I've been trawling the 'net today looking for sources of legal avatars for use on the new film forum I setup. I got some really nice ones from AfterGlow, but I haven't had much luck finding other sources. Sure I can find plenty of avatar sites, but most of them are spyware ridden nightmares. I wouldn't mind paying for some decent avatars even! … [Read more...] about Forum Avatars?
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Alan Opens Up His Business Processes
Alan "SpoiltChild" has posted a very detailed explanation of how he runs an online business in a true virtual environment. It makes for very interesting reading, although I would have reservations about putting too much sensitive information on someone else's servers (I'm odd that way!) When I first met Alan about 4 years ago he was a designer. A very good designer, but a … [Read more...] about Alan Opens Up His Business Processes
Browser Usage Stats – Is Firefox Gaining or Losing?
About a year ago I posted about browser and OS usage on this site and search.ie Damien mentioned a new report on browser market penetration this morning, so I thought I'd have a quick peak at my stats. The results surprised me! The first image is the browser usage for this site. As you can see Internet Explorer is slightly ahead of Firefox: Search.ie remains true to form with … [Read more...] about Browser Usage Stats – Is Firefox Gaining or Losing?
More Irish Business Abusing The Internet?
If you want to do something dodgy online there are ways to do it without getting caught. Of course some people obviously think that they won't get caught and try some really dumb things. Damien got crap service from an Irish company recently and blogged about it. There are several ways that the company in question could react to this kind of situation, but obviously someone in … [Read more...] about More Irish Business Abusing The Internet?
Usability Testing – Worth The Investment?
I don't like buzzwords. In fact I'd almost go so far as to say that I loathe them. Of course I do use them - it's really hard not to. For the last 7 years or so I've been subscribed to Jakob Nielsen's newsletter. I missed a few issues over the years due to moving emails around (I have a tendency of doing that!), but I've always found his reports to be thought provoking. We're … [Read more...] about Usability Testing – Worth The Investment?