Web design business tools
How SD gets the day to day business done. When asked what I do for a living, my response is generally, “I’m a web…
Giving MarsEdit a test drive
I find that the WordPress Admin window for adding a new post is much too small. Yes, I know you can make it bigger…
An open letter to Iridesco
Dear Iridesco, Let me start by saying that I love Harvest. It has saved me a ton of time in billing for projects and…
Dropping future support for IE6
Checking the stats for spigotdesign.com today revealed that less than 10% of the visitors here are using Internet Explorer 6. This is great news!…
New Spigot Design logo unveiled
While not a new logo per se, we’re proud to announce a cleaner, smoother version of our logo. The old version was drawn in…
Better email communication: Part II
Tame the multi-pointed beast Note: Part 2 in a series on better email communication. Write better, get better results. Here’s Part I. That beast…
Better email communication: Part I
Imagine if Moses had come down from that mountain not with two huge stone tablets with 10 commandments for the people to follow, but…
First Hand: How to begin a blog
When starting a section on your site that you intend to update on a frequent basis, its a good idea to ask yourself a…