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Twitter

by Rich on March 7, 2010

in Web

Twitter is a real-time information network powered by people all around the world that lets you share and discover what’s happening now.
Twitter asks “what’s happening” and makes the answer spread across the globe to millions, immediately.
Twitter is easy to join. Visit the page and follow the instructions. During the process it also encourages you to [...]

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Twitter and Hashtags

by Rich on March 7, 2010

in Web

Hashtags will help promote your business in Twitter They will help you to leverage maximum impact.
An example of using hashtags to promote yourself
Over this weekend I built a coop and a run for my new chickens. So using hashtags I might add a post like this:
Built new chicken coop and run over the weekend. [...]

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Typography

by Rich on March 4, 2010

in Web

I love typography but don’t really know how to apply it. So I read sites like this:

An interesting discussion is one around Arial versus Helvetica.
Anyway, just thought I would share this one with you.

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Using Hex Codes

by Rich on February 19, 2010

in Web

The most reliable way to specify a colour in HTML or style sheets remains the hexadecimal code. This is because any Web browser, even an old one, is extremely likely to recognize the hexadecimal notation as a colour code. Some Web browsers may not recognize the newer notations used to define colour or the most [...]

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Blockquotes in Thesis

by Rich on February 19, 2010

in Web, Wordpress

Block quotes or quotes are usually used to show a note from other blogs or to show a comment. You can see an example of Block quotes in this post on the iPhone.
It is really simple to get this effect. Simply add these styles to your custom.css in your Thesis Custom File [...]

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Logmein

by Rich on December 9, 2009

in Web

Logmein iPhone application

Logmein is an invaluable solution that allows for remote control, file sharing, systems management, data backup, business collaboration and on-demand customer support of PCs, servers, Macintosh computers, smartphones and other connected devices. I have found it incredibly useful when needing to connect to and manage pcs and backup solutions. In order to start using logmein [...]

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Your first two questions

by Rich on October 16, 2009

in Web

Who’s your target audience? And what’s your purpose?
Who’s your target audience?
The duty of a writer is to think of the reader first, last and always. The same is true of the web designer. You must have a clear idea of whom you are attempting to reach in order to be effective. A website of interest [...]

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Why have a website

by Rich on October 16, 2009

in Web

Businesses need a website for a variety of reasons. The most obvious one to advertise your business. The internet is a large place and getting larger. In order for this advertising to be effective, you need to decide on a target audience. This could be geographic (Cornwall), demographic (young people) or it could be business [...]

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