might have in attracting the correct audience is writing for the wrong group of people. When you begin writing on your blog, you probably don’t know your audience very well, thus the reason that it is difficult to expand your blog initially. However, as your blog grows you must adapt to [...]

By Dmitry Fadeyev and Smashing Magazine Editorial Last week, we presented 10 Useful Web Application Interface Techniques, the first part of our review of useful design trends in modern Web applications. Among other things, we highlighted embedded video blocks, specialized controls and context-sensitive navigation. We also encouraged designers to disable pressed buttons, use shadows around [...]