Yes, but if they are a lucky, smart, hard-working local band, they are either totally self-produced (like the band I'm in), or they are signed to a small, local label who simply helps them get their material out there for a *fair* share of the profit.
I usually gear my sites for the upper-end of the scale
That's good if your audience is at the upper-end of the technology scale. My audiences are musicians and bikers, so I tend to think more like "how bad does this suck at 640x480, 16 colors?"
This assumes of course that your audience is important to you. If you are doing a site just for fun, it's not that important.
For universal readability, the key is contrast. As in, if your site was seen in monochrome, how would it look then? If you have enough contrast between your colors, you shouldn't have problems. Slight color shifting is acceptable for most applications, the key being whether or not it interferes with readability. One major pitfall is when you start trying to do different tones of the same color (i.e. dark green text on light green background etc.). Users with "less" colors won't be able to read the text in that situation.
I've tested my site with every browser/palette/os/configuration I can find, and I think it looks pretty good on every single one. (Yes, even Lynx!) If anyone checks out this site and finds something amiss, please let me know. My goals is that *anyone* can read and use this site. It's pretty basic, but it's valid HTML, very functional and loaded with content. Content is *still* King.
>A professional album costs upwards of $100,000 to record.
Not always. That's true if you're using big-name national studios that routinely gouge their clients "because they can". In these days of digital editing, the only major capital expenses for studios should be killer mics and tube gear...
I am 1/4 owner of a pro recording studio. We've done plenty of national-quality work; I'll grant that we're a bargain, but (geez!) $100,000 would buy you a 57-week lockout of time at our studio. (Heck for $100,000, we'll give you a key!)
$100,000 spent on a music project buys you "national studio name" and "national studio status", but not necessarily a quality production.
Our clients tend to self-produce and order small quantities of CDs... $2 per CD (with jewel case and printed booklet) is an average price for runs of ~500 CDs. I find it impossible to believe that the national labels (who are buying by the 100,000's) can't do any better than that...
I know I write simple code, but geez, even in line-mode my site works and is readable. Granted, you don't get that it's in a table until 2.0, but the pages still work.
http://www.pdxnet.net/bands/ - Portland, Oregon Bands Pages - since 1998
...individuals or extremely small companies (2-5 people) their survival needs (in terms of income) are modest compared to the big guys, like Amazon. So, it will be easier for an individual to keep an ecommerce site going as long as the balance sheet is positive.
I have to agree with this statement. I am a partner in a small (7 people) B2C company that started in bricks and has expanded into clicks. Our cash needs are small, and while we'd like to get some VC, it's really not necessary for us to stay in business. We are building this company the old-fashioned way (go figure!), slowly and carefully. We have been profitable since our third month in e-commerce and we continue to be profitable. Barring some unforseeable catastrophe, I have no doubt that we will continue to be in business for the long-term.
Beware of business plans that fit on cocktail napkins.
This is an idea whose time has come. Any engine will run more efficiently if it's tuned properly; now we finally seem to have a mathematical grip on what "properly" actually means!
I, a regular user, just got done installing RedHat (FTP installs are cool!), and I'm running Sun's Star Office. Our Sysadmin at work is itching to change us over, so I've been using Star Office at work for a few weeks now on my windoze box, and I'm sold. I've been able to open every file thrown at me by the rest of the M$ users in my work-world, and I don't miss it at all. And it's FREE!
Now that Redhat is getting so friendly to install, there's no reason for probably 80% of windoze users not to switch.
Of course they're sending ominous letters and e-mails! Their multi-million dollar executives are scared to see the bottom of the money trough! Just think; if a few of those letters and e-mails cause a few people to pull their sites down, they've just solved a small part of the "problem" with no more effort than pressing "send"!
I'm just glad to see that the website owners aren't taking this lying down.
Definitely call your bank and cancel the card! The rules for loss and fraud are different for debit cards than for actual credit cards. They don't have the same $50 rule! It's actually a lot safer to do your transactions with a credit card than with a debit. I came close to finding out the hard way.
"The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off"
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Yes, but if they are a lucky, smart, hard-working local band, they are either totally self-produced (like the band I'm in), or they are signed to a small, local label who simply helps them get their material out there for a *fair* share of the profit.
The huge labels and the RIAA make me sick.
Oh great, now I'm going to need a phone with a color display for the Blue Screens o' Death.
As usual, EFF has a lot of interesting things to say about the pending "Anti-Terrorism" Surveillance Bills.
Yeha, brother, you speak wisely. Tell my clients, please!
That's good if your audience is at the upper-end of the technology scale. My audiences are musicians and bikers, so I tend to think more like "how bad does this suck at 640x480, 16 colors?"
This assumes of course that your audience is important to you. If you are doing a site just for fun, it's not that important.
Wait, did I imply that this is fun??
I've tested my site with every browser/palette/os/configuration I can find, and I think it looks pretty good on every single one. (Yes, even Lynx!) If anyone checks out this site and finds something amiss, please let me know. My goals is that *anyone* can read and use this site. It's pretty basic, but it's valid HTML, very functional and loaded with content. Content is *still* King.
Not always. That's true if you're using big-name national studios that routinely gouge their clients "because they can". In these days of digital editing, the only major capital expenses for studios should be killer mics and tube gear...
I am 1/4 owner of a pro recording studio. We've done plenty of national-quality work; I'll grant that we're a bargain, but (geez!) $100,000 would buy you a 57-week lockout of time at our studio. (Heck for $100,000, we'll give you a key!)
$100,000 spent on a music project buys you "national studio name" and "national studio status", but not necessarily a quality production.
Our clients tend to self-produce and order small quantities of CDs... $2 per CD (with jewel case and printed booklet) is an average price for runs of ~500 CDs. I find it impossible to believe that the national labels (who are buying by the 100,000's) can't do any better than that...
Go states, go!!
I know I write simple code, but geez, even in line-mode my site works and is readable. Granted, you don't get that it's in a table until 2.0, but the pages still work. http://www.pdxnet.net/bands/ - Portland, Oregon Bands Pages - since 1998
I have to agree with this statement. I am a partner in a small (7 people) B2C company that started in bricks and has expanded into clicks. Our cash needs are small, and while we'd like to get some VC, it's really not necessary for us to stay in business. We are building this company the old-fashioned way (go figure!), slowly and carefully. We have been profitable since our third month in e-commerce and we continue to be profitable. Barring some unforseeable catastrophe, I have no doubt that we will continue to be in business for the long-term.
Beware of business plans that fit on cocktail napkins.
I had wondered about this too... is there a way to "overlay" one gif over another? This would be really useful in several situations.
There may be hope for us yet!
That seemed like a pretty valid question to me. But then I'm just now getting away from Windoze, so I guess that makes me a troll too?!?!?
Now that Redhat is getting so friendly to install, there's no reason for probably 80% of windoze users not to switch.
Just heard on CNN that today's DoS victim is Buy.com. The site is back online now, but here's an article on Excite about it.
Of course they're sending ominous letters and e-mails! Their multi-million dollar executives are scared to see the bottom of the money trough! Just think; if a few of those letters and e-mails cause a few people to pull their sites down, they've just solved a small part of the "problem" with no more effort than pressing "send"!
I'm just glad to see that the website owners aren't taking this lying down.
1260 Portland, Oregon Bands
Definitely call your bank and cancel the card! The rules for loss and fraud are different for debit cards than for actual credit cards. They don't have the same $50 rule! It's actually a lot safer to do your transactions with a credit card than with a debit. I came close to finding out the hard way.
"The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off"