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golden tip: less is more
It's no use having a lot of text to read, poeple don't read much websites, they're no folders, leaflets or wtvr, short and strong paragraphs. Don't overdo design, make it clean and proffesional looking (looking, because it's not that hard) http://vanduyse.be/ is a site I made, it's nothing design wise but does it's job, also note the small paragraphs. another example: (http://www.market2target.be/layouts/ramatec/ramatec2.jpg)

Learn CSS, as it enable you to make nice things with barely no photoshop skills (just getting photo's the right size) as you see in last example there is the logo, and some photographs, anything else is CSS backgrouundcolors and borders (the example is more advanced than that but just to get you an idea)

usefull css links:
http://glish.com/css/ css layout basics
http://www.csszengarden.com/ advanced css layouts

use dreamweaver it has great css capabilities, it's mostly very logical, want a field with a double border on top, just put top border style on double, the others on none...

or be like me, be lazy for once and use a CMS tool like www.mamboserver.com install it on a webserver, find a template you like and use the extended controlpannel: an example what I've doen with mambo: http://www.thorhandbal.com/

hope this is usefull, you can always pm me for technical questions.

PS: You'll find a lot of info on SEO, tips, tricks but when applying CSS these should be kept in mind:
-> don't create classes for titles use redifened header tags (<h1> <h2> ...) this will clarify if you get familiar with CSS/dreamweaver.
-> use <b> tags for bold, not CSS, keywords in your text with bold tags wrapped around them seem more important to search engines.
-> opt for CSS-rollover (button) techniques over image-rollovers.

i changed SOME things... but i cant change it all since the director WANTS certain stuff to be the way it is <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />
but i moved some of the info, to make it look a little more user friendly.

I just copied all the CSS and other stuff into a file so far.... will look in the morning

right now....

Thanks, L_R. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I don't feel much up to suggest you anything regarding the card and website, except that I agree with Dragh about the fonts on the card, a straighter one would be better for the purpose, and with Ube regarding the website's background (it doesn't make it hard to read, but it's disturbing... and not to recommend to people beginning a headache or with tired eyes <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />).

After the exam stuff I kinda passed the days on the automatic pilot. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/stupid.gif" alt="" /> Much of them were touching to the debate between the evolutionists & creationists and it left me like... shattered. The content to analyze is pretty hard some attitudes, manners in this are plainly disgusting. Quite discouraging. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/memad.gif" alt="" />

I know why I didn't chose a social or political field for sure! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" />


Hey, happy Easter, peeps! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />

Fille, i hope i wasn't the one who made things ugly in the discussion about evolution & creationism & big bang & now strong theory.

Oh no, janggut; actually, the boards discussions about it are piece of cake beside what's going on with the "big shots" (or "directly involved organizations/people") in the public, media-covered issue. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
It has spilled over so much fields and so fundamental questions, it's quite an aberration. It's full of [abject] political & rethorical twists, manipulation, misinformation... Full of extremism, too; from those for whom science is quite deified to those who are extreme-right conservative Christians. And full of lawyers. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" />
Not a debate that is to keep one cool and detached if looked at too closely for too long. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

ok... my brain is roasting.... its very late, i have to get up early....

and i made some progress (i hope) with the web site.... but i suppose i will find that out doon enough.

for now... i am happy and very very tired.

Good night. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

true, Fille, the point of reference in the discussion has veered off so much that it's just very confusing when two sides are using totally different sets of reference or points to argue the same thing. well of course in a way both are right & also wrong. one argues based on faith & another based on fact. mostly chicken & duck talk. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

hmm sounds like a bunch of Quacks to me <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

yeah, Mea! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" /> no point clucking, eh? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

Yeah, and the worse, the evolutionists & creationists speak the same language; they don't have the chickens & ducks's excuse... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

I just got banned four days from Dota.pickup (a channel on mirc who sets up dotagames, they have a good rulesystem (mostlly ), which makes sure at least most games is decent), for boosting (giving another hero items so he can play better). The official rules sais nothing about feeding being banable, and all I did was to buy him an item I was getting later, so he could use it now, and for it he would buy me the same item for me later (when I needed it). If I'd known it was forbidden I wouldn't have done it, and now that I do know it I won't do it again. Yet I won't be able to play dota for four days (I CAN play pubs, but those games are just an anarcy, pepole leave after five minutes, or just suck, which ruines pretty much 9 out of 10 public dotas. In pickup at least 3/5 plays til the end).

Übereil

Life Lesson today:

When your parents say they will be gone all day, and you get drunk with some friends, then they leave and you are just there drunk by yourself and your parents come home early: dont let this happen.

Another lovely life lesson!

Learned that the hard way huh <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

a certain little 12 year old was offered 1!!!! drink this weekend at a bbq.... half a bottle of brandy later, he was spotted giggling like a little 6 year old girl in the kitchen with his buddy (who was no more innocent than he)... the next morning, on a lovely hangover (both of them, since the buddy slept over), they were both woken up, and taken on a boat trip in the BRIGHT sun.... on rough waters <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" />

that would teach them for sneaking themselves drinks.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" />

When you are swaying and they are asking what you did today, thats not good either.

And the next day, going into the Band Room is not good early in the morning.

Good News: Finaly my bluetooth keybord works fine with my Pocket Pc.
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/party.gif" alt="" /> mobile writing is now much easier <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

stone:

I am also cursed with pda connection tday.... dont have a bluetooth keybard, but mine just plugs into the keyboard. I can tell yu one thing though... i would have been buggered if i didnt have a keyboard.

This was my second attemp to connect a keyboard to my PDA, the first was with a Thumb Keyboard (infrared connection) wich has my PDA in his compatibility List.

After a week of trying, Manufacturer contacting, and frusttration i give it back.

Now have i a Keyboard from Thinkoutside, and after the second Driver instalation it will work fine. And the first failed attemp was definetly my fault because i installed the driver at the SD Card to save Memory. And i have learned now <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mage.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> that this will nor work with Bluetooth driver.

The next thing i will buy is a bluetooth mouse (also from thinkoutside) then the PDA handling must be like a little Notebook <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> (a very little Notebook <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> )

I recently learned what Bluetooth actually means ... if you want to impress people ... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_I_of_Denmark