Another account for tax
Although speaking about US tax, the ideas in Doug Bownman’s article are sound enough to use in UK business. Having a separate account for a portion of earnings to automatically be placed is something to look into.
(tags: freelancing business)

Wordpress does automatic Podcasting
well there’s a cool thing. Simply link to an audio file [...]

My grid.

Web design grid (768px wide): I just got around to posting my web design grid for fixed width designs.
How did I arrive at this magical fixed width of 768px wide? Well, people still use 800×600 resolutions but their browser scrollbar and chrome take some of those pixels.
I used to build sites at [...]

Boring Headlines or Great Links?
Traditional newspaper headlines are not Google friendly as, whilst clever in a print context, they make no sense on the web (jin RSS for example) when out of context. Trigger words are key to scent on the web and traditional headlines often don’t have the
(tags: webdesign usability IA news)

Bill Gates has [...]

Why you wont see mac os on non-Apple hardware anytime soon
Second guessing Apple’s business model.
(tags: mac osx)

Podcast numbers cut through hype
The report says that it will take a long time for people to ditch their transistors and join this small group of breakaways because downloading programmes is complicated and content is sparse.
(tags: webdesign podcasts)

Intranet Review Toolkit
A useful checklist of things to consider when reviewing a company intranet.
(tags: webdesign intranet IA usability)

Design process for new Audis
A look at car design process. Evolution of the new Audio sports car thing that i cant remember the name of.
(tags: design)

User experience (explanatory diagrams)
Very useful in order to communicate conflicting goals (especially no.1)
(tags: [...]

Well here’s a weird thing. Today we had three buildings officially opened at the OU. Not only were they opened by our chancellor Baroness Betty Boothroyd but Eugene from Big Brother was filming the whole thing on his handycam. This sort of thing does not happen everyday at the OU!
The reason for Eugene’s presence? Well [...]

The incentive to switch from Windows to Mac OS is stronger than ever. My problem was that working of a Mac was never a decent viable option for me. Back in the days of working in newspaper publishing I’d develop sites on my original blue iMac and test them on IE5/Mac. Occasionally I’d test them [...]

Home Page Googlization
Unless the designers can eliminate (no results found) for 99% of the queries, Googlizing the home page is only going to frustrate.
(tags: webdesign usability)

Fire your Boss! The Successful Home Freelancer’s Guide [Get Started]
More and more managers are abandoning the safety of company careers to become consultants in their chosen fields.
(tags: freelancing business)

Build Your [...]

My Sony Vaio is giving a spectacularly low battery life these days - just about 40 minutes of web browsing. But that’s ok, I bought is as a desktop replacement and when plugged in, it works a treat.
However, my needs have changed. I need ultraportability. I need a small computer that i can throw into [...]