Recently someone asked me this: "I'm looking to hire a local web designer. What qualifications should I be looking for?" Make sure you understand the difference between "web designer" and "web developer" before reading as it is the source of a lot of confusion. Assumptions Assuming that by "web designer" we mean someone who will produce a site end-to-end, our main question is pretty basic but one that everyone eventually will need ...

I started writing this as part of a response to a reader's question and it ended up being such a rant, I decided to make it a whole new post. The confusion This is a confusing topic and for good reason. Here's as best a response as I can give. When beginners are starting out learning the basics of creating websites, they're responsible for every aspect of the site. This ...

I was just over at Thoof.com and something happened out of the ordinary. It sort of happened the other day too but this time, it was a little more intense. Here's the scenario - I registered for a user account at Thoof.com a couple days ago, and their registration process went like this: 1. Click sign up (a couple form fields appear) 2. Enter your email address 3. Click sign up That's ...

I opened www.dennisplucinik.com this weekend. It's a very simple site so far because I don't have much time to write in more functionality. I have to say that of the logos presented on the site, I have varying depths of involvement in each project from basic logo design to full design and development. Very briefly here is a more detailed description of my involvement in each of the ...

I own a Motorola Q and use it to access the internet daily. With the coming of the new iPhone I believe we will see a significant jump in the number of people using their cell phone to access information from the internet. This should hopefully bring the data access costs down eventually opening up the opportunity for even more people who could not have afforded it before. In ...