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Author Archives: Michael Scannell
Colours and names in CSS style sheets
One of the easiest things to do in a CSS style sheet is to assign colours to elements. You have just 2 properties to play with, background colour and colour (in style sheets, of course, both properties have to be … Continue reading
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Website design rule 9: put Web page elements in expected places
This is the ninth in a series of rules for website design, which I began writing in June 2008. I have so far covered basic topics such as website size, website backgrounds, website colours (including link colours), website layout, and—in … Continue reading
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Another ‘iceberg’ Web site
A couple of weeks ago, I completed another ‘iceberg’ Web site, in which most of the site is restricted. As part of the process, I learned how to create a complete WordPress theme (about time I got round to properly … Continue reading
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Web site design portfolio: a new addition
Recently, I have been doing a lot of Web design and development work “behind the scenes.” There hasn’t been much that I could share with readers of this blog. But around Christmas I did create a Web site that you … Continue reading
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Moving a Web site based on a proprietary CMS (part 2)
On Monday I set the scene. We left our protagonist facing a task which all the wise men said was impossible. Fit stuff for stories. And it does make a good story, with lots of false starts and lessons learned—as … Continue reading
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Moving a Web site based on a proprietary CMS (part 1)
Can you move a Web site based on a proprietary Content Management System to which you have only a customer’s access? The short answer would seem to be ‘no’. One UK Web company includes this question among its FAQs: “Can … Continue reading
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A belated happy new year!
I know this blog has a handful of subscribers, and Google Analytics shows that it has some readers on top of that. So a belated happy new year to you! Belated, because I have been so busy that I have … Continue reading
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One-page Web sites
How do people feel about one-page Web sites? For myself, I think they are pretty important, while a real Web site is being developed behind the scenes. I have a couple of Web sites in this position right now. One … Continue reading
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3 wishes for a successful Web site
The Web Fairy is hovering over the cradle of your new Web site. She has granted you three wishes. What do you wish for? What does every Web site need? The Web site has got to be found. The Web … Continue reading
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Web hosting prices: pay more, get more?
Is Web hosting one of those areas where “you get what you pay for”? When I suggested to someone in the British Expats (Spain) forum that he was paying too much for his Web hosting, this was exactly what he … Continue reading
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