Monthly Archives: November 2011

Google Music vs iTunes. Who wins?

Google Music vs iTunes

From what I have seen so far it looks like Google wins hands down.

Google has finally taken their Google Music out of beta. I downloaded it and took a look today and have to say that I am impressed. While Apple has their iCloud that they charge for, Google’s services seems to be free so far.

I love the idea of being able to play my music anywhere I want. I have an Android phone and the app seems to work seamlessly.

If you are in the market for cloud storage for your music, I would highly recommend Google Music.

Three easy steps to creating a great website design

website design

If you are just starting your website design there are a few steps you can take to ensure your project runs easy.

This is not necessarily a website design tutorial, but merely a place to start when designing your website.

1. Clear Goals

It is very important that you have clear goals when thinking about creating your website. Ask yourself what is the purpose of this website, how will the website be used, is there a clear definition of the return on investment you expect from creating a new website?Having your goals clearly defined when you speak with a potential website designer makes the conversation a lot easier.

Every situation is different, so there is no clear set of questions to ask yourself when creating a website design. It’s strictly dependant on the unique company or individual.

2. Planning

Planning a website design takes time and effort. Having all of your content ready in a digital format so the developers can easily take it and use in your website design can be a time consuming process.

Often times companies will have only printed copies of the content they want on their website and converting that content to a digital format adds time to the website development process. Time you may be charged for by your website developer.

Taking a little time in the beginning by planning out your website design project can save you time and money in the long run.

3. Hire a professional

The best advice I could give anyone thinking about creating a new website is to hire a professional website designer.

You can easily get what I refer to as an “out-of-the-box” website design from several websites on the Internet, but a truly unique and custom website design is something only a professional website designer can give you. There is always the option of having your nephew

Hiring a professional allows you to focus on your business and let’s the web design team focus on theirs… building your website.

Asana is down :(

Asana 504 Error

It appears the new startup Asana is having some problems.

This really seems like a great platform if it was working.