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Articles
These articles are relevant to clients and other designers. Most recent at the top.
Church Websites: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
Did you know that here in Australia we have 14 million internet users? In a country of 20 million or so people that's a lot. The web is an opportunity that we should be taking advantage of, both as individual churches and as a whole.
In this series of short articles I want to talk about three ways that a church can utilise the internet through having its own website.
CMS Overview
CMS stands for Content Management System, which in its simplest form is a website which the user can update without needing a web designer or any technical knowledge.
You get to log in online, either through your web browser or another piece of software supplied to you, and add pages of content to the site.
Customising OS web apps
There are an increasing number of ready-made web applications to be found on the internet. By "Web Application" I mean something more than just a normal web site - I mean a site that has been programmed for a specific purpose to have extra functionality.
The Accessibility Buzzword
Here's an experiment. Unplug your mouse and monitor, and try to use your computer.
Even browsing the internet becomes next to impossible. Yet for many people who have sight problems or other physical disabilities, this is what they are faced with every day.
Dynamic Websites
The word 'dynamic' in this context means 'characterised by continuous change, activity, or progress'. In this way it can be applied to many things that display changing characteristics, for example 'it is a dynamic market'.
In the case of a website, to be dynamic means that content of the page has the potential to change every time the page is loaded.
Must-have free software
Yesterday I got a new computer at one of my workplaces. As normal in this situation, I've spent a fair chunk of time over the last two days installing software, fitting the system out with everything I need to work happily and well.
I thought it might be a useful thing to list all the free and open-source software that I consider must-have for a new system. It's not comprehensive, and it's not meant to be: this is a list of the programs I personally use or have had recommended to me.
