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I was recently asked by a good friend to write a couple of articles on SoloSignal.com dealing with accessible web design and usability issues as they relate to best business practices. This is an honor for me, and I hope you stop by and check out the articles.

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Have you ever gotten tired of trying to type something on your computer, only to have to take the time to move your hand over to the mouse, move it around and then click to accomplish something simple? You know what I mean, you feel like after a long day online or working on that site design or what ever you might be working on, that if you only had a quarter for every mouse click…

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I was perusing Information Week as I often visit them due to the wealth of topics when I came across this. If you have both Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox on your computer, you could be at risk for a URL flaw caused by Internet Explorer passing malicious scripting code to Firefox.

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One of the most interesting things about site development and services is the cost that is associated with them. By “them” I mean web site development, design, hosting, repairs and the list can go on. But how do you really know what you are getting when you find that person or business to develop your site?

As consumers of products, we are each responsible for asking questions, reading labels, and researching the products that we buy and consume. This isn’t only an issue with web design and other technology products, as it applies to the food we eat, the cars we drive, the homes we live in and just about every other aspect of life. For an example, if you were looking to build a new home, wouldn’t you take the time to research the builder? Ask a few friends about who their builder was, do some searching about the products they use, the neighborhood they are building in, checking out the homebuilders association and maybe even the better business bureau. There is a lot of time and money that goes into the process, but the end result can be satisfaction, or disaster.

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Ok, so the great part about technology is the rapid advancement that it is known for. Just picture a few years ago there was Netscape 4, Internet Explorer 3 and they were going head to head in the browser wars. Ahh, that was the day. But moving to modern times, there is a multitude of browsers out for use, each with their own unique styles, users and methods of rendering web pages. Some of them do a great job, such as the Mozilla Firefox browser, Opera and even Internet Explorer 7 has improved by leaps and bounds. But this poses a unique problem to web developers and even users, without them knowing it.

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