Drafts. While it’s a very simple feature, it’s unbelievably useful. The ability to put together half-thoughts while they’re going through your mind and return to them later to write a sensible post can dramatically improve your quality of writing. I’ve already done this a number of times and currently have 3 drafts [...]
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Finding Content For Your Website
November 9th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Web Development
When I speak to people who are interested in the web and web technologies, I often ask if they have a website of their own. A surprising amount of them don’t. To me it’s a bit like being a mechanic without a car, a chef with no kitchen, a gardener with no garden. [...]
Keeping A Low Profile
August 16th, 2006 · Comments Off · Topics Of Interest
For those of you who read this blog you may have noticed that I’ve been keeping a low profile as of late. I’m not purposely trying to keep you all out in the cold, I’ve just been occupied with lots of little side projects as of late. One of those side projects being [...]
The Long Ones Are The Hard Ones
December 21st, 2005 · Comments Off · Web Development
When I write articles for About A Webmaster, I write them for recreational purposes. They tend to be relatively short, but from time to time I get a big one. As I previously pointed out, I use my notebook a lot and that’s where I write up these article. Then comes the time when I have to type them out. For some reason though, I can never seem to type out the longer ones very quickly. I can type out three articles with four pages each in less time than it takes me to type out a single six page article.
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Tools Of The Trade
December 13th, 2005 · Comments Off · Web Development
As I read through webmaster forums like Webmasterworld, I often come across posts asking what are the most useful tools others use. I thought I’d chime in on what are my most useful web development tools.