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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 latest and greatest browser versions but did nothing for testing in those older versions that the majority of the Web population were using. I explored many different avenues to fulfill my testing obligations and came up with a variety of solutions. None were optimal but they served their purpose. I initially had an older PC that I used only for testing purposes that had older versions of IE, Opera, Netscape and Firefox. This worked to a point but was a real pain switching amongst multiple machines just to do testing. I started using standalone versions of IE from evolt.org but this did nothing for testing in other browsers. There were a few online services that provided you with a screenshot of your page running in a variety of browsers and versions. This was good, but all it showed you was a picture – you can’t easily develop from that. There had to be a better way but I had not found it. But then…

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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 without paying you. You may be getting pimped right now and don’t even realize it. If you haven’t been stiffed by a client yet – just wait five minutes.

Read full story at http://www.gomediazine.com/design-tip/whore/.

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.

The following was presented at MGCCC on February 19, 2009:

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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.

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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.

I’ve discovered some new tools in Mozilla Labs; Ubiquity and Bespin.

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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.