http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=David+Risley Computers and Technology David Risley Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=310656&ca=Computers+and+Technology You've done everything you could to your computer box over the years, including keeping it clean, upgrading everything possible (some RAM here, a new DVD drive there, maybe another hard drive and so on) and there's basically nothing more you can do. You may have entertained the idea of replacing you... Internet David Risley Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=96076&ca=Internet Many webmasters (you may be one of them) have probably considered using video on their web site for promotional purposes. Video is an excellent way to command attention from your viewing audience. However, the two largest concerns with video are file size and bandwidth. File Size Video is the larges... Internet David Risley Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=95775&ca=Internet A “Flash intro”, better known by its infamous “skip-intro” name, is a bad web design technique that should be banned like asbestos. What Is It?: An animation accompanied by music that is at least thirty seconds to two minutes long – and the first web page shown before “entering” a web site. The only... Internet David Risley Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=95409&ca=Internet It has been proven in the United States that there are more broadband internet users compared to dial-up. That being the case, media that requires high bandwidth is now more readily available to anyone who wants to download it. A medium that is still relatively new is using video presentations to ma... Internet David Risley Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=93190&ca=Internet It has been one of my continual themes when talking with clients about their websites that their site needs to serve their business. When I work with a client, I look at their website as an extension of their business model. I take a look at their overall business and evaluate: * How do they make th... Internet David Risley Wed, 21 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=24949&ca=Internet This article might be a bit different than you've come to expect from a webmaster-related article. The reason is that, in my opinion, it is a facet of the internet many people don't really think about. And that is communication. But, by communication I mean more than just talking or writing. Read on... Internet David Risley Sat, 22 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=15898&ca=Internet The webmaster's biggest job is to get their traffic up and keep customers/visitors coming back. Building the site is one thing, but simply building and posting a website does not guarantee traffic. In fact, a website could be beautiful and an example of all the latest technology and still not attrac... Internet David Risley Fri, 14 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=14996&ca=Internet Many people new to websites and/or ecommerce are confused at the in and outs of ecommerce. Even many people who are fairly adept at scripting can set up a store using some popular package such as OSCommerce and then are left stumped by the idea of making it work with a payment gateway to actually co... Internet David Risley Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=13963&ca=Internet Most people on the internet are good, honest people. However, there are some people browsing the internet who derive fun from poking around websites and finding security holes. A few simple tips can help you secure your website in the basic ways. Now, obviously, the subject of data security is a com... Internet David Risley Fri, 30 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=13053&ca=Internet Today, many websites offer a free newsletter. Newsletters, from the receiving end, can be a great source for information that is delivered to your in-box. You can simply save the newsletter for future reference, something many people do. From the publisher's standpoint, though, a newsletter is a fan...