http://www.inkblotwebdesign.com Freelance Web Site Design, Web Site Programming, Graphic Design, Photography, and Digital Art by Jay McCarthy Mon, 18 May 2009 16:16:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today, when I arrived to work, I had a very sad email and I myself cannot help, but someone out there might be able to.  Please read and if you or someone you can can help, please contact: Carole Wiegand (wiegand_carole@emc.com), Nick's mom and fellow EMC employee Stacy Morales (morales_stacy@emc.com), ... http://www.inkblotwebdesign.com/?p=161 It was a short run, but I've decided that Odiogo isn't really going to add much to my site for now.  It is a very very cool plugin though.  I'd recommend that you check it out yourself! http://www.inkblotwebdesign.com/?p=159 This may be very temporary, but I'm giving Odiogo a try for a little while.  I read a blog today that had a "listen now" button next to each post, and I sat back and listening to the posts rather than reading them.  The quality of the audio was actually ... http://www.inkblotwebdesign.com/?p=154 So you've designed and programmed a website, and you want to know how to get people to visit.  This is a common request from clients: "I want to be #1 on Google".  These days, that is easier said than done.  SEO is definitely more work than creating the actual website.  ... http://www.inkblotwebdesign.com/?p=149 I had been having a problem Digging articles on my WordPress blog using the Digg Me! button. I'd click the button and Digg would send me to a URL submission page with the error message: "Please enter a properly formatted URL. Thanks." When I searched message boards, the solution was editing ... http://www.inkblotwebdesign.com/?p=132 So you've downloaded the latest version of Wordpress and uploaded it to your site. You've looked through all of the included themes and you can't find anything that's to your liking. So you start looking for a theme elsewhere on the web. I'll use a theme called ... http://www.inkblotwebdesign.com/?p=107 What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do. Bob Dylan http://www.inkblotwebdesign.com/?p=101 One of my favorite photos from Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA taken in Fall 2007. Click on the image to view full size. http://www.inkblotwebdesign.com/?p=93 This diptych is comprised of two photos I took at the Queluz Palace, outside of Lisbon, Portugal. The were taken at two different locations at the palace, but I think they came together nicely. Click on the image to view full size. http://www.inkblotwebdesign.com/?p=85 I always have ideas for designs that I am anxious try out. Sometimes it is a new Photoshop or Illustrator technique and sometimes it is a design layout or color scheme that I think would be interesting. Here are three design experiments from a couple years ago: ... http://www.inkblotwebdesign.com/?p=66