Drawing on the Web

I recently installed XAMPP on my notebook computer, which is my main web development platform. In the Linux world, the term LAMP or LAMPP means “Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl and PHP” — in other words, the main web server, database and scripting packages used in the web development world. XAMPP, then is Apache, MySQL, Perl [...]

Do I Need A Web Site? Should I create one? Web sites have become a necessity for almost every kind of business. Companies, businesses, and individuals need a web presence to show that they are “up to date.” Sometimes, the web sites are designed for e-commerce, the selling of goods via the web site. Other [...]

All my other blogs are running the blog software Serendipity, rather than WordPress, which Drawing on the Web uses. Both Serendipity and WordPress are free for use. WordPress is released under the GPL. Serendipity has its own custom license, which also allows free use and redistribution. As I started configuring and posting to Drawing on [...]

Why do we build a web site? Sometimes, we’re selling products on the web. Other times, selling products in brick-and-mortar stores. We may be providing a membership-based information source or a free information source. We might have advertising income or not. The web site may even be a hobby.

But, there is one crucial factor to all of these scenarios…

No matter how brilliant your website design is, if your visitors have trouble reaching your content, then your site then your site is as useful as an empty shell. Here are some usability tips to improve the design of your website to ensure it serves its functions optimally: First, check the typography of your content [...]

Welcome to my new web design blog. I’ve decided to post web design topics here, rather than interleaving them into my regular computer tips blog at Terry’s Computer Tips blog The topics here will all be web design focused, and I expect them to include at least the following subjects: HTML CSS Apache Web Server [...]