Microsoft Web-related News

There were a couple of big announcements from Microsoft this week, both of interest to web developers and/or users of the MS web stack. Without further ado…

WebsiteSpark (info PDF)

If you’re a small firm (less than 10 folks) focused on  Web dev and design, you may qualify for a boatload of “free” MS licenses. In return,

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Creative Redesign

Alan Houser has decided that he needs to redesign his site (sites?) and has opted to do it in a very open fashion. He’s started a new blog and expects to fully document the process along the way — while seeking input and feedback.

Why? To quote Alan:

The web is full of how-to articles, but I

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Sneak Peek of sorts

As previously hinted, things will look different soon around here. If curious, you can get a hint of what’s coming from my main site. Fluid width is causing me some headaches in the blog theme conversion — and I still can’t decide on number of columns.

If you peek at the main site, also have a

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Facelift and Tools

It has been several years since my “main” site and two blogs all had a common look & feel. Far too long, but I’m sure you all know how priorities can vary from year to year. That partially explains why posts have been scarce here the past week. I’m finally working on a redesign.

At the

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Web Design is a P.I.T.A.

I’m looking at my assorted sites and their designs and have reluctantly reached the conclusion that there is a lot of room for improvement. Nothing matches, there’s no consistency and — perhaps worst of all — I haven’t done any of my own designs. Humbling.

Oh sure, I’ve done tons of modifying and hackering of other

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