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10 Tips for Writing an Effective Client Survey

9
Mar
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10 Tips for Writing an Effective Client Survey
Regardless of whether you are embarking on a redesign project or a new website, one of the most important documents is the client survey or questionnaire.  Many client surveys found online are derived at least in part from Web ReDesign, by Kelly Goto and Emily Cotler.  This is one of the most helpful books that I have found for web ...more»
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Applying Background Images Using CSS

14
Sep
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Applying Background Images Using CSS
A background image can be applied to any element using the following CSS declaration: background-image: url(image name); Shorthand Shorthand background declarations are written as: background: color image repeat attachment position; For example, the following code: p { background-color: #f00; background-image: url(background.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; } would be written in shorthand as: p { background: #f00 url(background.gif) no-repeat fixed center; } Background Position Two ...more»
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Collection of Child Themes for Thematic

29
Aug
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Collection of Child Themes for Thematic
The following sites offer free child themes for the Thematic WordPress theme framework: Able Parris Allan Cole Altamente Decorativo Björn Bendler Chris Wallace Cozmoslabs Design-Notes Hardian Nazief Pat Dryburgh Reflection Media Theme Lab WPLover Did I miss something? Notice a broken link? Let us know about it... ...more»
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Social Network Services

10
Aug
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Social Network Services
The following was presented at SMCC on August 10, 2009: For more information, please see the first version. ...more»
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Browser Testing – Past, Present & Future

28
Feb
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Browser Testing – Past, Present & Future
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 ...more»
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Don’t be a Whore! 10 Tips to help designers avoid being taken advantage of

27
Feb
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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 without paying you. You may be ...more»
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The Ultimate Website Launch Checklist

25
Feb
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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. ...more»
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Pros & Cons of Social Networks

24
Feb
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Pros & Cons of Social Networks
The following was presented at MGCCC on February 19, 2009: Social Network Services (SNS) What Exactly is an SNS? Social network services (SNS) are the online equivalent of physical social networks, such as user groups and book clubs. Typical features of SNS websites include a circle of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, bookmarks, instant messaging, photos, music, videos, forums, and other social software. ...more»
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MySQL based transactions using PHP 5.x

18
Feb
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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. Database transactions, according to Wikipedia, are defined ...more»
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Write tutorials for NETTUTS and get $$$

16
Feb
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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. ...more»
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