It has been 6 months since I picked up a MacBook Pro and I have been very impressed with this machine.

To be fair, it isn’t perfect but it is the best computer I’ve ever used:

• OSX is stable and pleasant to use. Things just work!
• The Mac book hardware is top notch.

For example:

Every MacBook comes with a tiny webcam (iSight) built into its’ cover - no need to buy an external cam anymore. It is convenient to be sure, but how about the image quality?

… To my surprise, the little webcam produces a better image quality than even top notch webcams from Logitech!

How about 3rd party hardware?

As is consistent with Mac OSX (in that things tend to work), when you plug in any piece of hardware, it seems to just work.

At first it was a little strange to

Hi,

I’ve put together a quick little video that demonstrates the sound differences between microphones.

Microphone Test

I am looking for feedback … looking for the microphone you like best:

- Mic from the DV cam.
- Mic from the Mac laptop.
- The professional lapel mic.
- The big mic.

… This of course, is related to my video tutorials.

I would appreciate any feedback.

Thanks!

Stefan

Hi,

I released a new video related to The Business of Web Design course:

Don’t reinvent the wheel!

I appreciate your comments regarding this video and any comments regarding the new idea22.com UI changes is also appreciated.

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There is still lots of new changes working its’ way through, so all the feedback you can give along the way will be helpful.

Thanks!

Stefan

In the following two videos (part 1 and part 2) I go over the points to look for in a good web hosting company.

Though these videos are part of my Business of Web Design video course, the information should be useful for anyone looking to find a good hosting company.

In a nutshell:

When looking for a good web hosting company, I would strongly suggest that you make price one of the last things you consider.

… Because these days, the vast majority of hosting companies, charge about the same.

Instead, you should be looking at:

• Features: do they support PHP, ASP or ASP.NET etc?
• Support: how good is their tech support?

You need to find a web hosting company that have a good range of server technologies to choose from and have fast tech support.

Tip:

To test their tech support, try giving their tech support phone number (or email address,) a

In the business of web design (any business really,) there are two fundamental rules of risk you can use to evaluate whether or not you should take a particular risk:

1. If what you are attempting do does not work out … will it kill you?
2. Does the potential gain justify the risk?

THE FIRST RULE OF RISK

There is an old gamblers expression someone taught me years ago that sums this up nicely:

‘Don’t go to the track with money you can’t afford to lose.’

This rule tells you, that you should not take any risk that would kill your business, if the risk should prove unsuccessful. Keep in mind that most business projects fail; yep, most business ventures, new products whatever … fail!

All-or-nothing type gambles may work on