Photo of the Week: Summer Sunset Over Cornfields

Brilliant red, pink, and gold colors streak across the blue-gray sky, silhouetted by the treeline in the distance.

A late evening in search of migrating shorebirds resulted in me meeting other birders near a flooded cornfield on the dirt backroads of Ypsilanti, Michigan. The sun was quickly setting and we were losing light when we spotted the rare Stilt Sandpiper (my first of year) as well as Semipalmated, Spotted, and Solitary Sandpipers foraging… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Summer Sunset Over Cornfields

August 6, 2021: Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News

In this week’s web design and development news roundup, you’ll learn about usability issues with disabled buttons, find an updated list of accessibility and inclusive design meetup groups, discover how to align a button label vertically with CSS, and more. Continue reading August 6, 2021: Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News

How to Confirm Redirects After HTTP to HTTPS Move

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When I get a new client with an existing website, I often find their site hasn’t been set up to use HTTPS.

I explain why HTTPS matters and how it protects the privacy and security of website visitors.

One of my next steps is to contact my client’s web host to find out what’s included in my client’s hosting plan, so I can install and test the SSL certificate, remove mixed content, and make other configuration changes on the site.

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