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May 2010

Google Font API : More Font Options on the Web

Just a few days ago Google released the Google font API to the public. The Google font API provides a very easy to use cross browser solution to include fonts available in the Google font directory on your website. This means the web is suddenly open to new fonts that will work on any browser and any operating system. The fonts scale to zoom and are readable by search engine spiders and screen readers. There is currently only a handful of fonts available in the directory, but I am sure this will.... read more
May 27, 2010 2:52pm by Jeff Nicholson

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Walking the array

There are times that you want to apply some filtering or modifications to all items in an array, but you don't want to build a new array and wan't to keep the array intact. The array_walk php function can be used to accomplish this. The array_walk function takes the following arguments. bool array_walk ( array &$array , callback $funcname [, mixed $userdata ] ) The array to work on, a function name to run on each item of an array, and an optional argument for additional parameters to supply .... read more
May 26, 2010 4:36pm by Mike Vandenberghe

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Webpage Effects

As the web advances the possibilties for your user interface are becoming almost limitless. The web no longer has to be static and boring, interactivity is becoming more popular and easier to implement. While it may be tempting to fit as much of this is into your site as you can, you have to draw a line somewhere. Using "special effects" in your website can be a wonderful enhancement; the biggest challenge is making sure your site stays intuitive and easy to use. Interactivity and special effect.... read more
May 21, 2010 4:31pm by Jill Hartsen

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Is a CMS Right For Me?

Content management systems have empowered website owners, with no coding experience, to easily maintain their website. The CMS as we know it today is a fairly new development. Over the last 5 years the demand for this technology has increased exponentially. Like any other product on the market is is important to allow the customer the option to do simple maintenance. It wouldn't make sense to lock the hood of a car and prevent access to the functioning pieces. The same applies to websites. Usin.... read more
May 20, 2010 7:57am by Jeff Nicholson

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Images and SEO

As we've said before in this blog, when it comes to SEO every little bit helps. So how can you make images work for you? Use keyword relevant file names. Say you have a website about gardening. Come up with a few keywords that you want to rank for and use those in your image names. You can name one image garden-seeds, and another planting-season. Use hyphens or underscores to ensure that the search engines read each word separately rather than all words as one. Match the images to keywords that .... read more
May 17, 2010 8:42am by Jill Hartsen

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Supporting Internet Explorer 6

How long can we continue to support IE6? That is a question that has been on the mind of many web designers in recent months. Let's face it IE6 is a relic, and not a good one. I have read a few articles and forum posts by designers stating that they no longer code for IE6. I have even heard of companies charging extra for this additional support. Here at LunaWebs we continue to support IE6, but for how much longer? Some polls show that there is less than 8% of users still using browsers pre IE7..... read more
May 04, 2010 8:34am by Jeff Nicholson

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