http://www.ntice.net NTice web design, software development, and creative marketing Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:11:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.ntice.net/16/vista-sp1/ http://www.ntice.net/16/vista-sp1/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:36:25 +0000 Nathan http://www.ntice.net/16/vista-sp1/ Windows Vista SP 1 has been released, bring on the madness. I have been testing the sp 1 release at my office for a few days before the release and all I can say is good luck. It will fix alot of problems windows users have been complaining about like wireless connection speed problems, but it will also cause alot of problems for non-tech savy users. SP1 for vista will not fix the biggest problem with Vista, the fact that many devices are not compatable with Vista. I have installed Vista over 100 time for various clients and in my own office and I have run into problems with accessories every time. Sometimes its a printer, sometimes a camera, and I can’t even list the number of pieces of software that are virtually incompatable. I spent 22 hours with Time Matters by Lexis Nexis trying to get that software working with Vista (which i finally figured out on my own).

]]> http://www.ntice.net/16/vista-sp1/feed/ 1 http://www.ntice.net/15/aesthetics-and-functionality/ http://www.ntice.net/15/aesthetics-and-functionality/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:52:52 +0000 Nathan http://www.ntice.net/15/aesthetics-and-functionality/ When given a choice I prefer to work on functional issues instead of aesthetic ones. I trained for a few years to be an architect and learned quite a bit about aesthetics and design. I also learned enough to know I would make a much better engineer than an artist. Developing functionality in software and web design is often much more enjoyable to me than making aesthetic choices because you know when you built it right, it works. Often when I am working on a project I’ll field questions from my clients about Aesthetic choices. Why did you choose this color or place the ad in that place on my website? These questions have no real answer as the old adage goes beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Now there are some basic design principles that every designer should apply but once you get beyond that your design will either be approved or shot down strickly based on your clients opinion of what looks good to them. After all it is their business, product, service, etc and you are building their public face on the internet. The best advice I can give is design before you build and once the design is approved make sure your clients know changes can be expensive.

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