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The browser wars continue to rage on, and frankly since the consumer seems to be the winner I say go for it. As long as we are talking about progressive browsers with CSS3,  HTML5  and other forward ways of thinking, I say bring them on. So Safari 5 was released this week and I have … Read the Rest of This Post.

WordCamp Raleigh 2010 was this past weekend. This was my first “official” WordCamp that I have gone to, although I have caught some other WordCamp speakers online. I was very excited to go, as I had met a lot of people through community networking efforts,  and most were going as well. I  attended the Power … Read the Rest of This Post.

There is this really interesting debate going on the interwebs about the ethics of downloading media you have already paid for in another format. For instance, the argument was put by NY Times’ Ethicist, Randy Cohen, explaining why, in his opinion, it’s not unethical  to download a digital copy of a book, if you’d bought … Read the Rest of This Post.

So you have finished up the web site, the client loves it (more importantly they love you!) and all is well with the world. Hopefully they tell all their friends about your talent and charm, but when building a freelancing client base, you shouldn’t rely on just this. You have the best source right at … Read the Rest of This Post.

So I am sitting in Panera’s outside enjoying a beautiful spring day – free WiFi and all that, is a beautiful thing. Anyway, I was watching the store manager as he was coming outside to check on the patrons out here and to see if they needed anything from inside. Just a small gesture, but … Read the Rest of This Post.