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  • A must watch

    Appreciate the info - I'm a big Holmes fan. Hadn't heard of this, and I don't have access to BBC anyway, but I'll look for it. The best Holmes series I've seen is the one (originally from PBS, I believe) starring Jeremy Br…
    Comment by snillor May 16 permalink
  • Menu placement opinions

    I agree with deeve007. Forcing, urging, encouraging, steering the user to do something or find what they're looking for in a particular way will cost you returning visits. I assume ALA analyzed their typical visitor and decided that the new pre…
    Comment by snillor April 28 permalink
  • Typography Category

    Excellent idea - I second it.
    Comment by snillor April 22 permalink
  • Critique my portfolio?

    The site design is, as noted above, reasonably attractive and I think visually pretty clean - much better than a lot of sites. (However the backgrounds - header area and body - aren't doing you any favors.) I strongly agree with the suggestion…
    Comment by snillor April 8 permalink
  • What are some questions you ask a client before making a website?

    To add to the above... What sites do you like and what do you like about them? What sites DON'T you like and what DON'T you like about them? What browser do you/your company use?
    Comment by snillor February 6 permalink
  • IE8 and Google

    FYI, your website counter section triggered a MalWare alert about a malicious website. I'd get rid of that - nobody uses a visible counter anymore.
    Comment by snillor January 20 permalink
  • Website Feedback Request

    Some suggestions: Use the html5 doctype - it's a lot simpler to remember and sets the stage to use HTML5 features. Fix the HTML validation errors; for example, you have several instances of IDs being used more than once per page. No real CSS …
    Comment by snillor January 20 permalink
  • New Site Feedback Please

    Just noticed what might be a typo in the first paragraph of What We Do. It reads: "What that means for you is that with one all encompassing website, provided by us, you can reach your customers "on" whether they're on a mobile,…
    Comment by snillor December 2012 permalink
  • New Site Feedback Please

    I'm late to the party, but want to say: 1) Lovely design; I especially like the colors scheme. And a really nice touch with the two-color main nav items that become one color when hovered. 2) Very slow loading in Firefox (17.0.1) 3) In Safar…
    Comment by snillor December 2012 permalink
  • opinion on simple design

    I didn't see the site with the gradients everyone mentioned. What I see now I really like. Very nice background texture, and the soft blue color scheme is relaxing and professional looking. I agree with springlab, that when you redo the logo, …
    Comment by snillor December 2012 permalink
  • suggest book(s) to start learning jQuery

    I appreciate the suggestions, folks. I'll check out the js courses on codeacademy.
    Comment by snillor December 2012 permalink
  • suggest book(s) to start learning jQuery

    No responses after almost a week, so I'll try to mark this closed.
    Comment by snillor December 2012 permalink
  • Changing Background

    I believe that w3schools has absolutely no affiliation with the W3C. They just want you to assume that they do. And there are many (I'm one of them) who feel that the content on w3schools.com is frequently obsolete, absolutely wrong, and/or mi…
    Comment by snillor October 2012 permalink
  • Client work feedback

    First of all, congrats and thanks for taking the trouble to validate your HTML (and for the most part your CSS - looks like whatever CSS "errors" are reported aren't really errors). Too bad more people can't be bothered with this…
    Comment by snillor September 2012 permalink
  • defining SEO strategy

    Great advice, clearly expressed, Josh. The only things I'd like to mention, for those who are new and don't yet know, are: 1) There is no shortage of people touting their systems and products as sure-fire ways to boost your SEO results -…
    Comment by snillor August 2012 permalink
  • Another Portfolio Critique Request!

    As noted, needs some color - especially on the home page. And I feel that if you have a neutral background, colors that are purer than what you have on other pages pop more. RESUME: I thought it was not advisable to list graduation dates. You'…
    Comment by snillor July 2012 permalink
  • Personal Portfolio - Critiques please.....

    I apologize for misinterpreting your statement. You are correct that Modernizr includes the html5 shiv. So if you already are using Modernizr, there's no need to separately reference the shiv. If you aren't using Modernizr, then you'…
    Comment by snillor July 2012 permalink
  • Personal Portfolio - Critiques please.....

    Modernizr does not "enable HTML5" in any browser. If a browser doesn't support border-radius, Modernizr will not magically change that. What Modernizr does is examine the user agent (browser) to determine what features (including HTM…
    Comment by snillor July 2012 permalink
  • Site Review

    Very nice job on the responsiveness. Things scale and rearrange smoothly. Random Observations: I'm not crazy about the brown background color. Consider using a neutral or almost-neutral color instead. That'll coexist better, and make the…
    Comment by snillor July 2012 permalink
  • Website Critique

    I agree that it's quite attractive. The predominant grayscale makes those items in color really jump. One thing I noticed is that you have quite a few duplicate IDs. Maybe a good idea to change those to class.
    Comment by snillor July 2012 permalink
  • How to solving : CSS selector “:active” not working ?

    Yes, the order in which you style the links matters. But I thought the recommended order is link, visited, hover, focus, active (I remember it with Lord Vader's Handle Formerly Annakin). Am I wrong? Has that changed?
    Comment by snillor July 2012 permalink
  • Odd positioning in different browers.

    the W3C validator still shows an error in line 158: Line 158, Column 74: Stray end tag script. …ipt type="text/javascript" src="http://stats.hosting24.com/count.php"> This is followed by a second error: Line 158, Column…
    Comment by snillor July 2012 permalink
  • Odd positioning in different browers.

    You have a number of unclosed or improperly closed elements - look here. I'd start there - fixing these may well resolve the layout inconsistencies.
    Comment by snillor July 2012 permalink
  • When designing a site for clients...

    I ask clients to arrange for their own hosting; although I'll make recommendations if needed. I typically give them an estimate of what it'll cost them for hosting and domain name registration. Agree 100% that GoDaddy is terrible. Hard to…
    Comment by snillor July 2012 permalink
  • Is this a good forum for beginners?

    Although a little weighted to the intermediate/advanced levels, and heavily weighted to WordPress, I think it's still a good place for beginners. But see the sidebar item called "How To Ask A Good Question" before composing your quest…
    Comment by snillor July 2012 permalink
  • possible redesign - critique wanted

    Sorry for the belated reply - been away from the computer for a couple of days. I appreciate the suggestions - very helpful and exactly the sort of feedback I was hoping for. I'll see if subtle a texture or gradient adds some visual interest …
    Comment by snillor July 2012 permalink
  • HTML form - make one of two fields required

    Thanks Chris. As I said, I have zero experience/knowledge of PHP or scripting, but I think I follow your example. Will try it later today. Meanwhile, is it true that there's no way to do this (make it so that either of two fields is required)…
    Comment by snillor July 2012 permalink
  • HTML form - make one of two fields required

    Thanks for the quick response - I appreciate it. Just to clarify: I was planning on having something (maybe an * with a note "* = required") to indicate required fields, but got stuck on how to indicate that we'd like both but only …
    Comment by snillor July 2012 permalink
  • Site Feedback?

    Attractive and clean, with a distinct personality and cohesive visual style. I agree with the comments above, especially about the hover state of the logo - that's gotta go.
    Comment by snillor July 2012 permalink
  • What kind of Degree did you get in Web Dev?

    Bachelor's degree in Biology, self-taught and still learning in HTML & CSS.
    Comment by snillor July 2012 permalink