http://www.fergusweb.net Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:43:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Brendon wrote that what we see when we look at a webpage depends on our perspective.  As web developers we look at a site and see all the aspects that make the whole, while others can look at the page and just see a picture.  Then they judge the site ... http://www.fergusweb.net/96-your-website-is-not-an-expense-or-an-investment/ I just got off the phone with a nice Indian-sounding gentleman named Kevin, who was trying to convince me to change my electricity supplier to his company.  He was trying to point out how much my bill has increased in the last few months, and what a great deal he ... http://www.fergusweb.net/92-your-own-marketers-are-giving-you-a-bad-name/ Generally, I hate receiving spam. Probably 80% of the email my work account receives is spam, which makes Monday mornings a drag as I sort through my emails. But every now and then, I get one that stops me in my tracks.If you think about it, you ... http://www.fergusweb.net/90-funny-spam/ I've probably posted before how Brendon and Mel operate Brandboots.com - a site selling Ugg Boots. Brendon writes on Tailored about how Ugg Australia was driving his Online Ugg Boot Store out of business by providing a higher quality of boot at lower prices, with better customer support to match. From my ... http://www.fergusweb.net/87-christmas-and-ugg-boots/ Last night I got another strange email: Dear xxx, My Name is xxx, I am an Software Engineer, and i belongs to Kerala, India.  while i was searching for an article, I just came to know about you through the website www.tailored.com.au , So we both are working in the same field. ... http://www.fergusweb.net/85-another-angle-on-phishing/ We sometimes forget that even experts must occasionally consult the documentation, lest they slip and fall. http://www.fergusweb.net/84-even-if-youre-an-expert/ I've been battling for a while now with a certain bug on a certain site. I don't see this bug anywhere else, and I wasn't able to figure out what the issue was. I eventually (trial and error) narrowed it down to some javascript. If I removed ... http://www.fergusweb.net/82-ie-operation-aborted-javascript-issues/ Reading over Digg, as I sometimes do, I found this submission on Building a Niche Minisite. The first few comments imply something scary to me. ...it's SEO, which are the scum of the earth, just behind spammers. [Above] comment is over generalized but SEO's are known to hurt the internet experience ... http://www.fergusweb.net/65-public-relations/ Lately, I've been seeing a lot of spam along the lines of: Subject: man, who filmed this thing? If your dad sees this video you made, he is going to kill you. Go look at it: http://www.youtube.com/...... Then the youtube link goes off to a IP-based website, no doubt to install ... http://www.fergusweb.net/81-spam-now-with-social-engineering/ The ACCC has an important role in Australia: The ACCC promotes competition and fair trade in the market place to benefit consumers, business and the community. It also regulates national infrastructure services. Its primary responsibility is to ensure that individuals and businesses comply with the Commonwealth competition, fair trading and consumer ... http://www.fergusweb.net/80-google-sued-by-the-australian-competition-and-consumer-commission/