Frost Tear

1. world of 3D interfaces.
2. Rather diameter of some virtual sphere
3. Hard to imagine

i'd keep her in the kitchen

a handy collection
 
http://www.noupe.com/tools/the-importance-of-cross-browser-compatibity-tips-and-resources.html

http://inspirationlab.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/infographiclarge_v2.png

i hope they didn't use it on their own site
http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?profile=css2&warning=2&uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skybound.ca%2Fdownload%2F

get rid of the flash menu and header, and have NO sounds on the page. Flash and sounds are the most annoying parts of any website

Very nice indeed . If I had to make criticisms... some of the text gets cut off on that 'click to compare results' text after the quiz, and the font's a bit meh on the same text. Oh, and normally I hate full flash sites, but it works very well in this application.
 
Good work!

1. Download XAMPP
2. Click 'Start' on the services you want
3. Quit XAMPP
 
Simples.
 

 
As for the Mac vs. PC argument - Frost Tear put it perfectly.
You either want 'awesome', or 'pretty good'; Mac, or PC.
 
The same applies to the majority of their products:
 
iPod vs. other MP3 player
iPad vs. other tablet
iPhone vs. HTC / Samsung / Nokia
 
It's the same reason people fork out for Bose branded sound systems - they're just that bit better, and once you've experienced that bit, you'll hate to go back.

Great topic.
 
I start by finding out exactly what services the client requires, e.g. logo design, web design, development, whether they want the site content managed etc. Then I try and extract some sort of budget from them and explain that If I know they have X to spend I can tackle the project a different way than I would if the budget was much smaller. There are after all many ways to skin a cat! Then I put together an estimate which the client has to approve.
 
Once they've said 'lets get started', I set the project and client up on my project management system (Basecamp) and send over a contract, design questionnaire (depending on the project) and invoice for 33% upfront. If the client is UK based and fairly local I'll try and meet with them if I think its necessary, but it most cases a chat over Skype is good enough. Somewhere in this stage I set some milestones up as well, so I have some dates to aim for and the client can see when I expect to have everything done by.
 
And from there on I get cracking on the project . If its a website redesign I'll start by doing some planning and sketching possible layouts on paper. Then I'll draw these out in OmniGraffle and send them to the client for feedback. Once a layout has been agreed upon I'll then use Photoshop to do the designing. Then once that's signed off I use Coda to hand code the site.
 
Hope that helps!

This will probably be very similar to 'Authentic_styles' answer but...
 
Step one... The Client (Brief, budget and plan)
 
Obviously no client no work so this just naturally comes first.
Find out exactly what the client wants and what they already may have in the way of assets (logos, colour scheme, layouts) and ask for them to be mailed over to you right away. Speak to them and collect there ideas, thoughts; feelings, mission statement and overall goals and what they would like to become of their new website, jot these down in a fresh notepad (if you're unable to meet with the client face to face, as often i can not due to ill health, then you can do this by email or maybe even
 
messenger/skype/telephone). Collect everything the client and yourself have spoken about and type it all up into one large document.
I then go about creating a list of key targets and areas (bullet points) that i can tick off as they are complete, such as collecting together the colour scheme/images, researched methods etc.
 
Always agree on the quoted budget, never go with "around blah blah blah" this will always come back to bite you... saying this, always work in a small amount of leverage, such as any changes on the clients part that cause the project to go over the deadline (always agree a deadline!) will accrue extra costs!
 
Find out from the client what their budget is, sometimes you'll find different outcomes can suit a clients budget (especially if it's tight) always make them aware of the added extras that could make the project even better for them but always make them aware of the extra costs that may be incurred.
 
The design (a.k.a 'Building stuff)
 
Wireframe! Get that site idea down on paper with a pencil... take time to get it all balanced and laid out, use a pencil so you can rub out and start again. Knock up several ideas and then break open Photoshop/Illustrator.
Use different shade grey blocks to knock up the layout at the dimensions and sizes you want and then decide upon the one you want to go with.
Go about piecing the sites design over the grey block using the list you created earlier until you are happy enough to show the client what will be the finished design. At this point i am happy for the client to let me know what changes to design and colour they would like until we have a finalized design that will exactly how the finished build will appear. Also at this time it is always good to discuss what functionality is to be built in to the site (lightbox, drop down navigation etc) hopefully you would have done this earlier in the design brief but it's always good to come back to it now as having a visual look at a future site often brings fresh ideas to the front.
 
After this it's really about how you piece the code and design together.
Personally i like to create the headers and footers and then separate them into include files so that i'm left to work on the main body with less clutter but that may just be me!
 
