The web industry is a largely unregulated space, meaning that any two developers likely have very different ways of building websites. Unlike other skilled trades, there are no industry-standard certifications that a developer can obtain. This makes it very difficult for clients to understand exactly what they’re going to get when they’re working with a […]
Apr 30, 2009
March 12, 2009 – Yardstick Services’ website was hacked. Our index.php file was replaced and our administrator username and password were changed. I was stressed out and angry. But once I got through the usual emotions associated with this kind of disruption to life and business, I put my learning hat on and set my […]
Apr 28, 2009
Recently, I have been pondering what the best business model is for web-design. I have been discussing this with some of my associates here in Vancouver and most would agree that “it depends” is the only good answer. But I am really wondering what motivates certain companies to choose say an outsourced hourly one-man band […]
Apr 27, 2009
Today I made a foray into the world of newsletters and rss feeds. I have always been somewhat dismayed by Joomla’s (in)ability to perform as a blogging platform. Yes, WordPress has become the de facto standard in blogs but I really see no reason why Joomla can’t achieve some of the basic features that WordPress […]
Apr 24, 2009
Since this is my first blog post as I venture out into the world of blogging, I thought I would give you (ie. the one person that is actually reading this right now – hi Mom!) an idea of what of the body of knowledge that I am going to be blogging about. I am […]
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