Two Cures for Boring Website Syndrome. Part 1: Fashion

This is part one of our two part series on Boring Website Syndrome.. Part two can be found here, http://cdl.lc/two-cures-for-boring-website-syndrome-part-2-content-function/ We were recently referred to a new client who asked us to make their website more engaging. The simplicity of the word, “engaging” is terrific. It’s more personal than interactive. More descriptive than customer-oriented or… Continue reading →

“Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.” -Thomas Jefferson and Web Design

In his letter to Thomas Jefferson Smith in 1825, Thomas Jefferson included the following two items in his Decalogue of Canons for Observation in Practical Life: “Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” “Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.” Just as with our friend Confucius, TJ’s wisdom applies to… Continue reading →

CMS is a Beautiful Thing, or Confucianism Part IV

“Good people distinguish things in terms of categories and groups.” In prior Confucianism-inspired posts, we talked about the benefits of using Content Management (CMS) at your website. We’ve made the case for organizing, ordering, and arranging web pages, so now onto breaking bottlenecks in controlling costs and maintaining efficiency while moving forward with today’s standards…. Continue reading →

From Web Pages to Web Sites, or Confuciansim Part III

“Good people order and arrange” Had enough Confucius yet? ‘Cause that old dude had the Internet pegged! Remember the days of the coal-and-steam-powered internet, when you had to walk miles in the snow to a university to make changes to your website, and ration your disk space usage because there wasn’t enough to go around?… Continue reading →

Money-Saving Tip for Color Printer Users!

Do you have a color printing device that you use primarily for black and white printing? I do. Know what bothers me A LOT? PROBLEM: Have you noticed the device will reach an ink level at which it actually disallows further printing and insists an ink cartridge be replaced? I have witnessed this with both… Continue reading →