How well do you know your web browser?
Web browsers are pretty important to us.
I can guarantee you’ve got one installed on your computer, and it’s most likely that you’re using one right now to read this blog post. Despite their ubiquitous nature, we sometimes encounter a bit of confusion over the concept of the ‘web browser’.
0 Comment(s)What is HTML and CSS?
Building a website takes a lot of work. There is much going on behind the scenes, some of which may sound like an alien language to people not completely versed in web technology. The acronyms HTML and CSS could be some of those things, so I've broken them down into simplified definitions minus all the tech speak.
HTML
What does that stand for? Hypertext Markup Language. So what does that mean? Basically, HTML is a code language which allows a document to be read by your web browser.
0 Comment(s)Mail Accounts - Webmail, POP3 and IMAP
Feedia provides three distinct methods for accessing your email services. We’ve outlined each one and provided some detail on how they work.
Webmail
Webmail is an online interface you can use for accessing your inbox, similar to Gmail or Hotmail.
The benefit is that you can access you mail from anywhere that has an internet connection and a browser. All your received and sent email are exactly where you left them.
0 Comment(s)What does a web designer do?
Web design is hard to sum up in a few words. It is a highly skilled and undervalued profession that brings a client's requirements and target audience's needs together in a beautiful and effective way. So what do we do?
We know a fair bit.
A web designer doesn't just throw together a bunch of colours, images, and text willy nilly to make a rocking website.
Behind each little design decision there is hours of study and practice with eons old design principles and constantly evolving trends and fashions.
0 Comment(s)Back to Basics - Domains, Hosting, DNS
These three terms - Domains, Hosting, DNS - are all essential parts of any website. Together they form the basis of how your website is labeled, stored and located.
Sometimes the combination of terms can be confusing, so today we will look at each one in detail and explain how they work together.
Domain
A domain (e.g. www.yourcompany.com.au) is the ‘label’ for your website. It’s a ‘shortcut’ similar to the ones you find on your computer (an icon representing a program that will launch the correct files when clicked).
The importance of Information Architecture
Most of the time when I tell people what I do, I’m met with either blank stares or questions about house extensions. The role of the information architect is often misunderstood but just as crucial to the website creation process as either a web designer or developer.
Information architects are responsible for organising and planning out where and how the information on your site will fit. This is often planned in conjunction with an investigation of your site functionality and is also strongly influenced by the technical complexity of a given site.
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