Author Archive for Chris Poteet

The Greatest Failure of Web 2.0

Even though I love the Web 2.0 movement and applications, there is by far a shortcoming on this movement that keeps it from being adopted by many. That issue is one of interoperability.
Current Solutions
Let’s say I have a set up of Office 2.0 applications. I love all of them for specific reasons; [...]

Top 10 Wordpress Plugins

There are currently so many “top 10 lists,” but I’ve decided that I’m vain enough to add one more to the pile. These are the plugins that have made my experience with Wordpress all the more enjoyable. These are the plugins that save me time, energy, and heartache. They are listed in [...]

Wordpress Customized Feature Post

Tutorial found here.

Chris Poteet’s 10 Greatest Web Design Taboo List

Every web designer has a top 10 list of things that piss them off in web design. I helped teach a class on introductory web design, and I constructed the following list to hopefully keep those students from making the same mistakes I did.

1. Be cognizant of other viewers and demographic.
When we design for [...]

Web 2.0 Repository

I found a great listing of Web 2.0 resources at Everything 2.0.

Office 2007 Beta Download

If you so desire, you can download a beta of Office 2007.

Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar

Internet Explorer has added this utility for download.
Features

Explore and modify the document object model (DOM) of a Web page.
Locate and select specific elements on a Web page through a variety of techniques.
Selectively disable Internet Explorer settings.
View HTML object class names, ID’s, and details such as link paths, tab index values, and access keys.
Outline tables, [...]

Proper Design with Web Standards

As the web continues to grow the concern over how inefficient our web design practices and procedures are is becoming very evident. Technologies such as WYSIWYG editors including FrontPage and Dreamweaver are not helping the cause to make more efficient, leaner websites. So, how are we to approach making websites that decrease bandwidth, [...]