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Jun

A Beautiful Site Doesn’t Have to Be Built In Flash

The majority of my work comes from busy, small-business owners who understandably spend most of their time running their business and NOT browsing the web. They understand they need a website or want some portion of their business to be available on the internet, but they're not exactly sure how to go about it. Sometimes they'll point me to a site they like. I hold my breath as I click-through only to discover the site is entirely Flash-based. *SIGH* There's a better way.

June 19, 2009 | Tagged in Flash, JQuery, SEO

Jun

Web Design is Good, Cheap or Fast. Pick Two.

Sometimes clients don't understand why I can't just crank their 5-page site in a day. There is a truth to the motto: "You can have it GOOD, CHEAP or FAST. Pick two." In that vain, I'm posting my to-do list for this very website. My goal is to crush this list by June 25, 2009 (in addition to my other projects and English/Korean tutoring).

June 19, 2009 | Tagged in Freelance

Jun

Essential Firefox Add-Ons for Everyone

As a web-developer, I browse the web more than the average person. Between keeping up with trends, fixing my broken MacBook Pro, keeping in touch with friends, networking...its a perpetual juggling act. So here are a few tools that I began using recently to boost my productivity in Firefox (currently 3.0.11 on OS 10.4.11).

June 15, 2009 | Tagged in Tools, Add Ons, Twitter, Browser Utilities, Firefox

Jun

Choosing a Bag for a 17” MacBook Pro

I recently upgraded to a refurbished 17" Macbook Pro 2.93 and I underestimated adjusting to a bigger laptop compared to my broken 15" Macbook Pro 2.2. Most of the sweet packs out there are for mobile users of 15" screens or less. Being mobile is just part of life and finding a bag that will get me to the cafe, as well as from Korea to Detroit carrying only essentials is a challenge. I'm 5' 4" and don't want to look like the Hunch Back. So here are the contenders.

June 14, 2009 | Tagged in Stuff for Sale, MacBook Pro, Portable

May

Essential Expression Engine Tools

I built this site using Expression Engine Core. I'm learning EE cause respected designers like Jason Santa Maria and Jesse Bennett-Chamberlain choose EE as their platform. I've got very limited WordPress knowledge, so this isn't intended as a comparison. I've read that EE requires more programming knowledge than WP. Here is a list of tools currently being used on my site. I welcome all of your questions.

May 01, 2009 | Tagged in Tools, Expression Engine, Add Ons

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Abbreviated Bio

My name is Amy Stoddard and I'm a balanced left/right brain that can design a comp and code well-written HTML & CSS, JavaScript, PHP and mySQL. Actionscript 2.0 is my old flame. Read More About Me