I love reading marketing material. Sometimes you learn something new. Sometimes you giggle. Sometimes you giggle so much you fall off your chair. According Amas' latest report: Almost two-thirds of businesses, or 64%, had websites in 2006, a rise of four percentage points on the previous year. Wow! Are they talking about the same country I live and work in? Oh wait.. there's … [Read more...] about Marketers Playing With Statistics Again – State of the Net 07
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Can You Spell?
Spelling and basic grammar and punctuation drive me mad. This is due in no little part to my grandmother, may she rest in peace, who was a language "nazi". She had zero tolerance for bad spelling, punctuation, grammar and pronunciation. Since I spent so much time in her company as a child it was only inevitable that it would rub off on me to some degree. Other members of the … [Read more...] about Can You Spell?
Anonymous Posting to Mailing Lists Sucks
I've mentioned the rather braindead way in which the Enterprise Ireland mailing lists are maintained in the past. The subject has reared its head again and the moderators have done a "wonderful" job. The fact that there are "moderators" annoys me enough already. It's damn annoying. Their response is maddening: *Moderator Note -- this topic has been discussed previously. The … [Read more...] about Anonymous Posting to Mailing Lists Sucks
Accessibility, Ecommerce & Good Design – Buying Chocolates Online
I've mentioned issues with websites on more than occasion in the past. In some instances the issues have been mildly irritating, whereas in others they have been horrendous. When an ecommerce website basically tells me / my browser to "get lost" because I'm not using Javascript I get rather annoyed. However, for every website that tells users (and their browsers) to go … [Read more...] about Accessibility, Ecommerce & Good Design – Buying Chocolates Online
Overly Legal Software?
I recently bought a license for PaintShop Pro, as I really don't have the patience to fight with the Gimp (sorry Donncha!) I'm not a graphic artist, but being able to do some simple editing of images is handy for customising blog templates etc., This evening I wanted to change the header images on monetise.it, as I was still using the default ones. PaintShop Pro wouldn't let … [Read more...] about Overly Legal Software?