So, finally, after so much talking about it and thinking about it I have actually gotten around to building my website even though I do miss that little “under construction” animation that was here for about four months.

I have taken every possible measure to ensure that this site appears more or less the same in all modern web browsers (no two browsers work in quite the same way) so if the layout falls apart on your computer it is because you are using an outdated version of your particular browser and if I were to hazard a guess I would say it is probably Internet Explorer and more than likely version 6 or below. There are links to the latest versions of all the main browsers on the about page although in my not so humble opinion you can’t beat Firefox.

I don’t have any real excuses for it taking so long, obviously my Dad passing away did take the wind out of my sails for a while, but I think it has been more a case of just getting started. Building your own website, especially when you don’t have any real content, is a lot different to building one for someone else where the project is driven by their needs and goals. Once I did get started it has only taken a couple of weeks from Photoshop® to the web.

I am pretty happy with the outcome and overall “look” of the site, though it will change over time. There does seem to be a small issue with page loading times at the moment and I am not sure if that is down to my internet connection or the fact that my webhost keeps the database on a different server to the rest of the site. I am taking steps to address the problem.

With this being my first blog post, the sidebar is somewhat low on content, so, for the time being I have included links to some of the more universally interesting blogs that I subscribe to and left out the more “techie” ones.

As I mention on my about page I do hope to add some Flash® content in the not too distant future and if I ever get time I would like to make a complete Flash® version of the site.

So what will I be blogging about? That’s a good question. As the purpose of Apostrophe Art.com is to promote myself as a designer/developer I think it’s probably best to confine my writing to general internet development topics and news on any projects that I will (hopefully) be commissioned to do. The long term aim is to turn the site into an online portfolio.

If you would like to know more then by all means contact me and why not leave a comment while you are here?

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