Having a Blog and SEO

Posted by Scott on October 29th, 2006 in SEO with No Responses

In the past month I have been watching my search rankings soar for certain specific keywords. Two months ago searching for “Scott Patterson” would have placed me anywhere from 200 - 300, which for a designer thats tragic, there is no way that anyone is going to scour though 20-30 pages to find me. [...]

HTML To XHTML Migration Checklist

Posted by Scott on October 20th, 2006 in XHTML with One Response

Introduction
XHTML is a strict syntax and has greater requirements than that of HMTL. HTML lets you get away with sloppy code. Although the browser is able to render your page properly if you don’t follow proper XHTML syntax, it is best to following them by habit so that you don’t get into the habit [...]

Wow, I Just Got A New Computer

Posted by Scott on October 10th, 2006 in Work with 2 Responses

I was recently given a typography project at work that made me realize that my old computer was defiantly a dinosaur and that it was time to consider filling out a purchase order. A colleague and I sat in front of my computer for minuets while I watched the spinning rainbow to death, untill the [...]

Lessons for Those Afraid of CSS and Standards

Posted by Scott on October 3rd, 2006 in CSS with 2 Responses

I first encountered style sheets in 2000 where I frantically tried incorporating them into my design, and really never knew of the true power that they had for design. It wasn’t until June of this year that I broke out of the Table world that was so linear and was ultimately holding me and my [...]