Posted By Ezra Silverton in Web Design, Web Development on 2008-08-27
Last night the Microsoft team hosted a small but impactful meeting with some of Toronto, Canada’s web industry influencers to showcase the latest Internet Explorer (IE) 8 Beta 2 features before its official release today at 3pm. Pete LePage, Product Manager / Developer Division at Mircosoft, took us on a tour of its main features, and it didn’t disappoint. Full Article
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Best Practices, Web Design, Web Development on 2008-06-06
For various reasons, sooner or later companies get an itch to re-design their web sites. The process most commonly begins with requests for quotes from a slew of web design companies found on the first pages of a Google search. If this is the approach you and your company are taking, know that you’re heading in the wrong direction. Full Article
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Web Design, Web Development on 2008-02-13
As a website owner, at some point and for whatever reason, you may come across a need to move your website from your existing web developer, designer, or hosting provider. It is up to you to supply your new service provider with all necessary files and data. Gaining all the information necessary for the move to occur quickly and successfully may become your biggest challenge if you’re not prepared. Ensuring that you have the following documents on file is important for such an occasion. Full Article
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Internet Marketing, Web Design, Web Development, What's Buzzing on 2008-01-17
Based on the directions taken in 2007, we’ve come up with some Internet marketing predictions for 2008. Our suggestions include a Canadian-specific forecast, plus a short dreamy wish list – “wink-wink” - to those who can make it happen! Full Article
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Web Design, Web Development on 2007-11-05
If you’ve ever approached various web development firms for a website proposal or quote, almost immediately you would have noticed the alarmingly wide cost variations. Full Article
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Web Development on 2006-10-19
Internet Explorer 7 has officially been released for download and will soon push the update through a Windows automatic update. Don’t ignore this one, according to OneStat, IE has 85.9% of the browser market. Full Article
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Web Development on 2006-09-21
To successfully create a website that fulfills your goals, a thorough web design and development process is required. Each web design company may have their own preferences to steps in the process, while some on the other hand may not have any. Just keep in mind that the more the web company knows about your business the better position they are in to make suggestions. Full Article
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Web Development on 2006-03-31
Due to a recent patent lawsuit that Microsoft lost, the popular browser Internet Explorer now prevents web visitors from interacting with ActiveX plug-ins. This affects programs such as Flash, QuickTime Movies, Windows Media, and other embedded objects. Full Article
Over a decade of web-industry practice has given us vast insight on what contributes to the effectiveness of a website. Welcome to blog.9thsphere.com. Here we comment on the successes, failures, and challenges facing us regularly as a website services company in Canada. We have much to reveal and won’t forgo the occasional rant. Enjoy!
