Thaidoweb 2008

If you’ve ever tried to build a JavaScript drop-down menu from scratch, then you know how hard it can be. They can get very complicated very quickly, and unless you are building menus all day, everyday mistakes will creep in that can be challenging to find and fix.

Whether you have used Microsoft Word for years, have just switched from WordPerfect or are new to word processing, try these easy steps to save time and simplify your work in Word:
Turn off Personalized Menus and Toolbars
Although it is a default, Personalized Menus and Toolbars is a terrible “feature” which limits your initial view to select toolbar buttons and menu commands. Do you only have one row of toolbars at the top of the screen? When you click on a [...]

Most people feel that optimizing is to target the search engines alone. In my opinion, this is not the only case. Optimization requires a balance of traffic enhancements and a user friendly atmosphere that provides clear navigation. Most will agree it would be much better to have people accept offerings from a Site, rather than masses of people who do nothing. Here are some general tips and thought to make pages user-friendly.
Focus on the Offerings
Is something being offered? Make it [...]

This you DO NOT want to miss: The newest report out on “seeing” what people look at when they browse through your site and how they react to certain layouts, headlines, images, and text formats.
Do you really want to know what people see when they visit your site? You think you’re ready for the harsh reality?
The project managers of the EYETRACK III team, Steve Outing and Laura Ruel seem to have done quite a bit of work and I want [...]

There are two ways that most people who create web pages do it:
either they hire a professional web designer, or they use some
visual HTML editing software. You could say that hiring a
designer is like getting someone to make furniture for you and
deliver it, while using an editor is more like buying flat-pack
furniture.
What I’m here to tell you, though, is that you should consider
doing things another way. I’m telling you that you should go get
yourself some wood and a saw. [...]

With Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop and most other popular image
editors being commercial, paid-for software, you might be
forgiven for thinking that there aren’t any free alternatives.
While they’re not very well publicised, there are plenty of free
graphic editing alternatives out there, if you know where to
look. Here’s a rundown of some of the best.
The Gimp
Despite its daft name, the Gimp is widely considered to be the
best graphics editor you can get for free – many devotees
compare its features to those of Photoshop. [...]

One thing that sometimes escapes web designers is the need for
the end product to be focussed on the customer rather than on
what the web designer can provide.
While new whizzy things are nice they can be at best unnecessary
and at worst so distracting from the purpose of the website that
the true message never gets across.
A balance needs to be met that encourages creativity but retains
the adage that “content is king”
To achieve this balance, here are three areas that I believe are
important. [...]

Today’s applications – either for the Web or standalone – are
starting to focus more and more on the user interface. The time
when you had to write lines and lines of commands or go through
several menus to execute a certain task has passed. Developers
have now implemented simple wizards, with on-screen help near
each important element of the application, which will make even
the most complicated task look like a walk in the park. And the
easiest and most efficient way to create user-friendly
interfaces is [...]

A highly effective website will always reflect its highly effective webmaster. Throughout the years of doing a number of websites, I’ve seen quite a few effective webmasters all over the web and I would like to share to you their successes by exploring on this topic: “Seven Habits of Highly Effective Webmasters.”
Be Consistent.
Consistency simply means using a common style, design or theme throughout your site. It will also mean optimising your website because all the elements are already in memory [...]

When it comes to having a website that will hold peoples attention nothing works better than good, usable information. Visitors are asking themselves “What can I learn here?” or “How will this site help me?”. Providing good content is essential to running a good, frequently visited website. With that in mind you should also have content that is updated regularly. If you are going to provide content through a content provider, a weekly update is the [...]