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I Won a Lincoln Navigator? and 3 Signs of a Scam

29 Jul

I Won a Lincoln Navigator? and 3 Signs of a Scam
[image by sasmalko] Today was almost an amazing day. I was told I won a 2010 Lincoln Navigator, by Holly, at extension 221. Oh man, so close. I’m just posting this in case anyone else comes across the same thing. She called me from 888-648-2802. Here is the actual transcript of the message: “Hi, my name is Holly [...]

Smartphone Usability: Is Your Phone Number Wrong?

1 Jul

Smartphone Usability: Is Your Phone Number Wrong?
[photo: Louis Abate] I have not seen this discussed at all, but maybe I’ve just missed the posts. I have a Droid (love/hate), and it turns any phone number online into a clickable link. When you click the phone number on a web page, it puts it into the dialer of the phone. It’s a great [...]

Fireworks CS5 PNG issue

29 Jun

Fireworks CS5 PNG issue
[image by k4rl] I LOVE Fireworks. It is a great program, with an easy to use, fast interface, and tons of great features. Photoshop is awesome for photo and print editing, but Fireworks is the best image editing program for web stuff (interface design, icon design, etc). At work I use an iMac with OSX 10.6. I’ve [...]

Website Redesign: Piedmont Natural Gas – Part 1

27 Jun

Website Redesign: Piedmont Natural Gas – Part 1
Let me start by saying that Piedmont Natural Gas is only one of hundreds of big-company websites that are still terrible. I’m sure they have great intentions, but I will use their site to highlight things that are wrong with many websites in general. The current Piedmont Natural Gas Website in Firefox at 1024×768. 1. Tell your [...]