Category: Web, Tech & Design

  • The Rock – Ames, IA

    The Rock, Ames Iowa, a branch of Stonebrook Community Church (my church) focusing on college singles and 20-somethings. This site was near and dear to my heart, so of course, got a little extra attention. I developed this site, end-to-end, (planning, design, integration into the CMS) the logo is by Relevant Solutions and the CMS…

  • My Web Design Toolbox

    A recent thread over at Godbit made me think it would be fun to keep a catalogue of hardware and apps that I use for Web design. So, from now on, you can check out My Toolbox page to see what I’m using. I’ve picked up a lot of apps over time trying to find…

  • Productivity Tip: Clean Up Your Office

    I’ve heard it stated before, this is not an original idea, but let me just state that this works incredibly well for me. This morning I came into my home office to sit down for a good solid day’s work and just felt lethargic. I couldn’t focus, couldn’t decide what to work on, and nothing…

  • High Peaks Venture Partners

    The High Peaks Venture Partners site redesign was done by Direct Steps Consulting in partnership with Assembla Inc. Direct Steps created the graphic design, CSS/XHTML/DOM Scripting, and integrated it into the WordPress content management system. Aside from the clean design and optimized, valid CSS/XHTML, what really sets this site apart from the crowd is it’s…

  • The Web Browser You Are Using Is Incompatible

    Recently I have been shopping for printable checks so I can print checks from Quickbooks. I shop at Staples for a lot of my office supplies, it is a quick drive from my house, and usually has good prices, and an easy to use Web site. I was sorely disappointed today when I encountered the…