Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Let love in

Artist: Goo Goo Dolls
Album: Let Love In
Title: Let Love In
You wait, wanting this world
To let you in
And you stand there
A frozen light
In dark and empty streets
You smile hiding behind
A God-given face
But I know you're so much more
Everything they ignore
Is all that I need to believe

You're the only one I ever believed in
The answer that could never be found
The moment you decided to let love in
Now I'm banging on the door of an angel
The end of fear is where we begin
The moment we decided to let love in

I wish
Wishing for you to find your way
And I'll hold on for all you need
That's all we need to say
I'll take my chances while
You take your time with
This game you play
But I can't control your soul
You need to let me know
You leaving or you gonna stay

You're the only one I ever believed in
The answer that could never be found
The moment you decided to let love in
Now I'm banging on the door of an angel
The end of fear is where we begin
The moment we decided to let love in

There's nothing we can do about
The things we have to do without
The only way to feel again
Is let love in

There's nothing we can do about
The things we have to live without
The only way to see again
Is let love in

You're the only one I ever believed in
The answer that could never be found
The moment you decided to let love in
Now I'm banging on the door of an angel
The end of fear is where we begin

Friday, October 6, 2006

More

ARIES
Outgoing. Spontanious. Not one to ........ with cause they will ........ you up. Funny. Take you on trips to the moon in bed. Excellent kisser EXTREMELY sexy. Loves being in long relationships.=) Addictive. Loud and totally hot. Loves to PARTY. Always down to hook up..


Thinking of getting one of this for myself.. My car's not up to the optimum setting nowadays..
Hurmm.. Maybe I'll change the extractor too..

Hope it looks nice on my sedan..

Sunday, October 1, 2006

Webbing

They are actually more like guidelines, really, but the blogger behind 33rockers did a nice job of assembling Ten Commandments of web design for new and experienced webmasters alike.

When it comes to designing a website, there are a few things webmasters should do. Avoiding "false code" has been suggested as one of them.

The notes on the 33rockers blog by Karthik Kastury suggest an approach that advocates of agile computing should recognize. The tips focus on quickly and effectively placing information in front of the visitor regardless of the visitor's browser and computer.

Kastury goes with the Ten Commandments theme in titling each section of the post, and it's a lot more fun to read if you say it to yourself in a powerful Charlton Heston voice.

Everything on a website should have a purpose for being there, Kastury noted first. Anything, any element that does not fit that purpose needs to go. Consistency matter as well, and a style sheet can manage that.

The site should be lightweight and fast to load. Even with the number of broadband connections increasing in the US and abroad, people still want websites to leap gazelle-like into their browsers.



If you want search engine traffic use whole web pages that don't incorporate frames or large amounts of code unrelated to your content. Also, if you want search traffic, actively cultivate linking relationships with related sites and operate a blog.


Let's not forget the potential for divine retribution from spam avengers like Matt Cutts at Google, as well as other search sites.

Staying on purpose would mean eschewing that Flash page serving as the portal to the rest of the site. Sideways scrolling should be avoided too, Kastury recommends.

A suggestion about code for the site will provoke some discussion:


You should only use html, PHP or ASP to create your web pages. Never use java, xml, dhtml or other forms of code that require a surfer to keep their browser set up "correctly" to accommodate your page. Unless you sell to "geeks" and "techno-nerds," this will only lose you visitors and won't make you any friends.

Aside from Java, modern browsers already handle XML and DHTML (aka Ajax) pretty well. Java has become widely used to the point where most users probably do have a JVM on their machines.

Kastury's post makes for an interesting read, and the suggestions within it should be helpful to webmasters.

From WebProNews.Com



The 10 commandments of Web Design

Here are some useful tips to a new or experienced web master…
Thou Shalt Have Purpose:
Clearly define the site’s purpose and ensure all content, graphics, and text tightly focus on that purpose. Discard all extraneous or distracting material and regularly revisit your site to ensure all changes fit with the site’s primary purpose.

Thou Shalt Be Lightweight:
Use only fast-loading graphics and other elements. If you must use large graphics use thumbnails and image slicing to diminish the size of every file to lessen load times. Though the majority of surfers now carry high-speed access, avoid any content that requires the user to download special, non-standard “plug-ins” to view your content.

Thou Shalt Load Fast:

Each and every entry page on your site should weigh in under 50-100KB total, including graphics and navigation. Interior pages can run larger, but the “front doors” to your site should not make surfers wait long to start interacting with the site.

Thou Shalt Not Use False Code:
You should only use html, PHP or ASP to create your web pages. Never use java, xml, dhtml or other forms of code that require a surfer to keep their browser set up “correctly” to accommodate your page. Unless you sell to “geeks” and “techno-nerds,” this will only lose you visitors and won’t make you any friends.

Thou Shalt Respect the Search Engines:
If you want search engine traffic use whole web pages that don’t incorporate frames or large amounts of code unrelated to your content. Also, if you want search traffic, actively cultivate linking relationships with related sites and operate a blog.

Love Thy Surfers and Visitors:
Design for “last year’s” technology so surfers using older computers and slower connections can download your content and use your site quickly and easily. Designing for the “bleeding edge” will only cut into your own profits.

Thou Shalt Not Annoy:
Use only stationary text and graphical layout elements. No Scrolling text, marquees, or large Flash animations of any kind, including those annoying, full-page Flash home pages that say “Skip Intro.” This “eye candy” rarely adds to a site’s main purpose and often causes your visitors to miss something or leave in frustration.

Thou Shalt Not Scroll Sideways:
Design your pages so they never force a visitor to scroll left or right no matter what the resolution settings on their monitor. Sites that read “best viewed at 1024 x 768″ really say “look at it my way because I don’t care about your preferences or limitations.”

Thou Shalt Stay Consistent:

Include a standard navigational structure on every page. Though it may mean a serious challenge for the designer, users should only need to click once to find every major section of a site. This includes using standard link colors in all text links. Blue: hyperlink; Purple: visited hyperlink; Red: active hyperlink.

Thou Shalt Cultivate Subscribers:
Nothing floods your website with targeted traffic like sending an email message to your loyal subscriber base. Whether for a new product launch, affiliate product endorsement, or holiday sale, that list represents your most valuable online business asset. Make sure your website actively cultivates subscribers by giving them multiple opportunities to sign up and a compelling reason or incentive to do so. Then, make it worth their while to pay attention to you on a regular basis.

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