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If you ever need a failsafe way to redirect browsers with PHP, whether or not the page headers have already been sent, look no further than Jakob B.’s snippet on PHP.net.
This code snippet uses the cleanest method, the php header function, if it is available. Otherwise, it defaults to javascript. Failing that approach it uses the old meta refresh method.
August 19th, 2006
The Google Analytics Blog has announced that you no longer need an invitation to receive the Website statistics tracking for free. Just head on over to the Google Analytics site and login with you Google account. It will then take you through the steps that are needed to setup your Website.
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August 18th, 2006
It’s official. Logo Designers are now obsolete! Web2.0 Logo Creator is taking over our market share.
I found this web site that parodies the current Web2.0 look from a link on Squidoo and just had to share it.
Here’s my new logo that was generated in about 3 seconds!
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Here’s the one I spent several hours creating myself:

Go figure. Not bad for a machine! Of course mine looks better in context.
August 18th, 2006
Every once in a while, I read something so simple, clear, and essential I wish I’d written it myself. The Elements of Style for Designers is well-written prose that was fun to read and reinforces the basics of balancing good design with usability. That balancing act is the most difficult and relevant task of results-oriented designers.auditory christine sloancalculator cibc loanciti consoladation loansloans citibank educationauto citifinancial restructure loanrate citifinancial loanbank citizens loan savingsloans definition classified Map
July 25th, 2006
I came across a post by Seth Godin that offers 56 ways to get traffic for your blog. I’ll list the first ten here. You’ll have to go over to Seth’s blog for the rest.
- Use lists.
- Be topical… write posts that need to be read right now.
- Learn enough to become the expert in your field.
- Break news.
- Be timeless… write posts that will be readable in a year.
- Be among the first with a great blog on your topic, then encourage others to blog on the same topic.
- Share your expertise generously so people recognize it and depend on you.
- Announce news.
- Write short, pithy posts.
- Encourage your readers to help you manipulate the technorati top blog list.
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June 3rd, 2006
I stumbled across an interesting post about business cards by Eric Mack today. It was significant enough that I thought I’d share it.
I have always struggled with printing business cards on only one side … all that blank real estate bothered me. However, I dislike the hard sell feel that covering the back of a business card with sales copy produces. Savvy business people often make notes on the back of business cards to help establish the significance of the person that passed it to them.
Eric’s idea provides a great way to add structure for note-takers that will increase the effectiveness of a business card.
May 26th, 2006
This is an amusing, yet interesting way of creating the worn look in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Normally I keep my design digital, but sometimes it is fun to experiment with real-world techniques.
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April 5th, 2006
In time for the summer vacation planning season the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce updated its North Country Guide Web site with Google Maps. The maps enable Web site visitors to put the business or attraction listing into its geographic location thus eliminating some of the guesswork inherent in planning a vacation.
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March 31st, 2006
A great deal of research has been done on shopping cart abandonment. Typically, when a hundred people start buying something online, of those who do not complete the purchase, seventy gave up somewhere while on the shopping cart pages.
Why? Too little energy. Too much friction.
March 27th, 2006
Revisiting the em unit of font-size and examining the benefits. A good read for those who want to make their site more accessible and usable.
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March 24th, 2006
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