Acknowledgements
I don't believe it is possible to develop something completely in the dark, without some outside influence. So I would like to acknowledge the following sites for their contributions to the articles I have included on my site. Without these sites I would not have thought there was missing information out there, or would I have thought to include some interesting tidbits. Thank you.
- iAppeal - Craig Bedard is a great web artichet that has influenced me to do better.
- Tech To U - Noman Saleem is a wonderful business associate whose ideas and experience has been invaliable.
- PIE - this site has been an invaliable resource for figuring out the pitfalls that comes from all the bugs out there.
Why Use a Professional Web Developer
Jul 29 2004
Here's a very good question. Why would you want to use a professional web developer? You could get the kid down the street who knows something about the web, or you could even learn enough about html to do it yourself. Learning how to make a basic web page is not hard, or all the time consuming. So why use a professional if it is pretty simple?
Choosing a Web Developer
Jul 29 2004
Ultimately you should feel comfortable with your web developer. You will be working with the developer over the course of the project and you want to be confident that the site will be what you need for your company. This is hard to decide since there are so many companies and developers out there. I hope these questions help you think about what is important to make your project a success.
Designing Accessible Web Sites
Mar 16 2005
Should you consider users with disabilies when building your business site? This article offers tools and resources for developing accessible websites.
How to choose a web developer?
Ultimately you should feel comfortable with your web developer. You will be working with the developer over the course of the project and you want to be confident that the site will be what you need for your company. This is hard to decide since there are so many companies and developers out there. I hope these questions help you think about what is important to make your project a success.
- Does the developer listen to you?
- Does the developer understand what you want?
- Does the developer seem to be knowledgeable about the issues as they relate to your site?
- Is this a person you can work with?
- Does the developer answer your questions?
- Will the developer have time for you?
- Do you think you can work with the developer over the time of the project?
This is important since you have to be able to get the information to the developer so he/she can finish the project to your satisfaction.
- How important is customer satisfaction to the developer?
- Does the developer get back to you quickly?
- Does the developer give you a time line for meeting goals, and meet that time line?
Keep these questions in mind when you interview web developers and think of other questions that might help you to decide on a good match. Good luck.
If you come up with a good question email me and I might even add it to the list.
Contact Information:
Jennifer Ross
112 Alder Crescent
Airdire, AB
T4B-1H8
403-561-2675
info@entangledesign.com
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Jennifer Ross
112 Alder Crescent
Airdire, AB
T4B-1H8
403-561-2675
info@entangledesign.com
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One of the most frequent requests we hear is "I want to be able to update my site myself." There are fundamentally four ways for this to be done. One is free, the others are not.
The simplest approach for most people is for us to construct dynamic pages. In this case the materials on the page (usually the text, but sometimes images as well) are kept in a database on your web site. We write special programs that create web pages on-demand whenever someone looks at them. The information that goes on the pages is taken from the database at that time by the programs and used to create the pages. We then install database management tools that let you log onto a special area of your site and change the material in the database. As soon as you make the change it is instantly reflected in your web pages. Doing this from your perspective involves something like editing a spreadsheet with cells for specified content areas of the page. Using this method we can accomodate almost any type of editing and formatting requirement, but the page format and layout is fixed. Try the demo now. A less structured way is provided by installation of special software on the site and special code on the area of the page you wish to be able to edit. This permits you to edit the selected area, including the ability to bold, italic, underline, and other simple formatting. No database is involved and the layout of the formatting is more flexible. Not all situations can be accomodated but for ordinary text editing this provides a useful solution. For a very comprehensive solution that does not require a database we can enable the pages to work with a special piece of software which you purchase and install on your PC. This requires learning to use the software, which we teach you how to do. It is not more difficult than using Microsoft Word, and gives you very great ability to alter and maintain your own site. The free way is for us to simply build static web pages (the ordinary kind) and then to instruct you in using FTP (file transfer protocol) to download them, edit them on your machine, and use FTP again to put them back. There are quite a few difficulties involved with this which is why only webmasters usually do it. For one thing, web pages are formatted in a language called HTML (HyperText Markup Language) which has nothing to do with the formatting created by your text editor, and you must do the formatting in this language. Trying format web text in your regular editor won't work. Special editors are available to do this. There are advantages and disadvantages to all four approaches. Using dynamic, on-line approaches is fast, immediate in its effect, and simple to use. On the other hand it usually will not offer total control over all aspects of the page, although in general any item desired can be provided for. Finally, of course it is not free. The use of FTP to bring the pages to your machine and edit them is slow, complicated, and does not provide immediate changes. On the positive side, it offers complete control over every aspect of the page and it will work with any ordinary web page. As a practical matter, the choice will usually come down to a decision whether to use static pages and pay a webmaster to update them when needed as a recurring cost, or to invest the extra initial amount as a depreciable expense to provide dynamic pages which you can update yourself with no recurring costs. The answer to this question will be determined by the frequency and extent of the updates required. If you need to change a price every six months you're probably better off paying the recurring maintenance cost. If you need to change daily specials on a menu you are probably better off investing in content management software. We'll be happy to consult with you to help you understand the best choice for your situation. entangledesign.com/htdocs/contentdev.html 0100664 0001752 0001046 00000007102 10105211672 020245 0 ustar j-ross staffThe Site's Focus
What will this site be focused on, and how is this focus expected to change in the future?
