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Entries From June 2009


Gentle Breeze – Free Wordpress Theme

25 Jun 2009

I have only recently really started to get into Wordpress. Prior to the last few months it was just another thing out there I really didn’t have time for. Lately though, I have been getting more and more web design work revolving around Wordpress and have I have to say, I grown quite fond of [...]

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Posted by Michael Raffaele in Templates, Website Design, Wordpress | Permalink

More Useful HTACCESS Scripts

18 Jun 2009

In the previous article I was rambling about 301 redirects using a .htaccess file. In this article I will show a couple of other very useful htacess scripts that have been helpful in my time as a website designer.
First.
The following script will 301 redirect from a non WWW to a WWW. Meaning if you enter [...]

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Posted by Michael Raffaele in Tutorials, Website Design | Permalink

Htaccess 301 Redirects

15 Jun 2009

Working for a high end Search Engine Optmisation (SEO) and Melbourne Web Design company has taught me many useful things that I need to take into consideration when developing an entirely new web site or modifying an existing one.
In the past when I had deleted a page on a website for one reason or another, [...]

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Dropping support for IE6?

10 Jun 2009

I have been reading for a little while now about how web designers/developers plan to drop support for IE6. While I can understand the reasons behind this and I do agree with them to some extent but ultimately I will have to contest this decision.
In reality, there are two sides to this story, both of [...]

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Posted by Michael Raffaele in CSS, Website Design, Website Development | Permalink

What’s the deal with massive CSS resets?

08 Jun 2009

It’s not uncommon for web designers to implement a some form of a CSS reset. I generally use one, as it can be essential to reset some key elements. Unfortunately I am seeing a helluva lot of unnecessary and quite lengthy CSS.
The most used reset I have run into is something similar to this…
Code:
html, body, [...]

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Posted by Michael Raffaele in CSS, Website Design | Permalink