Apple iTunes Smart Shuffle Snafu

…so while listening to music in Party Shuffle mode in iTunes, Chicago’s “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” is playing (yes, I’m an 80’s kinda guy). One problem is that this followed Peter Cetera’s “Glory of Love.” So I go into iTune’s preferences and change the likelihood of an artist or album (yes, I know that [...]

Borders Reward’s Text Message Feature

…so I go to Borders book store to pick up a book for my wife. As a member of their Reward’s program, I receive coupons via email when there are special savings (i.e. 25% one item, etc.). They have a new feature that allows members to receive these coupons via text message. The customer simply [...]

Giving the Full Presentational Power to CSS

Remember the days when <font> tags were the standard means of formatting our content? Our pages were polluted and bloated with them. I especially remember the kind of code authoring tools such as FrontPage would create:
<p><font face=”arial”><font size=”10pt”>I especially remember the kind of code authoring tools such as FrontPage would create.</font></font></p>
I then remember when [...]

Foundational Keywords Article

Sometimes it’s the most basic topics that can make the biggest impact.
Christine Churchill recently posted an article on Search Engine Land titled “Eight Keyword Research Mistakes That Are Costing You Money.” This is a must read for all new SEOs and a good refresher/reminder for all established practitioners.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Presentation

Just returned from presenting on SEO at the May Chicago Dreamweaver Meetup. The meeting was a success, as there was a good set of questions and discussions throughout the meeting. Anyone interested in web design in the Chicago area should consider joining this meetup.
The full presentation, along with video is available online at SlideShare.com. It’s [...]