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August 4, 2008
Hi,
Over the years, I’ve found that every time that I come across the AOL browser … trouble starts.
Just today, someone was having problems watching Flash FLV based videos, where the videos would just stop half way through for no apparent reasons.
As it turned out, it was the AOL browser (a modified version of IE, so I’m told) that was screwing up. As soon as he switched to Firefox, everything worked fine.
The AOL browser isn’t the only bad actor – many micro-niche browsers are often times the source of strange problems that you don’t get using the major browsers out there. So do yourself a favor, stick to Firefox or IE.
… And keep up to date, they are free after all.
Ciao,
Stefan Mischook
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August 2, 2008
This is the first of a new series of podcast that I am creating called: ‘Ask a web nerd.’
Not the greatest title, but I hope it tells something about this series; I will be answering common questions put to me by people everyday. Questions about anything regarding web design, web programming, getting into the web design game etc …
In this podcast, I will answer a common question put to me every so often:
Do you need to go to web design school, or college, to become a professional web designer?
Check out the podcast in the killersites.com web design magazine:
web design school?
If you have any comments or any new questions you would like answered, just post a comment here or on the magazine and I will do my best.
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
www.killersites.com
www.killerphp.com
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July 30, 2008
Hi,
The following session answers a common question that has been put to me many times:
What hardware and software do you need to run a web design business? Do you need to upgrade to ‘industrial strength’ tools?
I also touch on a few other things that I know many of you will find interesting.
You can listen to the latest Business of Web Design podcast in the killersites.com magazine.
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
www.killersites.com
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July 26, 2008
Hi,
I just uploaded the very first session of the Business of Web Design course/audio-book.
The first session is the introduction to the course, where I go over some of the specifics of what I’m going to cover … along with a few other things.
Introduction to the Business of Web Design audio book.
Please post comments, questions, criticisms and even praise for what your hear.
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I have many other session/chapters already recorded and they should be out very soon … I just have to do the final edits.
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
www.killersites.com
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July 23, 2008
The ‘Business of Web Design‘ is an audio book/podcast series that teaches you to start and build a home based web design business.
I am still currently in the process of fleshing out all the details, but I do have a lot down on paper.
That said, I am very close to being ready to record the first (of many) sessions and I expect to have something out this week.
You can learn more about in the killersites.com magazine
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
www.killersites.com
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July 21, 2008
I just released a video that goes over my top 3 favorite new features in Dreamweaver CS4:
- Workspaces
- Code Navigator
- Related Files
Video tutorial: new features in Dreamweaver CS4
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
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July 21, 2008
I just released a new Dreamweaver CS4 video tutorial on the new user interface.
Video: First look at Dreamweaver CS4
Dreamweaver CS4 is sporting a brand new interface that bring Dreamweaver up-to-speed with the other Adobe products. In this video I give you a quick tour looking at how the new user interface works.
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
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July 19, 2008
Firefox has become much more than a great browser that puts pressure on Microsoft to do a better job with Internet Explorer. Firefox has become a treasure chest of tools that web designers can use in their everyday web design work. A lot of this power comes into Firefox via their plug-in architecture that they call ‘add-ons’.
Check out the video tutorial:
Firefox Colorzilla Ad-on
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
www.killersites.com
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July 15, 2008
Creating a ‘killer’ blog is not that hard to understand … but it is hard to do.
As the title of this post suggest, there are three things you need if you want to create a ‘killer’ blog:
- Start with a great blog software.
- Get a great design.
- Produce great content.
The list above is in order of doing, but not the order of importance: content is still king and so you must be able to produce quality content on a regular basis for your blog, otherwise it won’t work.
Let’s look at some details …
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July 15, 2008
The boys and girls at Adobe recently released a public beta of Dreamweaver CS4 – I can now freely talk about it now!
I’ve been beta testing Dreamweaver CS4 for a little while now and I’ve been looking forward to spewing my nerd impressions. I had to hold my tongue until Adobe released DW CS4 to the public …
In this article, I provide a quick overview of what’s in CS4. But don’t worry, in soon to come articles and video tutorials, I will be digging deeper.
Read the complete review of Dreamweaver CS4.
BTW: I should have a couple of new Dreamweaver CS4 videos out very soon.
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
www.killersites.com
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