Simple Javascript Solution for CSS & Laptops

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If you also experience problems with your layouts breaking on screen resolutions less that 1024 width or more than 11oo width, here is a very easy solution:

<body onresize=”document.location.href = document.location.href”>
<script language=”JavaScript”>
  <!–
  screenW = document.body.clientWidth
  if (screenW > 1100 ) {
  document.write(’<link rel=STYLESHEET href=stylehuge.css type=text/css>’)
  } else if (screenW > 900) {
  document.write(’<link rel=STYLESHEET href=stylebig.css type=text/css>’)
  } else {
  document.write(’<link rel=STYLESHEET href=stylesmall.css type=text/css>’)
  }
  //–>
  </script>

Replace your opening body tag with this simple script and create new css files with Problematic elements only.

Worked for me…Technorati Tags: CSS

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How To Lose Readers

I read sometime back over at ProBlogger that if you aren’t able to update your blog, three things will definitely happen.

  1. You will lose readers.
  2. You will have a hard time picking it back up again.
  3. Your SERPs will drop.

Well, I can affirm that All Of The Above is the correct answer. Now, even though I have a very good reason for not posting, I have experienced my traffic dropping considerably in the past two weeks.

Here is my writing plan for this week:

  •  Update on CSS & The Widescreen Laptop (the solution)
  • CSS Float Tutorial
  • PSD to XHTML Conversion My Way

For those few who are still subscribed to my blog, thanks for hanging in there.Technorati Tags: Community, CSS, google

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New Blog Network About To Launch

A South African Blog Network, JMRPub, will soon be launched taking the hassles out of blogging. In a move similiar to blogger, JMRPub will set you up a blog on a subdomain; i.e. http://yourname.jmrpub.com. They will even put up some AdSense ads on your blog for you. He’ll even work to see that your website in indexed by the search engine.

 JMR has alot of really cool features over there; a Saturday photo feature and tons of quality, informative real estate articles.

Why take my word for it? Check it out! He’s also know as the recovering introvert.Technorati Tags: adsense, blog, blogger, blogging, Community, hassles, introvert, jmr, photo feature, real estate, search engine, similiar, south african, subdomain, take my word, Webmasters Resources

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Google PageRank Update is Close

On April 30, 2007, Google made public is regular update of it’s PageRank Toolbar. Although you will probably not notice much change in the way your site is indexed, the next PR update can’t be too far off now. My best guess is that it will take place anywhere from the last week in July up to the second week in August. The snapshot that Google uses in the export is normally (estimated)  about 3-5 weeks before the actual export.

This site currently has around 800 high quality BL from authoritative websites, many of those from Pr5 & Pr6 pages. I anticipate at least 20 interor pages with a PR3 or better.Technorati Tags: best guess, Community, google, high quality, pagerank, Search Engine Marketing, search engine optimization, snapshot, Web Design, Web Development, Webmasters Resources

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Google Is Your Friend…

Depending on the quality of your website or blog site, Google can make or break you. If you perform less than ethical modifications to your website, you could pay penalties for those modifications. If you provide or promise to provide a service that you cannot or will not deliver, the customer will (or at least he should) complain. Often times those complaints become publicized; either by the offended party or by the person receiving the complaint.

We that engage in e-commerce activities must realize that this very same medium that generates our income, could easily become the medium that brings about our downfall.

My company will NEVER accept clients that we feel are illegal or unethical in their practices. If we are unethical in our practices, in the ways that we speak to our clients, in our internal policies, we can and should be punished for those actions.

I am a service provider. I provide my services at a charge to my client. Many times my clients pay me in advance, trusting that I will provide the promised service. If I fail to provide that service, if I refuse to refund a dissatisfied customer, I must understand that my client will voice his or her objections.

When I refuse to listen to and act upon a complaint, I make it difficult for other e-commerce services providers. The internet is full of lies and  half-truths. If I contribute to those half-truths, I am making the internet an even less-truthworthy and reliable avenue for business.

This is why I voice my concerns when I have reason to believe that an online “organization” is being abusive to their customers.

I am fair and honest in all my business transactions. My clients know me and have respect for my decisions.

