Redirection

January 30, 2004 | View Comments (17) | Web Mastering

Redirecting people to the new Vault domain.

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A Call For Help

January 30, 2004 | View Comments (32) | Our Thoughts

9rules needs some help.

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Archiving the Future

January 29, 2004 | View Comments (15) | Our Thoughts

How do we archive the information on the web so that it stands the test of time?

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::first-line & ::first-letter

January 29, 2004 | View Comments (16) | CSS Focus

Explaining the uses of the ::first-line & ::first-letter pseudo elements.

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Rhetoric & Design - Introduction

January 28, 2004 | View Comments (6) | Web Experience

The Art of Rhetoric and how it fits in with your site.

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Good Failure

January 28, 2004 | View Comments (6) | Our Thoughts

Why should we care so deeply about what people have to say about our websites?

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Business Case #2: The Commercialization of a Blog

January 27, 2004 | View Comments (12) | Web Business

The beginning (or the end) of the 9rules Network.

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Submit A Discussion

January 27, 2004 | View Comments (12) | Whitespace

Submit questions/topics to Whitespace for your own benefit and that of the community.

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Business Case #1: LAJ, Intro

January 27, 2004 | View Comments (14) | Web Business

Making money on the web with a crazy idea for a website.

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I can't even think of a title

January 26, 2004 | View Comments (13) | Our Thoughts

A rant about people, expectations, and validation.

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About Me

January 26, 2004 | View Comments (11) | Our Thoughts

The About Me Page

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Job Stories

January 25, 2004 | View Comments (2) | Our Thoughts

A new site is coming soon and I need some stories to post on it.

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Financial Goals

January 23, 2004 | View Comments (16) | Web Business

Setting reasonable financial goals.

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Two non-related items

January 23, 2004 | View Comments (16) | Our Thoughts

I need a community software package along the lines of MetaFilter.

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Web Typography

January 22, 2004 | View Comments (27) | Design

Why web typography is just boring.

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Search Engine Optimization

January 21, 2004 | View Comments (19) | Web Mastering

On Search Engine Optimization and how to improve it for "non-blog" sites.

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The Bloggies 2004

January 20, 2004 | View Comments (7) | Our Thoughts

The Bloggies and telling you that I am a finalist for some unknown reason.

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Colors

January 20, 2004 | View Comments (15) | Design

Colors and how we choose them.

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CSSVault v.2: Here we go

January 18, 2004 | View Comments (27) | CSS Vault

The new CSS Vault groundwork has been laid and you can view the new version 2.0, which is so much better than the old one.

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Comments and Human Discussion

January 18, 2004 | View Comments (14) | Information Architecture

The problem with current commenting systems, a solution to the problem, and my thoughts on human discussion.

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Design Talent: Natural or Learned?

January 16, 2004 | View Comments (11) | Our Thoughts

Is the ability to design websites, or anything in general a talent that one is born with or can it be learned?

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About Me: An Interview

January 16, 2004 | View Comments (24) | Our Thoughts

Not to many people know who I am based on my readings so for this entry you get to ask any question you want about me that I will answer in a new about page.

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RSS Feeds: Summary vs. Full Content

January 15, 2004 | View Comments (30) | Web Mastering

The implications of using summaries or full context entries within RSS feeds.

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Non-scientific poll: Page Layout Software

January 14, 2004 | View Comments (29) | Our Thoughts

What is the best page layout software out today? Your thoughts please.

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Successful Design

January 14, 2004 | View Comments (10) | Our Thoughts

What makes a successful design for a website.

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The Procedure

January 13, 2004 | View Comments (27) | Design Critiques

The new procedure for design critiques so that everyone can be happy again.

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Turning Back

January 13, 2004 | View Comments (21) | Our Thoughts

Why I decided to stick with standards and other things.

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Non-scientific poll: Why do you post comments?

January 12, 2004 | View Comments (33) | Our Thoughts

Another poll (question) asking why do you post a comment on a site.

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Design Critique: Zeldman

January 11, 2004 | View Comments (42) | Design Critiques

A new series involving design critiques for major websites. First up is Zeldman.

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Redesign: Phase 4

January 09, 2004 | View Comments (28) | Whitespace

Phase 4 of the redesign, aka, the finale.

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Redesign: User Research

January 09, 2004 | View Comments (24) | CSS Vault

It's time for the CSS Vault redesign to begin, but I need your input as to what should be improved.

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No. 100

January 08, 2004 | View Comments (14) | Whitespace

The 100th entry with some favorites from the past.

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Your Site Sucks

January 08, 2004 | View Comments (6) | Our Thoughts

On criticism and websites.

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Non-scientific poll: Music while working

January 07, 2004 | View Comments (32) | Our Thoughts

What kind of music do you listen to while working?

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Statistical Ego

January 06, 2004 | View Comments (13) | Our Thoughts

The problem of always checking your site stats for your own ego.

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Emotions, Branding, Minimalism, and Other Design Topics

January 06, 2004 | View Comments (8) | Design

An mini-essay on emotions, branding, minimalism, and where I would like to take my sites.

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Type of Company

January 05, 2004 | View Comments (6) | Web Business

What type of company should 9rules become? LLC? Inc? Stay sole proprietorship?

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Letting Go of the Past

January 04, 2004 | View Comments (9) | Design

My problem of being stuck in my past designs.

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Stylesheets: Single or Multiple?

January 02, 2004 | View Comments (25) | Web Mastering

Do you prefer to use a single stylesheet or multiple ones?

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Starting Over

January 01, 2004 | Our Thoughts

If I could start learning web page design again this is how I would have done it.

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