The Past… The majority of the development I did in the past was on a PC running Microsoft Windows, mainly XP Pro. As a default set of development tools, I would have the newest version of the different available browsers including Firefox, Opera, Safari and Chrome. This was a great setup for testing in the […]
Don’t be a Whore! 10 Tips to help designers avoid being taken advantage of
From GoMediaZine… If you’re freelancing or just starting your own design company, you may be in jeopardy of being a whore. That’s right. Some seemingly sweet client may come along, wine and dine you, bend you over the back of the couch, have their way with you – then dump you like last week’s trash […]
The Ultimate Website Launch Checklist
Box UK has posted a handy checklist to assist web developers and project managers when launching a website. The collaborative effort appears as if it is still a work in progress, but documents such as this usually are.
Pros & Cons of Social Networks
The following was presented at MGCCC on February 19, 2009: Pros and Cons of Social Networks by Sadie Hebert on Scribd
MySQL based transactions using PHP 5.x
I’ve been using database transactions heavily in an application I’m working on and thought it might be a good topic to write about. I started searching for tutorials on the subject and found very few that are of good quality. Hopefully this will enlighten you and provide a better understanding of the subject.
Write tutorials for NETTUTS and get $$$
Wanna earn extra cash? NETTUTS is paying 150 bucks for user-submitted tutorials on HTML/CSS, JavaScript, PHP security, WordPress, and more. Write a longer tutorial and add a screencast for $250.
Ubiquity and Bespin
I’ve discovered some new tools in Mozilla Labs; Ubiquity and Bespin.
Check them out…
Elevate Web Design at the University Level
A recent ala article discusses some of the problems associated with post-secondary web programs. Jason responded by sharing some of the trials and tribulations that we’ve experienced as instructors.