Usability

New Year Tip: Keep your Copyright Date Current

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2012

Every new year the annual ritual of updating the copyright dates on web sites commences. This is the little, often overlooked, text snippit in the footer of most web sites that says something to the effect of “”Copyright 2012 Some Company.  All rights reserved.” There are several good reasons for keeping the year current on your web site. Audience. First and foremost consider the impression your visitors will make of your web site when they notice that your copyright date is set …


An Ode to Humble Breadcrumbs

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As a wayward Hansel and Gretel once discovered, finding your way home through the scary forest is not as easy as it looks.  I mean, they’re at home on a sunny day and the path through the forest seems clear.  Once they get in the middle of the forest with paths heading off left and right with no clear way back things get pretty dicey.  Enter the the venerable breadcrumb.  Leaving a little trail for themselves of croutons as they …