With the finished site i like to host it on my own on-line testing server so the client can test the functionality and flow. Once this is then signed off i move the completed site over to the clients server (whether that be hosted with me or else where) and wait for the praise to come flooding in
 
A few notes...
 
Always make sure the client signs of the final site, either physically in person or via email. Give them an adequate amount of time to play with the site and be happy with it. Properly having a site signed off avoids nasty court situations if the client decides later that they don't like it any more.
If a few weeks later something breaks on the site and you know full well it was because of something you forgot/cut cornered/messed up then be honest and fix it at no extra charge, your business will thank you.
Depending on the client and the amount GET A DEPOSIT. You do not want to be working on a project just to find out the client has lost interest. You'll have a beautifully crafted custom website with no home and be severely out of pocket in both time and money!
Only release the final site to the client upon receiving cleared payment. Sounds harsh but as i'm sure has happened to other people here, you may have your work *ahem* stolen (or as they put it to me, "used as inspiration")
 
 
I hope that helped a bit, i did start rambling but that's basically the way i 'usually' go about the process.
 

right in css you need:
 
html, body { height:100%; }
 
div #slice{
background: url(bgrepeat.png) repeat-y;
width: 1098px;
height: 100%;
margin: 0 auto;
}
 
then
 
 
<div id="slice">
 
<div id="colourWrapper">
 
in your html

I've found since beginning web design, that the more and more I code, the more I remember and don't need to reference. I guess it's just one of those things that comes with experience, and there's not much else you can do apart from practise .

I've found since beginning web design, that the more and more I code, the more I remember and don't need to reference. I guess it's just one of those things that comes with experience, and there's not much else you can do apart from practise .

Also, the problem you had before you placed that in the easySlider.js seems to be fixed. It was that in the script tags surrounding your $(document).ready.... you were using src="main.js" which wasn't needed, and would come up as a 404 thus not running the rest of the code as the browser would presume it is dependant on said file

I've taken a quick look and think I've found the problem.
 
Remove
 

$(document).ready(function(){ $("#slider").easySlider({ speed:'200'; auto: 'true' }); });
 
from easySlider.js
 
-- EDIT --
 
The reason for me suggesting this, is that you have speed: '200'; where the semi-colon should be a ,

Try changing your scripts to (get rid of the Google bumf
 

<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="easySlider.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("#slider").easySlider({ auto: true, continuous: true }); }); </script>
 
Also look out for later versions - I use 1.7

I'm chilling out to Suicide Silence

I also don't like the black, but if that's what the client wants, then that is what they shall get . Some other things I personally don't like:
 

The solid pink and white rounded rectangles as content 'holders' (for lack of a better word) look cheap and tacky. Maybe add a subtle gradient to them or something.
Just generally around the whole site there seems to be a lot of spacing and alignment issues. Things like images too close to text, not enough padding around text, etc.

I do like the background, and the layout is nice.

Not sure what made you think this belonged in the "Website Reviews and Feedback" forum... but it doesn't .
 
Classified Advertising
 
Just thought I ought to add aswell... that I'm not really sure what you're offering that isn't free anyway. Only an (for lack of a better word) idiot would pay for someone to give them an opinion of their site, spend about two seconds pasting a link on the W3C validator site, open their site in a few different browsers and typing in a keyword or two on Google. It can all be done for free in about five minutes without the aid of someone who is claiming to be doing them a huge favour that would normally cost them money!

You are really asking a web developer forum if they would like web design services?
 
I would have a quick witted reply to this but I am a bit busy asking anyone on this plumbing forum I am on if I can fix there toilet.

I think I may have confused you.
 
Not sure if you have an iPhone, but here goes:
 
On the iPhone, when most people refer to apps, they mean the "programs" that they download from the app store. This is the only place where you can install apps from. There are no third party servers. Whether or not your app is free, to submit an application to the store, you have to have a license which is $99 a year.
 
There is something called a web app. This is similar to an app, but there is no store, the API's are more restricted. You wont get as many people using your app. There is no installation as such. It is basically a website, which people browse to.

This should fix it: Clicky.
 
Someone had to do it.

My mate has been doing band profiles on Myspace for a good while; he doesn't charge a whole lot either (around the region of £50 I believe... or he did when I last checked).
 
His design profile is myspace.com/xepicdesignx.

You can download this pack here:Internet Icons

Having looked at this, I thought it maybe useful to others on here
 
http://www.impressivewebs.com/conditional-comments/
 
 
HTH