David Airey

Category: Web

  • Last Call aims to eliminate restaurant food waste

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    Every night, because their extra food won’t last until morning, restaurants are forced to add to the growing food waste epidemic. Last Call is a late night delivery service that aims to help restaurants reduce food waste, while giving customers the food they want at discounted prices. A push notification alerts you when the app…

  • On selling websites

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    Last week I was offered a five-figure sum for the sale of the Logo Design Love website. My sites will always have their price, but for a few reasons, I said no thanks. Photo credit: Instructables. My name’s on the book. If the website is controlled by other people, their actions will reflect on me,…

  • Bob Gill

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    I enjoyed looking through Bob Gill’s website. Born in Brooklyn in 1931, the renowned graphic designer has a talent for turning project briefs into memorable, appropriate, witty outcomes. Ecumenical (today’s new word) = general, universal. I missed the release of his latest book, Bob Gill, so far, published by Laurence King in October last year,…

  • One month of online advertising earnings

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    A number of people asked about my online ad earnings, so here they are for an average month in the hope that they’ll give guidance for your own ad income.

  • Don’t build websites using Flash

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    15M+* iPads have been sold. If your website is built using Flash, that’s 15M+ potential customers you’re alienating. Read why Apple’s mobile devices don’t support the tool: Thoughts on Flash, by Steve Jobs. Additionally: Apple will sell 50 million iPads a Year, on Business Insider Top 10 Luxury Brands’ Sites Fail To Work On iPad,…

  • Boycotting GoDaddy

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    I don’t want to give my money to a man who glorifies elephant-hunting.

  • Amazon Associates: helping designers look sharp

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    It’s hard to imagine someone clicking an Amazon link for a design book, then thinking to themselves, “Mmmm, peanut butter.” But it happens ($1.76 commission).

  • The WordPress plugins I use

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    I limit the number of plugins I use so load times aren’t bloated, but there are a few I’ve found useful enough to keep.

  • Site restored, thank you!

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    Three days ago, I reported on a Gmail security flaw resulting in the theft of my domain name. I’m humbled and relieved that today I’ve got davidairey.com back. The response was overwhelming and can’t thank you enough. After publishing my story I was receiving floods of visitors from NYTimes, Digg, StumbleUpon, Reddit, Lifehacker and many…

  • Google’s Gmail security failure leaves my business sabotaged

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    What would you do if someone stole something valuable and personal from you? What if, at the same time, they targeted your business and crippled your income? What if you also discovered that this happened due to a Google security infection that can affect any Gmail user? That’s what has happened to me. Read on…