Websites that make their customers work to read them are not the best way to get business. Miniscule fonts, text in colours that make it hard to see against the background colour, and lines that ...

The term "web service" has been used quite frequently lately: you hear people saying how good web services are and how they will dominate the future of software development, but what ex...

Web 2.0 outlines the latest version of World Wide Web - dynamic, highly scalable and organic in growth. The rampant popularity enjoyed by Web 2.0 design patterns has resulted into companies blind...

The buzz on duplicate content penalties is almost deafening. Some people think it's a myth while others strongly believe that search engines are out to hunt down these so-called posers and give t...

Whether you’re a freelance designer looking for a solution for your latest client, or a new company preparing your first online store, choosing an eCommerce package can be a daunting decis...

Heuristic evaluation is a technique that involves analysing the usability of a website against a set of general usability precepts. One or more “experts” will analyse the target site,...

If you are integrating Microsoft Great Plains with you existing e-commerce front application, you are more likely deploying Microsoft Dynamics GP eConnect. This tool allows you to create or updat...

Unfortunately, there are many websites that may not be considered usable and push off lots of potential customers just because it's hard to find a menu, or a product price list, or to navigate th...

Somewhere in between presenting static information graphics and complex, interactive data dashboards there’s a need for a way to visualize moderately dynamic data on the web. Oftentimes the...

If ever there was a pet peeve of mine, missing or crappy favicons probably ranks pretty high (undoubtedly, higher than it should). "A favicon (short...