Mozilla Firefox is more than meets the eye. Here’s one thing that novice users might not know or overlook. Configuring Firefox settings isn’t just confined to what you can find in the Options dialog box. If you want more control over Firefox’s behavior then you need this:

This the Firefox configuration page. It’s one of those [...]

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It’s nearing a year since National Federation of the Blind filed a class action lawsuit against Target. The latest development is that the case will continue despite Target’s argument that websites are not covered by the American with Disabilities Act. But has the lawsuit triggered any reaction from online businesses to start designing for accessibility? [...]

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This tip maybe a bit late, months after Firefox 2 was released. Even Firefox 1 featured tabbed browsing. Well, just take this as a friendly reminder or for happen-to-be newbies there, here’s one for you.
In the days of the old IE 6, whenever you want to browse multiple websites at the same time, you have [...]

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Still getting unsuccessful results in Web searches in Google? It can be quite irritating knowing that there are tons of information on the Web and yet, you get gibberish results. Over the years, it has become more and more likely to find needed information online. Well if you still can’t, sometimes it’s just a matter [...]

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Keep readers coming back to your website, whether you’re a newbie blogger or a pro, by following these ten easy tips:

Keep the site informative and regularly updated.
Make sure the site is readable: don’t use small fonts or “difficult” colours.
Do not underline text unless it’s a link.
Keep different fonts to a minimum or you risk [...]

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Smashing Magazine has an excellent overview of CSS-based forms all nicely gathered together in one place.
If you’re a web-designer or just fancy tweaking your blog, this is the kind of post that should appeal.

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It doesn’t matter what information you’re trying to put across on your website if your readers can’t find their way about easily enough.
Website usability is big business. Just ask Dr Jakob Nielsen, who has made a career out of this very issue. But you don’t have to pay through the nose for scientific studies that [...]

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This week I’m concentrating on a series of posts about Effective Web Design. Part 1 offers strategic questions to ask yourself when eyeing up the work your competitors are doing.
There are a myriad websites out there. New ones crop up every second and it is getting harder to get your message across, especially if [...]

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A new pay for post blogging/advertising service is out called ReviewMe, and so I decided to give it a test drive. The post here is a sponsored post, meaning that I am getting paid a small amount to talk about the service. But there is no better way to learn how a service operates than [...]

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Knowing your readers, and what they like is essential if you want to customise your blog content to their needs. One of the best indicators of what works and what doesn’t is of course – by tracking page traffic. To do this you have to pick one of the many many site metric [...]

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If you’re one of those people that thinks laterally, loves mindmaps, stores tons of notes all over the place and would like to get organized, you might consider Tinderbox by the folks at Eastgate if you haven’t done so already.

I’ve been using the application —which is currently only available for Mac but Window’s version [...]

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If you’re thinking about placing background music on your site, stop right now. Along with large animated GIFs, this has to be one of the tackiest things you can do with your site. SEOMoz has a list of reasons you can bring to your clients should you ever get asked to do this. [...]

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Leaving an effective voice message is an important part of conducting business. Failing to do so may result in your call not being returned, or even worse, annoying the other party.
Here’s a step by step walkthrough on how to give an effective voicemail:

Say your name when you pick it up. Don’t assume the [...]

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In case you hadn’t noticed, registrations began on Tuesday for .mobi top level domain names for mobile wireless devices and cell phones.
Names are available on a first-come first-serve basis, though many common domain names have already been awarded to wireless companies and trademarked names.
The .mobi domain is managed by Mobile Top Level Domain, which was [...]

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While the benefits of RSS become immediately obvious to some of us, the general internet population, don’t use it. In many cases, it’s not so much that they haven’t heard about it, it’s that they just don’t really see the point of it all.
The Moleskin has a good set of tips aimed at teaching [...]

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