webtools
Reviewed 31 January 2007
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Site Name: Web Tools and Tips
Site URL: http://webtoolsandtips.com/ Genre: FireFox and other tips |
Look and Feel:
Right single sidebar that splits to two below the fold. Well balanced although I still have doubts about the large tag clouds (personal opinion). The theme is functional more than exciting, however that does suit the content. Large font for article titles and nice size font for article contents.
Content:
Well written articles on a variety of topics, chiefly FireFox related but there are many other articles on topics such as Remote Web Access, Web Page Creation and Free Web Hosting. The articles are not only well written but contain very good advice, hits or tips.
Ease of Use:
The site is well laid out with most of what you need close handy. Comments (do follow) are easy to access along with the usual array of Digg and Delicious buttons etc. RSS and email subscriptions are prominent at the top of the sidebar and related posts, while looking untidy at the base of a post, are always nice to check out.
Suggestions:
I question the need for both the tag cloud and the menu options. Some of the buttons in the sidebar need white space, you could consider placing a <br> between the codes. I would also consider centering the blogcatolog widget (use the <center>….</center> code unless you know css well). the large graphics slow down the loading of the page. I would consider using thumbnails or much smaller graphics with a plugin (cannot remember the name) that displays for full size when hovering over the thumbnail. Makes the page look just a little cleaner.
Conclusion:
This is actually a very good site for those looking to improve their blog, their browser or their desktop. The articles are easy to read and easy to follow and are not full of techno-babble. Rating: 9
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Hi les,
Thanks for the excellent review.
Nice to find a true review alongwith some decent suggestions. I would definitely like to work on your suggestions.
Just two observations.
The name of my blog is Web tools and “Tips”, not “Tricks”.
The link, attached to the thumbnail is pointing to http://ummedmaverick.blogspot.com/ and not http://webtoolsandtips.com.
Could you please correct that.
ooops – fixed – always going to be bugs – my apologies