Web Design

Special Deal: 50% off RapidWeaver + Giveaway!

by Jeff Weisbein July 9, 2011

A few months ago, we reviewed a piece of software called RapidWeaver by Realmac Software. We liked it. For those of you who are not familiar with RapidWeaver, it’s a web design suite. It allows users to create a unique and crisp website without the need of taking a web-design classes to use it. RapidWeaver [...]

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Make Awesome Website Even More Awesome? Challenge Accepted.

by Jeff Weisbein May 25, 2011

I’m not one who likes to rest on their laurels which is why I’m constantly looking for ways to improve everything I do. Of course, that includes BestTechie. So I’ve contracted an excellent web developer to make some awesome revisions to BestTechie. Now, I like the current (overall) design of the site, I think it fits and works well, but that’s not to say certain things couldn’t be improved.

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RapidWeaver Review

by Mike Mansell March 23, 2011

In this day in age, small businesses and organizations need to have a company website in order to maintain their professional image and attract new clients and customers. Personal websites – biographies, portfolios, resumes, etc. – are even becoming a standard for professional individuals as well. However, the sad reality is that websites can be quite [...]

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Bored Guy Codes A Free Gawker WordPress Theme

by Jeff Weisbein February 15, 2011

Last week, Gawker Media revamped its entire network of sites web designs (e.g. Lifehacker, Gizmodo). Despite a ton of criticism (including from myself), Gawker has kept the new design implemented. But it appears that some people may actually like the new design. This past weekend a bored web developer decided to create a free and open source [...]

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Internet Explorer: A Burden to Web Designers

by Michael Morris December 29, 2009

The use of Internet Explorer by Internet users has always been a burden on the web design community. With the expansion of Web 2.0 technologies such as feature rich CSS based designs and JavaScript ran websites, this browser that controls nearly half the market share for web browsers can no longer be ignored. While Microsoft has [...]

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How To: Enable The New Google Design

by Jeff Weisbein November 27, 2009

Below are steps to take to enable the new Google design which is being tested. Google is notorious for their super simple design approach and the less is more approach. However, the company is in the process of testing out a new design for the site complete with a new (more fun) logo. 1. Go [...]

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Yes, We Redesigned (Again)

by Jeff Weisbein May 5, 2009

Assuming you’re not blind (which is probably a safe assumption if you are reading this site) you may have noticed that we redesigned BestTechie.net. This redesign is a rather drastic one as compared to previous versions of the site. In the past, I have typically taken a more minimalistic and simple design approach which I [...]

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Call For Help – New MyWCWP.com Site In The Works!

by Jeff Weisbein February 18, 2009

Listen Here! Today Joe and I discuss the latest in tech news including the Twitter HR nightmare, a new web service called DevHub which is a WYSIWYG website creator, and what’s new with MyWCWP and the latest redesign that will arriving within a few weeks!

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Yes, We Have Redesigned

by Jeff Weisbein November 30, 2008

As you may have noticed we have done some redesign work at BestTechie. The goal of this redesign was to allow for a more full bodied design that really shows off the content and quality of the site. We may still be making a few tweaks and adjustments here or there so bare with us [...]

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Free HTML and WYSIWYG Editors

by Jeff Weisbein July 28, 2008

I received a question from Kevin_28 in our chat room at live.besttechie.net asking about free HTML/WYSIWYG editors. There are a number of decent free editors that can be found online. I typically recommend NVU, KompoZer, and Mozilla Seamonkey on the WYSIWYG side of things and PSPad, HTML-Kit, and Notetab Light on the Text/HTML editors side. [...]

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