Author Archives: Simon

How to increase sales via mobile phones thanks to usability

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Simon

An often overlooked sales avenue is mobile phone users and I admit it wasn’t until last year I began to take it more seriously.  I have been testing various ways of promoting the fact my sites  work on mobile phones … Continue reading →

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Nice collection of fonts for business logos

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Simon

I saw this post today and it is a nice collection of “free” fonts for business logos. See: http://www.1stwebdesigner.com Also see: 20 high quality free fonts 40 excellent free fonts for professional design

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Think you have what it takes to become a contractor?

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Simon

I have been contracting for the last 4 years and after my recent (brief) sprint in a permie job it got me thinking about life as a contractor and what it actually means. If you’ve been thinking about it then … Continue reading →

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Google to start dropping IE6 support this year.

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Simon

Google will scale back IE6 support for Google Docs and Google Sites sometime after March 1st this year. Google announced that decision on Friday, two weeks after the company admitted that hackers had breached its network and stolen information. “We … Continue reading →

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