I figured I needed a place to post things that are too short for a regular post. E.g. links, ideas, miscellaneous design thoughts, WSC updates.
How Should You Implement Asides?
Nov 2Asides. Sideblogs. Microblogging. Whatever you want to call it, there are many ways to implement the idea. There are different methods of displaying the asides, and there are different methods code-wise of setting them up. Let’s take a look at both. Styling Asides “Asides”…
Halloween Logos
Nov 1Even though Smashing Magazine beat me to it, I’m still going to go ahead with my original plan and show a few logo redesigns that I saw yesterday. I especially like YouTube’s logo change. It’s down the list a little, but I think it’s…
Design Spotlight: Snook.ca
Oct 31The blog of web designer and developer Jonathan Snook, Snook.ca has one of the most interesting designs I’ve seen in the past couple of months. The design is clean and simple, yet no space is wasted. My 1024×768 pixels of screen resolution are filled,…
Podcast Name Contest Ends Soon….
Oct 30Just a reminder: The contest to name Webmaster-Source’s new podcast ends on November 3rd. So get your name submissions in while you can! For those who are new, here’s a quick recap of the contest: Think of a name for a podcast about blogging,…
WordPress Wishlist: What WordPress Really Needs
Oct 29WordPress is a great blogging package, but there’s plenty of room for improvement. There are several things that I want added/fixed, but who knows when (if ever) they will be addressed. Instead of complaining randomly, I’ve assembled a prioritized “Top 6″ list of things…
Amazon Debuts New Design, Pulls it Next Day
Oct 28Yesterday, Amazon changed their design. Oddly, though, it had been replaced with the original by this morning. Even more strangely, this isn’t the first time this has happened. About a month ago, an earlier version of this design was put online, only to be…
BlogBuzz October 27, 2007
Oct 27Going Beyond the Blog – How to Extend Your Blog. Once you have a few hundred RSS subscribers, and some decent comment counts, how can you add to the “community” aspect of your blog? Go beyond the blog. How Old Are ProBlogger Readers? Since…
Did Google Just Update Their PageRank?
Oct 26I have a widget on my desktop that tells me what all my websites’ PageRanks are. I’m not obsessed with PageRank or anything (unlike some people), but it’s nice to be able to check at a glance. Anyway, I was checking another widget a…
PageRank and “Overall Site Metrics”
Oct 26People like to measure and compare things. Metrics affect decisions, like whether someone will buy an ad on your site. Websites are measured in numerous ways. They’re given an “overall score” with PageRank; Feedburner counts the number of people who subscribe to their RSS…
