You and the Internet

Being a web designer has its perks. Whether you’re working freelance from home or for a graphic design business, there’s nothing like the flexibility and control that being a web designer offers. You can be as creative as you want to be, and with a passion for what you do. The only question is, how do you best communicate and understand what your clients want in order to ensure a job well done? We have the answers to your biggest questions so that you never misunderstand the needs of your clientele again.

All of you must be familiar with Google’s “do a barrel roll” easter egg by now. Search for “do a barrel roll” on Google(without the quotes) and you will see your results do a full 360 degree turn. Would you love to see some more easter eggs on Google? Well then try searching for “tilt” or “askew”.

Want to see some easter egg on Google. Well then go ahead and open Google and type “Do a barrel roll” without the quotes and voila!

Google has announced the new look for Gmail’s interface. Back in July, Google had allowed users to have a preview of their new interface. Users will see an option to switch the new look in a few days at the bottom right of Gmail.

One of the biggest problems freelance web designers face is the ability to get organized and stay on track. Clients want their mockups and sites finished within a specific time period, and balancing several clients and still keeping your sanity can be a difficult task. Thankfully, this is where your iPhone can come in to save the day, with its many productivity saving apps available. Check out these top ten to get yourself back on track in your work.

You must have seen picture messages that show up on sites when they are overcapacity. Just forget the rest, most of you must be familiar with the Twitter Fail Whale image. Today while using Reddit, I also came across a very peculiar overcapacity message on Reddit.com.

Multivariate testing can help companies make more money by increasing website traffic and sales conversions. Companies evaluate each landing page to determine how the layout, colors, images, videos and other elements of the website affect their ability to entice customers to purchase products or services. The more appealing and user-friendly the website becomes, the more likely visitors will purchase a product from the site. Multivariate testing helps companies know definitively which website elements are most effective.

The storage landscape has changed dramatically in the past two decades. In the 1980s and 1990s, companies struggled with keeping their data secure, accessible, and backed up. It wasn’t uncommon for larger enterprises to have a storage engineer just to maintain storage systems and make sure that important data was safe.

All my friends used to make fun of my tab usage. I don’t blame them either; at any given moment in a browsing section, I would have anywhere from 20 to 40 tabs opened in one window. Everyone would tell me to stop middle-clicking every link to open in a new tab, but to me, having that original Google search really helps if the tabs I open at first aren’t as helpful as I would like. Then, I just delete the unhelpful tabs, and go back to the Google results page that I left open.

Many businesses of all sizes outsource everyday duties, from cleaning to sales, to separate companies. However it may seem strange to some people that business owners are willing to trust significant areas of their business to people they don’t employ.