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Five Website Design Practices To Leave Behind In 2013
Here is an article from the Daily Egg espousing some interesting standards to wish goodbye to in the wake of the new year.
Five Can't-Miss Signs That Your Website Needs a Redesign
This article, reprinted from Durham Web Designer, highlights several different notable reasons why a website might be outdated and in dire need of a revamp and redesign.How to blow through your email backlog
MoneyWatch gives tips on how to catch up on email, in light of many folks returning to work after a week or more without power due to Hurricane Sandy.
Age & Technology
Ok, I'm old. Not merely in the physical sense, but in the psychological sense. There is a Technological Divide. And its not just regional (Developed v. Under-Developed Nations) or resource based (affluent neighborhoods v. struggling neighborhoods), it's also generational -- not so much physical age as psychological age.Do Public Access Computing Centers Have a Direct Impact on Development?
ICT Works discusses and links to an exploratory study of public access computing (PAC) services in Colombia, conducted by the University of Washington and local partners.
A tacky mess: the masses vs. great design
On this entry from his blog, Seth Godin discusses the effect the masses have on design in general.Global Youth Institute at the Borlaug dialogues
I had the honor of being a faculty expert at the Global Youth Institute. Today, I saw poster presentations by world food prize interns and heard student research papers related to food security and international development.8(a) and instant data; not a bad place to be
In this article on the Washington Technology blog, Mark Hoover demonstrates the correlation between the 8a certification for businesses and the concept of instant data.Top Words to Avoid in Proposals
Inexperienced proposal writers seem to use words that should be avoided when writing proposals. These inappropriate words and phrases can weaken a proposal, annoy evaluators and even undermine the bidder's credibility.
