Zenlog
Take the 2008 A List Apart Survey
A List Apart is once again conducting its annual survey of web professionals. The results will help us better understand the problems and opportunities facing our colleagues in the field.
If you’re involved in any way with creating websites, do your part by taking the survey today. It’s for Science!
Privacy Policies and Litigation
Do you know exactly what your online privacy policy is promising your customers, and whether or not you’re delivering on that promise?
If not, you could face the same legal problems as these companies.
Microsoft Sends Mixed Messages on Security, Piracy
Last week, Microsoft announced that it will allow users of pirated Windows XP copies to install Internet Explorer 7. This is a reversal of the company’s earlier policy, which locked out pirate copies of all its software from anything but the most critical security updates.
Microsoft said the IE7 policy was changed for security reasons, but there’s a flaw in Microsoft’s apparent altruism: all of their other software.
The Client Is Not Your Enemy
Two articles in the latest issue of A List Apart offer great information for Web professionals and their clients. Too bad the article teasers refer to clients and prospects as “schmucks with money” and “the well dressed nemesis.”
Repeat after me: “the client is not my enemy.”
How to Handle a Rip-Off of Your Site’s Design
In a previous article, I wrote about the right way “steal” another person’s design—by using it as inspiration for your own truly original work. Unfortunately, not everyone can be bothered to do something original and copycat designs show up all too frequently. The problem is especially pronounced on the Web, where everything that a rip-off artist needs to steal your site’s design is as close as the “view source” command.
If you have a website with a unique and eye-catching design, the chances of its look getting stolen—or “ripped”—are high. Fortunately, there are steps you can take if or when this happens to you.