2007 Entries
Written on December 11th, 2007 |
No matter what your skill level with Ruby on Rails, this book is a must have guide, reference, and resource. This is the definitive guide to Ruby on Rails.
Filed under Web Development, Programming, Ruby on Rails, and Book Reviews
Tagged with rails, rubyonrails, railsway, and obiefernandez
Written on December 4th, 2007 |
Don't let the size of this book fool you into thinking it has little to share. This book is packed with valuable information from page 1.
Filed under Web Development and Book Reviews
Tagged with cameronmoll, mobilewebdesign, webdesign, mobile, html, css, and xhtml
Written on November 12th, 2007 |
Nathan Smith has inspired me to share my current bookstack with those who may be interested.
Filed under Personal
Tagged with bookstack, books, bookreviews, and reviews
Written on October 25th, 2007 |
Pulse is launched. At Clear Function we wanted to do something fun: create a useful application within a month. Yes, people do this all the time - but we had fun sharing in the process.
Filed under Web Development, Marketing, Programming, Ruby on Rails, and Clear Function
Tagged with onemonthapp, clearfunction, and pulseapp
Written on October 23rd, 2007 |
JavaScript is not evil. JavaScript libraries are not evil. This book will show you how to make proper use of the tools available to you.
Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, and Book Reviews
Tagged with domscripting, ajax, apis, html, xhtml, libraries, and javascript
Written on October 10th, 2007 |
This book shows you the value of understanding the history, basics, and semantics of HTML.
Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, and Book Reviews
Tagged with bookreviews, xhtml, html, css, and reference
Written on September 17th, 2007 |
Jaimie and Cristian have done an excellent job of bridging the gap of search engine optimization and PHP.
Filed under Web Development, Search Engine Optimization, PHP, and Book Reviews
Tagged with seo, searchengineoptimization, and php
Written on September 9th, 2007 |
...if you are just beginning Rails this is an excellent full-blown tutorial.
Filed under Web Development, Programming, Ruby on Rails, and Book Reviews
Tagged with railsspace, rails, rubyonrails, programming, and ruby
Written on August 14th, 2007 |
If you are looking for a complete site design solutions book, this is not it—but if you are seeking a book to help you solve many common problems—then this book will serve as a useful tool for you.
Filed under Web Standards, CSS, Usability, and Book Reviews
Written on July 31st, 2007 |
If you are just getting your feet wet in JavaScript, then this book is the perfect book to help take you to the next level.
Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, Usability, and Book Reviews
Written on July 23rd, 2007 |
Textpattern is more of a blend of a framework and CMS, allowing you to have full control as your website scales—no matter what the need.
Filed under Web Development, PHP, and Book Reviews
Written on July 18th, 2007 |
Optimizing your site for search engines is never an easy task. I recently wrote an article highlighting some of the basics of optimization.
Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing, and Clear Function
Tagged with seo, searchengineoptimization, websearch, findability, webaccessibility, and webusability
Written on July 12th, 2007 |
Filed under Web Development and Clear Function
Written on July 9th, 2007 |
Overall, this book is an excellent resource for those seeking design instruction and inspiration.
Filed under Web Development and Book Reviews
Tagged with webdesign, designpatterns, typography, color, shapes, and designtheory
Written on July 5th, 2007 |
Throughout this book you will learn the underpinnings of Javascript and how you can achieve different tasks.
Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, and Book Reviews
Tagged with sitepoint, javascript, kevinyank, cameronadams, ajax, libraries, dom, domscripting, gracefuldegradation, progressiveehnancement, and programming
Written on June 29th, 2007 |
Filed under Web Development, Apple, and Personal
Written on June 14th, 2007 |
Overall, the book was not a bad read—it just left me with mixed emotions due to the title of the book.
Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Book Reviews
Tagged with apis, libraries, hostedservices, webdevelopment, webstandards, ajax, javascript, html, and xhtml
Written on June 5th, 2007 |
Filed under Personal
Written on May 26th, 2007 |
Filed under Web Development
Written on May 3rd, 2007 |
Filed under Web Development, Personal, and Clear Function
Tagged with clearfunction
Written on April 30th, 2007 |
This book was a great read, and is packed full of great tips, tricks, and usable scripts to enhance the overall usability of your website.
Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, Usability, and Book Reviews
Tagged with webusability, xhtml, webstandards, websearch, webdesign, webaccessibility, usability, unobtrusivejavascript, typography, semantics, progressiveehnancement, microformats, markup, dom, domscripting, javascript, html, gracefuldegradation, and progressiveenhancement
Written on April 28th, 2007 |
Filed under Web Development and Personal
Written on April 24th, 2007 |
Filed under Web Development
Written on April 18th, 2007 |
This book was a great read, and will continue to be used as a great resource.
Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Book Reviews
Tagged with semantics, microformats, markup, html, xhtml, usability, webaccessibility, webtrends, and webusability
Written on April 16th, 2007 |
Filed under Web Development
Written on April 10th, 2007 |
If you are familiar with CSS and need a quick way the tasks listed in the index, then this book is perfect for you.
Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Book Reviews
Tagged with css, html, xhtml, webstandards, webaccessibility, webdesign, typography, markup, and progressiveehnancement
Written on March 6th, 2007 |
The book starts with the very basics and walks you to the end where you create a fictional bookstore that utilizes AJAX.
Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, Usability, Programming, and Book Reviews
Tagged with jeremykeith, bulletproof, ajax, javascript, gracefuldegradation, progressiveehnancement, programming, unobtrusivejavascript, webaccessibility, webstandards, webusability, and xhtml
Written on February 28th, 2007 |
Filed under Web Development, Programming, and PHP
Written on February 21st, 2007 |
Overall, this book was an incredible read and is highly recommended for those who want to take their Javascript skills to the next level.
Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, and Book Reviews
Tagged with javascript, xhtml, html, designpatterns, progressiveenhancement, gracefuldegradation, programming, libraries, webstandards, and webaccessibility
Written on February 18th, 2007 |
...an excellent primer to the popular framework, Ruby on Rails.
Filed under Web Development and Book Reviews
Tagged with ruby, rails, rubyonrails, programming, and mvc
Written on February 8th, 2007 |
Filed under Web Development and PHP
Written on January 26th, 2007 |
Filed under Web Development and Personal
Written on January 21st, 2007 |
Filed under Web Development and Personal
Written on January 17th, 2007 |
Paul did a great job of covering HTML thoroughly and ended on a note that inspired you to think beyond the basics.
Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Book Reviews
Tagged with html, xhtml, webstandards, microformats, webaccessibility, markup, and semantics
Written on January 9th, 2007 |
...a very thorough book on practical CSS.
Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Book Reviews
Tagged with css, html, xhtml, webstandards, markup, webdesign, webaccessibility, semantics, typography, and reference