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Developing a good backup strategy requires thoughtful planning, from the selection of devices to the determination of backup schema and other logistical issues. Each step must be carefully analyzed in light of such factors as staffing, technical expertise, and budget. We’ll take a look at these factors and break down the requirements of a successful backup strategy.

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When building websites from design comps the biggest problem often becomes trying to figure out why something is displaying wrong or different in Internet Explorer. Below are tips to fixing Internet Explorer display issues that we’ve witnessed that can eat up many hours.

1. Font-size will affect the size of a div object in IE6
2. Utilize background-color to find out where an object actually exists in Internet Explorer
3. When you run into float or position issues don’t be affraid to try things that don’t make sense. For example several IE6 display issues can be solved by setting the “display: inline;” even though we’re using a float
4. Use IE6 & IE7 specific style sheets when necessary
5. There is a client based version of firebug that you can actual load up on other browsers. When all else fails try firebug lite to solve your display issues (Firebug Lite)
6. If you run into a margin or padding issue you can’t solve in IE6 or IE7, it’s always possible to create another div object to fill a gap
7. Sometimes styles don’t inherit properly from a parent object in IE.

Always develop for Firefox first, and IE7 second. If you follow this path you should only have a few display issues to solve with every website you develop. By developing for Firefox you can be almost certain you will have a site that functions in other browsers without any significant changes.

In web design there has been an ongoing argument about whether or not users actually scroll webpages to see content that isn’t initially visible when the page loads. The imaginary line that divides the webpage between the initially viewable content and what a user sees when they scroll is called the “fold”, and some people believe that only the content above it gets seen.

Until now the debate has largely been academic with one camp insisting that everything essential be crammed in the limited space above the fold, and the other camp saying it isn’t really an issue. While our opinion is that it is common sense for major information and client branding to be above the fold, recent research has finally brought some well-needed facts to the debate.

Bottom line: People almost always scroll right to the bottom of a webpage - no matter how long it is.

For an excellent in-depth discussion of the latest research click here.