some hosting and a domain name
go have a look and let me know what you think
the address is
and if you need some work let me know and hopefully we can work something out
28
Sep
10
Got myself
24
Aug
10
What happened?
okay so i haven’t posted something for like 5-6 days now which is pretty uncool of me so i thought i would just make a quick press and let ya’ll know whats happening
so ive been at tafe now for like 4-5 weeks and i’m absolutely loving it, it was definitely one of the better choices i’ve made.
I’ve also been working on some portfolio designs for myself which you can see here and here they are both hosted on a free domain over at 000webhosting
hopefully i’ll get some money together soon and then ill be able to actually host a site.
I’ve also began looking at some wordpress theme development which is a bit exciting, im kind of still trying to get my head around it at the moment because its all pretty new to me, its more so understanding how the php works and why its used instead of html and how to integrate the two of them.
At TAFE i’ve been doing lot’s of different stuff about web design and development, so far we have learnt about XHTML (both strict and transitional), FTP, web standards and currently i’m writing a report on web authoring tools and how they work and analyzing two programs and assessing their qualities.
I’ve been trying to teach myself a bit of php along the way as well and i kind of know about functions, loops and variables which seem to be a huge part of the language. So hopefully soon ill find some free time to get a bit of that down.
I’m also currently looking for a new job, it’s not that bunnings is horrible its just that i want to get closer to IT and web design, so yeah if anyone knows of any part time jobs in Adelaide let me know 
In other news, Fallout:NV is coming out pretty soon which looks soooo awesome and i’m real stoked for that one. I think i’ll probably grab him off of Play-Asia because its a good $40 cheaper than in Adelaide.
I turned 18 back in July and I’ve been going out a fair bit since then and it has been a pretty good time out, although i did get glassed one night but thats not really a huge deal. I also got a new car (VS Commodore) and its going really well, i did have a bit of trouble with him at the start but now that im driving him around a bit more and had a mechanic have a look at him he seems to be going much better.
I havnt been riding as much as i would like to but thats alright because i plan on bmx-ing a lot more in the next few weeks before work picks up too much, I’ve been going downhilling a fair bit lately and even though it isnt my preferred sport it is still pretty fun.
So thats my update this time, and just a quick bit of info that I probably wont be posting as much on here, but i am going to try and write more about myself like the above rather than just repost stuff i find in my RSS.
Thanks for reading
Nick.
18
Aug
10
Good Help is Hard to Find
One of the most fundamental rules of user experience on the web is that developers are rarely qualified to evaluate it. As developers, we know far too much about the web in general, and intuitively grasp details that mystify people who spend their days contributing to society in other ways. For this reason, it’s all too easy for us to build websites and applications that are hard to use. Good user testing during the development process can mitigate the problem, but in many projects, the testing budget is limited if present at all.
A person who has trouble using a website to accomplish a task will quickly grow frustrated. At best, a frustrated person will leave the site; at worst, they will complain about the experience to others. When our users hit a roadblock within a website or application, effective help content is our last chance to transform a negative experience into a positive one.
If content is the red-headed stepchild of web development, help content is even less popular. No one wants to create it or maintain it. When it does exist, it’s frequently hard to find, poorly written, and not terribly helpful. But done well, help content offers tremendous potential to earn customer loyalty.
18
Aug
10
Apps vs. the Web
Pull the iPhone out of your pocket and look at the home screen. Likely, you’re seeing some well known brands on the web: Facebook, Flickr, and Google to name just a few. You’ll also see companies like Amazon, Target, and Walmart which sell a lot of products via the web.
Like you, these sites and companies know how to build an effective website using the latest and greatest web technologies. The iPhone’s Safari browser also supports HTML5 markup with CSS3 styling and is powered by a fast JavaScript engine. So why is there a proliferation of apps instead of web pages that can do the same thing?
Longtime A List Apart readers may remember the Put Your Content in My Pocket articles I wrote soon after the iPhone launched. Recently, I published a book that explains how to create products for the iPhone App Store. With this article, I’d like to share my experiences with both mobile web and software development to guide your future developments on the iPhone platform.
Web designers, like other artists and craftsmen, impose structure on the environment. We enforce order and beauty on the formless void that is our blank computer screen.
We do it in different ways — creating an organized layout first, writing text and content first, or even basing a design concept on an image, a color palette, or something that visually trips your trigger, whether it’s a sunset or a Song Dynasty painting.
18
Aug
10
July Photobook
So I know this is a bit late but oh well, I’ve been busy with some personal projects which ill try to get online pretty soon
but heres a bit of cool info… James has released the new photobook project and it’s pretty sweet as always
so go have a look at enjoy some good old fashioned photographs
14
Aug
10
Michael Jackson + Communism
so i found this over at defgrip and its definitely worth a laugh
12
Aug
10
Movers and Shakers
Movers and Shakers
11
Aug
10
Slay the Rails
Slay the Rails
Web designers and web developers are tinkerers by nature. We love to fine-tune our creative ideas until they are somewhere close to perfection, despite our definition of perfection being in a constant state of flux. If our web site design does begin to approximate perfection, the inevitable happens. We come up with 101 reasons why we need to redesign our web site — good and compelling reasons why we should throw the old web site away and redesign, redevelop and relaunch a shinier and better web site in its place. I am telling you to ignore these inclinations. Yes, some web sites do need to be thrown out and redesigned, but most do not. To elaborate on the “why”, I’ve come up with five very good reasons NOT to redesign your web site.
