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Get More Mileage from Your Online Content with Publisha

Author: Alyssa Gregory
Department: Web Pro Business
Date: July 31, 2010
Comments: No Comments

Publisha is new way to distribute your content across multiple platforms in one fell swoop. Alyssa takes it for a test drive. Read more .

Can You Build a Fully-Functional Web Application in 10K?

Author: Craig Buckler
Department: Web Tech
Date: July 31, 2010
Comments: 3 Comments

Forget megabyte-busting web applications - this new Microsoft-sponsored competition is about squeezing the most out of 10K. Craig looks at the challenge in more detail... Read more .

SitePoint Podcast #72: Web Video and Social Media with Gregory Ng and Wayne Sutton

Author: Kevin Yank
Department: Podcast
Date: July 30, 2010
Comments: 1 Comment

This week, Patrick O’Keefe, Stephan Segraves, and Brad Williams interview Gregory Ng, the Frozen Food Master at Freezer Burns, a popular web video show focused on frozen food reviews that can be found at freezerburns.com, and Wayne Sutton, the Business Development and Marketing Strategist at TriOut, a geolocation based startup that’s focused on the Triangle area of North Carolina. Read more .

Put Super Smart Widgets On Your Site With Wolfram Alpha Widget Builder

Author: Jennifer Farley
Department: Web Design
Date: July 30, 2010
Comments: 2 Comments

Jennifer looks at how to quickly and easily design and develop clever widgets using Wolfram Alpha's widget builder. Read more .

How I Fought Back Against Email Overload

Author: Alyssa Gregory
Department: Web Pro Business
Date: July 30, 2010
Comments: 9 Comments

Alyssa looks at one of the biggest problems she has with email -- the distraction factor -- and shares her solution for taking back control and putting email in its place. Read more .

10 Reasons Why Software Project Estimates Fail

Author: Craig Buckler
Department: Web Tech
Date: July 29, 2010
Comments: 17 Comments

IT project estimates are notoriously bad, but who's to blame? Probably everyone. Craig explains further... Read more .

Stop Wasting My Time! Choose Promotions with Real Potential

Author: Georgina Laidlaw
Department: Web Pro Business
Date: July 29, 2010
Comments: No Comments

For freelancers, the concept of media wastage reaches beyond the traditional view -- paid promotions -- to networking, personal projects, and more. Georgina explains the idea of media wastage can help you hone your promotions for greatest effect. Read more .

UX Design: What it is, What it Takes, and Where it’s Going

Author: James Mansfield
Department: Usability
Date: July 29, 2010
Comments: 1 Comment

James Mansfield spoke to three of the speakers from the upcoming UX Australia conference, to find out more about the emerging field of UX design: what it is to be a UX designer, how one becomes a UX designer, and what the future holds. Read more .

How to Scare Away Prospects on Your First Call

Author: Alyssa Gregory
Department: Web Pro Business
Date: July 29, 2010
Comments: 2 Comments

While not every prospect call can be a success, it doesn't hurt to remind ourselves about some of the things we probably shouldn't do during a call. Alyssa shares her list of no-no's while on calls with prospective clients. What tops your list? Read more .