Falmouth Design Offers New Maintenance Plans
October 18, 2008
Falmouth Design is excited to announce a new service: offering monthly maintenance plans to new and existing customers. With several plans to choose from, and custom plans available upon request, customers can have their site updated on a monthly basis, adding new content, photos, and more.
- Budget Site Update: For $35 per month, you receive a half hour of site maintenance. This includes content updating or editing, adding photos, etc. No new functionality will be developed under this plan.
- Basic Site Updates: For a monthly fee of $50, you receive one hour of site updates/maintenance per month (a savings of $20). Updates include updating functionality, adding/updating content or adding photos. You will also receive a monthly back-up of the site, including all files, images, and databases. The site back-up will be burned to a CD-R disk once per year, or more often as required/requested.
- Business Basic: For just $75 per month, subscribers receive up to two hours of site updates/maintenance per month (a $35 savings!), the monthly site back-up, PLUS a monthly search engine report (includes site statistics, current PageRank, keyword listing, search engine placement, etc.) in .pdf format.
- Business Value: For $100/month, subscribers receive up to three hours of site maintenance, which includes content updating, adding/updating new functionality, or new site development. Subscribers receive a monthly site back-up and search engine report (includes site statistics, current PageRank, keyword listing, search engine placement, etc.) in .pdf format. As an added bonus, subscribers to this plan who host their site with Falmouth Design will receive FREE site hosting and domain name registration (a savings of $100)!
Book Review: DOM Scripting
November 27, 2007
I'll admit it. I used to hate JavaScript. I avoided it whenever possible. When I did need it to do something, I dreaded it. I could never get it to work right on the first try (or first 50 tries). Still, occasionally it's necessary and I kept trying to learn it. I forget how I happened upon this book, but I'm so glad I found DOM Scripting, by Jeremy Keith. It made sense! I could actually understand the practical applications of the scripts used in the book. It made accessibility and adherence to standards a priority in writing scripts. It had useful examples. Now I just need to go back over a few of my files and update the code since I have discovered that there is a better way. If you have ever tried learning JavaScript and got frustrated, or if you're just starting out and want to learn JavaScript the right way, this is the book for you. I have tried many books and online tutorials (heck, I have four books on JavaScript sitting right next to my desk) and none of them made sense of JavaScript like this one does. I tip my hat to the author, Jeremy Keith and I'll be working my way through his other book (Bulletproof AJAX) and articles on his site.
To buy: DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model
What browser are you using?
November 27, 2007
In case you haven't already heard, there are better browsers than Internet Explorer out there. Perhaps you didn't know any better; perhaps you just never bothered to use anything other than the default IE installation that came with your Windows PC. But I'm here to tell you that the web can be a better experience for you. Try Firefox, try Opera, try anything other than IE. Discover just how pleasant the web can be without errors and pop-up windows and incorrectly-rendered web pages. Experiment with some add-on extensions or toolbars. Search Google or Amazon (or eBay, or GoDaddy, or Yahoo) right from the toolbar.
Adobe launches CSS Advisor
December 16, 2006
From: Adobe Developer Center/CSS Advisor Adobe launched a CSS Advisor Beta site as an online resource for developers to learn and share tips for using CSS. The forum allows developers to discuss browser issues or compatibility, discuss current solutions or collaborate on new ones.
Adobe Releases Photoshop CS3 Beta
December 16, 2006
From: Adobe Labs Adobe has released a beta version of its latest software, Photoshop CS3, which is designed to run natively on Apple's new Intel-based Macs. "For the first time ever, Adobe is delivering a widely available Photoshop CS3 beta to enable customers to more easily transition to the latest hardware platforms, particularly Apple's new Intel based systems. The beta is available as a Universal Binary for the Macintosh platform as well for Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista computers, with the final shipping release of Adobe Photoshop CS3 planned for spring 2007." New or improved features include non-destructive smart filters, quick selection tool, automatic layer alignment and blending, as well as an updated Adobe Bridge and Device Central, "an all-new integrated component of Adobe Photoshop CS3, is designed to boost the efficiency and productivity of creative professionals and mobile developers who design engaging content for mobile phones and consumer electronic devices." MacLife offers a first look at Photoshop CS3