I may not earn a million dollars this year, but every single dollar that I earn will have been earned honestly and transparently…Technorati Tags: abusive, business transactions, commerce activities, Community, decisions, dissatisfied customer, downfall, e commerce services, google, honestly, internal policies, million dollars, objections, Philippines, promised service, realize that this, Search Engine Marketing, services providers, service provider, site google, unethical, Web Development

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Google Web Alerts

Google has a really cool tool that can show you where you or your website or domain name is popping up on the internet; or at least on Google. It’s called a Google alert, it can be used for several reasons. One way is to find out who is using your name or domain name without your prior approval. 

For the record, bespeckledseo is being used by certain people on the internet by creating false profiles on forums and blog directories, and referring back to this post; essaytown dot com on this blog. Oddly enough, these entries resolve back to an IP address assigned to PLDT here in the Philippines.

However, we have a static IP address, that resolves back to www.d-c-g.com, 124.104.101.126.

The  computers here at our home & office do not use dynamically assigned IP address. d-c-g.com, dcgwebdesign.com, bespeckledseo.com, paulynramirez.com are all owned and operated by DCGWS Internet Solutions, a duly-registered sole proprietorship with the Philippine Department of Trade & Industry and the Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue. 

I would like to credit Gary and Joost  for this valuable tip…Technorati Tags: Community, google, Philippines, search engine optimization

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Google Purchases E-mail Security Firm

Google seems to be in a heated competition with Microsoft’s online software services as the Mountain View company announced it’s purchase of Postini Inc., an email security firm for a reported $625 million.

Read the restTechnorati Tags: email security, google, microsoft, mountain view, postini, security firm, software services

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Pay Per Click Advertising for Free

Well, it seems that I have been sponsored by someone for free advertising. If you type essaytown into Google’s search, on the right there is a sponsored result for a posting I made concerning a controversial comment I received from someone claiming to represent Essaytown.com.

Well, to whoever is paying Google to send me traffic, thanks!Technorati Tags: Community, google, Search Engine Marketing

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Product Review - Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate

First of all, I would like to sincerely appologize to my readers for my unannouced break from posting. However, if any of you have ever been customers or clients of any type, I’m sure that you will appreciate the fact that I have been very busy attending to my clients needs.

Obviously I am a little behind schedule. Here is my review of Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition:

While I am NOT a huge MS fan, I must admit that this is the best operating system I have ever seen, with so many very cool features. I love the glass windows and the Flip3D is simply amazing. The new sidebar feature is cool and very functional, with gadgets readily available on Live Gallery Beta.

There are only two drawbacks to using Vista Ultimate;

  1. The cost. At $400 retail, it seems that Gates & Co are out-pricing themselves and even more pirating of Windows software is inevitable. I have seen (but not tested) several ways to “crack” the Vista activation process and while I in no way condone this practice, I can see the motivation that people have. Everyone wants the best, but not everyone can afford it.
  2. Hardware resources. This OS requires at least 1GB of virtual memory (RAM) to operate correctly and efficiently. Not to mention that you will need a graphics card with at least 128MB memory. My Intel mobile 945GM chipset runs just fine with the downloaded driver (WDDM).

 In my opinion, it is worth the price you pay for it.Technorati Tags: appologize, best operating system, beta, Community, gadgets, glass windows, Graphic Design, i love, live gallery, microsoft windows, must admit that, sidebar, simply amazing, sincerely, Software

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Well I guess I was wrong…

In an attempt to follow my fiancée’s advice about effectively managing my time, I brought my laptop to the immigration office to get some work done while waiting. There is a Starbuck’s right across the street from here so; I dropped in to grab a cup of cappuccino and a little Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, unlike Starbuck’s in the US, the Wi-Fi here requires a subscription or prepaid card from Smart Telecom. So, here I sit waiting for my passport and I thought I would make my daily posting now leaving me the evening free for my clients’ websites.

Designing with a Grid

I have recently read some good stuff about designing with a grid. Seems like a very nice, fluid way to layout an entire website using Photoshop or even Fireworks CS3 to get the divs correctly configured on the page. I am going to explain the basics of it using Fireworks CS3 since that is my personal favorite.

Setting up the grid that you want to work with is very simple. Just open a new document in Fireworks, I use 1280 x 800 for the canvas size which is the resolution that I use on my laptop. I am going to use a content area width of 1200 pixels which is 93.75% of the page whole. This will leave me 2.5% each side as background area and 1.25% for my scroll bar.

After setting the canvas size, click View->Grid->Show Grid. The default grid settings are 36 x 36, but you can edit them. I set my grids at 10 x 10.

Now it is time to start your layers here.  Each layer will represent a div.

More tomorrow on Designing with a Grid…

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