There’s a reason why children’s books are heavy on pictures. Images can immediately speak a thousand words: they can grab and hold at attention their notoriously distractable readers; and they can make (or break) the appeal and hence readability of the text they accompany. The same rationale applies — and same effect achieved — when it comes [...]
How to Become a Better Photographer: It’s All in the Lens
August 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Because of improvements in digital photography over the last decade, award-winning photography isn’t just for the professional photographer; now anyone can aspire to take professional-looking pictures. Relatively inexpensive cameras can take almost identical shots to $4,000 cameras. If you’re looking to make the most out of your equipment, we have tips on how you can [...]
The First Electronic Spam Message
July 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Image by arneheijenga via Flickr Spam is everywhere on the Internet. It’s on the websites you visit, it ends up in your email, you see it on forums, and it appears on your Facebook walls. It’s so predominant on the Internet that it’s virtually impossible for an internet user to not encounter some type of [...]
Why Mac Users Love Their Macs
July 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia In the computer world, the battle rages on between the Mac and the PC. Computer users on both sides of the spectrum defend their choice to the end and believe that their decision is the right one. Just as with any debate, it can often be hard to see both sides of [...]
The First Computer Virus
June 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia Computer viruses are the plague that every computer user fears. To inoculate ourselves from data oblivion, we purchase increasingly more sophisticated anti-viral software. We owe it all to Richard Skrenta, who, in 1982 at the age of 15, created the first wild computer virus to infect home computers. Why would he do [...]
How do you know when it’s time to redo your site?
June 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A business website is not meant to be a static entity, but rather, it is supposed to change along with the developments of the business itself. While your entire site doesn’t need to be updated as frequently as its content, it should be retooled–from the layout to its functionality–every so often to keep up with the company’s progress [...]