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Magic Johnson Shilling for Rent-A-Center: Pretty Sad

I admire Magic Johnson’s amazing skill that he displayed on the basketball court.  And after he became HIV positive, he managed to handle that terrible situation with a pretty fair amount of dignity.  Nowadays, he has survived and persevered to become a very successful businessman.   While he is no saint, he seems to comport himself [...]

PDF Files as Content for a Website? Bad Idea.

I’m not sure if this is a real trend, or just the particular clients I’m working with lately, but I’m seeing a scourge of PDF’s intended as content for web pages.  Just don’t do it.  Please.  Some common offenses: “Here are my 27 PDF’s, which are every sales brochure my company has, and I want [...]

MODx Web Development – a Book Review

I have been developing websites using the MODx content management system (CMS) for several years.  It’s a great system, and though it’s very powerful, and has a supportive online community, I’ve always thought that the documentation could be improved.  That’s why I was pleased to see the brand new book from Packt Publishing, MODx Web [...]