Category Archives: Web Design

Website’s new look

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Amy Fredericks

I recently gave my website a new look. I recently took a class in HTML 5 and am currently taking a CSS3 one, so I really wanted to try stuff out. So, obviously, I’m trying to update this blog more … Continue reading →

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Don't Make Me Think!

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Amy Fredericks

One of my co-workers lent me an interesting book recently. Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug. It’s a short and easy read. The basic premise (and hence the title) is that you … Continue reading →

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Odds and ends

Posted on May 30, 2006 by Amy Fredericks

I thought this article, the 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time, from PC World was pretty funny. Number one is AOL. I never lowered myself to using their service, thankfully. Back when I was on dial-up I used Earthlink. … Continue reading →

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Emerging Standards and delicious

Posted on May 24, 2006 by Amy Fredericks

I attended a very interesting seminar last night. “Emerging Standards in Web Design,” given by a web design and training firm called Antharia. The instructor, Jordan Dossett,talked about lots of great stuff. Keeping important stuff on your site “above the … Continue reading →

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Love of learning…

Posted on May 17, 2006 by Amy Fredericks

I love my job. It’s not earth-shatteringly exciting but I feel like I’m learning so much! 😀 I just signed up for an XML class through HWG. I really know little about the subject (it stands for eXtensible Markup Language) … Continue reading →

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Vile advertising

Posted on May 11, 2006 by Amy Fredericks

I recently become aware of a new kind of web advertising practice. I’ve only seen it on one site, although I’m sure others use it. And it is positively VILE. The person who thought it up should burn in hell. … Continue reading →

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CSS class

Posted on May 7, 2006 by Amy Fredericks

The CSS class (CSS 2.1 in Depth) I have been taking through the HWG is over.  I am a big fan of CSS (cascading style sheets) and the final project we did for the class is a great demonstration of … Continue reading →

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Feed stuff

Posted on April 27, 2006 by Amy Fredericks

On a directive from my bosses to investigate the possibility of creating an RSS feed for our website, I forced myself to start using them this week. And I’m finding that RSS is pretty cool. It’s usually said to stand … Continue reading →

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Workshops, workshops, workshops

Posted on April 24, 2006 by Amy Fredericks

I’ve gone to two DCWW workshops so far. The first one, on PHP, was a great but TOO  SHORT overview of the scripting language at WestLake Internet Training.  I would definitely like to get more experience with it.  PHP is … Continue reading →

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Web women rule!

Posted on April 8, 2006 by Amy Fredericks

I went to a steering committee meeting on Wednesday of DC Web Women, an organization of women who work in the web field.  The main part of the organization is a mailing list, where we talk about web stuff, technology, … Continue reading →

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