Our Organization/Our Products/An event or specific promotion
Detail:
Our Organization currently will be designing sites for small to medium size customers. The site should focus on how we can provide a site to smaller clients in cost saving ways, in ways that will allow the customer to get the site they want with out breaking the budget.
Entangle Design is owned and operated by me, Jennifer Ross. I have been doing web development for about 5 years. I have had a few good successes with my personal designs, www.riskcontrol.ca received time spots on the Court TV channel because of their website that I developed for them. As a company, Entangle Design is very new to the industry, but at the same time one of few whose focus will be on servicing the small business client almost exclusively. I have spent time at post secondary institutes learning the technology to do what needs to be done.
I offer personalized websites at reasonable rates for the small to medium size business. The focus is to help clients develop a web presence, and do it with out breaking their budget. If the project is quite big and the client has a small budget, then we can proceed in stages within the budget, and an acceptable timeline. My goals are to develop sites that can be easy to modify, easy to support, reliable.
What is the primary objective in creating this site?
Promotion/Generating Sales/Education service/support
Detail:
Promotion is definitely a priority, with a secondary priority on educating the client.
What message should the site deliver and who is the audience?
The products that we develop for our clients are solid, reliable, and of high quality, visually as well as content. Every site that we develop is developed with our high standards that are recognized around the world. The benifit of this is that the site should be that everyone visiting the site will be able to enjoy the site and get the information they are looking for no matter where they are coming from. The visitors of the site will come away with the feeling that the site was a professional, well thought out site, and easy to use.
Are there existing messages and/or established images that must be incorporated in the site?
The logo, 
Is there a critical launch date?
Sooner than later
What is the anticipated launch date?
August 1st 2004
How will we define and quantify success or failure?
Should have the content needed and the style of the site should work as expected over the different browsers.
Site Production
Technical Development
Develop in house, or out-source development
Hosting the site
Costs?
Planning/Design
Process and Content
Preliminary Planning
Who will be involved in the site
What will each person contribute, and the degree of involvement
Target time for each phase
Target time for live staging
Who is Entangle Design
Philosophy of Entangle Design
Purpose of Entangle Design
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The third requirement is the computer code that actually comprises your web site. This includes the code that produces the appearance of the visible pages, text, and pictures, as well as the usually much larger body of code that implements the 'invisible', behind-the-scenes functions. For example, such things as databases, dynamic content management, e-mail facilities, credit transaction processing, audio or video, and many others. Web design is the responsibility of your webmaster who must determine the scope and nature of your site's requirements, analyze and organize the layout and connectivity, and define and code the visible pages and auxiliary functions to meet these requirements. Your webmaster will usually also be responsible for production of the graphics on the site. This is a non-recurring startup cost, and will be your largest initial layout. There is a great range in cost depending on the magnitude and complexity of the site and its constellation of features and functions. For a decently-done business web site this can run anywhere from several thousands to several millions of dollars. In selecting someone to do this, find someone who will work with you by estimate, not by hourly rate (unless you know how long everything ought to take) nor by fixed-price packages, which are only suitable for non-commercial use.What is different between Eyeball Software and H.323 technology
On the surface Eyeball Software and H.323 appear to do the same thing. It appears that
entangledesign.com/htdocs/elearning/h.323.requirements.html 0100664 0001752 0001046 00000000555 10112776436 023340 0 ustar j-ross staffWhere is H.323 being used?
Primary, we are seeing the groups who are using H.323 technology for web conferencing and telecommunications are the telephone companies and large corporations.
If we look back to H.323 Requirements for reasons why it seems that the large corporations and telephone companies are using this it makes sense that smaller companies find it too difficult, and expensive to use.
It makes sense that telephone companies are using H.323 technology for their infrastructure. The underlying line that would be used for H.323 is owned by the telephone companies. There is no other cost for them. In fact it will save them money, which is probably why long distance costs are coming down in price by so much. Telus Communications has been using H.323 technology quite heavily, and since they have been using OC3 line for their infastructure where most telephone companies are using T3 lines.
Large corporations are also using H.323 technology, to reduce the cost of long distance costs between the branch offices. There are two ways they are able to do this. They either lease a line from a telephone company, or they set up a VPN (Virtual Private Network) tunnel. This will allow the network to span over a large wan without worrying about firewall issues. In this instance the firewall protects the network from the rest of the Internet, and just pretends its network includes the network at the other end of the VPN.
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