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re:build, re:fresh, re:cap

Written on August 2nd, 2011 | 7 comments

I recently attended the re:fresh conference in Indiana, and here are my thoughts.

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re:build, re:fresh, re:cap

Written on August 2nd, 2011 | 7 comments

I recently attended the re:fresh conference in Indiana, and here are my thoughts.

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I need your help with the direction of NK Book Reviews

Written on January 17th, 2009 | 7 comments

As I continue to expand my review website, I am seeking your help to find out some directions I should take. I would appreciate the time you take to give any feedback or thoughts into the process. While it is my personal library, the reviews exist for you, and I want to make sure they are as helpful as possible.

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Introducing the new Nate Klaiber Book Reviews

Written on December 4th, 2008 | 9 comments

Information about the new and improved Nate Klaiber Book Reviews website, as well as some other insight into my recent job transition.

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Pop-up ads are useful because they work

Written on July 15th, 2008 | 7 comments

A recent response in a Sitepoint article that tells us pop-up ads are useful because they work. They work!

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Tagged with sitepoint, popups, advertising, userabuse, and poorusability

Feedburner, can you hear me?

Written on April 30th, 2008 | 3 comments

My feedburner feed should be back in working order. I forgot to label the box, "RSS Feed: IMPORTANT", and it got lost in the move to my new digital home.

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Spring Cleaning

Written on April 25th, 2008 | 5 comments

Pardon the mess around here. I am still in the process of updating the site after a server move.

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Upcoming Reviews and Reflect Beta Update

Written on April 1st, 2008 | 2 comments

The launch of reflect is just around the corner. Take a sneak peak at a preview screencast and get a glimpse into reviews just around the corner.

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Tagged with reflect, clearfunction, and bookreviews

The Rails Way (Book Review)

Written on December 11th, 2007 | 9 comments

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.

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Tagged with rails, rubyonrails, railsway, and obiefernandez

One Month App is launched

Written on October 25th, 2007 | 0 comments

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.

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Tagged with onemonthapp, clearfunction, and pulseapp

Accelerated DOM Scripting with Ajax, APIs, and Libraries (Book Review)

Written on October 23rd, 2007 | 0 comments

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.

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Tagged with domscripting, ajax, apis, html, xhtml, libraries, and javascript

Beginning HTML with CSS and XHTML: Modern Guide and Reference (Book Review)

Written on October 10th, 2007 | 0 comments

This book shows you the value of understanding the history, basics, and semantics of HTML.

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Tagged with bookreviews, xhtml, html, css, and reference

Professional Search Engine Optimization with PHP (Book Review)

Written on September 17th, 2007 | 0 comments

Jaimie and Cristian have done an excellent job of bridging the gap of search engine optimization and PHP.

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Tagged with seo, searchengineoptimization, and php

RailsSpace: Building a Social Networking Website with Ruby on Rails (Book Review)

Written on September 9th, 2007 | 0 comments

...if you are just beginning Rails this is an excellent full-blown tutorial.

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Tagged with railsspace, rails, rubyonrails, programming, and ruby

PPK On JavaScript (Book Review)

Written on July 31st, 2007 | 2 comments

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.

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Textpattern Solutions: PHP-Based Content Management Made Easy (Book Review)

Written on July 23rd, 2007 | 3 comments

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.

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How Search Engines Know Your Site Exists

Written on July 18th, 2007 | 0 comments

Optimizing your site for search engines is never an easy task. I recently wrote an article highlighting some of the basics of optimization.

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Tagged with seo, searchengineoptimization, websearch, findability, webaccessibility, and webusability

New Clear Function Website Launched

Written on July 12th, 2007 | 6 comments

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The Principles of Beautiful Web Design (Book Review)

Written on July 9th, 2007 | 4 comments

Overall, this book is an excellent resource for those seeking design instruction and inspiration.

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Tagged with webdesign, designpatterns, typography, color, shapes, and designtheory

Simply Javascript (Book Review)

Written on July 5th, 2007 | 2 comments

Throughout this book you will learn the underpinnings of Javascript and how you can achieve different tasks.

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Tagged with sitepoint, javascript, kevinyank, cameronadams, ajax, libraries, dom, domscripting, gracefuldegradation, progressiveehnancement, and programming

iPhone Activation

Written on June 29th, 2007 | 9 comments

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Web Development Solutions: Ajax, APIs, and Hosted Services Made Easy (Book Review)

Written on June 14th, 2007 | 5 comments

Overall, the book was not a bad read—it just left me with mixed emotions due to the title of the book.

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Tagged with apis, libraries, hostedservices, webdevelopment, webstandards, ajax, javascript, html, and xhtml

How Valid Are Statistics from Alexa.com?

Written on May 26th, 2007 | 10 comments

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I Am Taking a New Job with Clear Function

Written on May 3rd, 2007 | 3 comments

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Web Standards Creativity: Innovations in Web Design with XHTML, CSS, and DOM Scripting (Book Review)

Written on April 30th, 2007 | 7 comments

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.

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Tagged with webusability, xhtml, webstandards, websearch, webdesign, webaccessibility, usability, unobtrusivejavascript, typography, semantics, progressiveehnancement, microformats, markup, dom, domscripting, javascript, html, gracefuldegradation, and progressiveenhancement

My Process of Qualifying Book Reviews

Written on April 28th, 2007 | 0 comments

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A List Apart: The 2007 Web Design Survey

Written on April 24th, 2007 | 0 comments

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Microformats: Empowering Your Markup for Web 2.0 (Book Review)

Written on April 18th, 2007 | 4 comments

This book was a great read, and will continue to be used as a great resource.

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Tagged with semantics, microformats, markup, html, xhtml, usability, webaccessibility, webtrends, and webusability

Microformat Request: Book

Written on April 16th, 2007 | 0 comments

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The Art and Science of CSS (Book Review)

Written on April 10th, 2007 | 5 comments

If you are familiar with CSS and need a quick way the tasks listed in the index, then this book is perfect for you.

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Tagged with css, html, xhtml, webstandards, webaccessibility, webdesign, typography, markup, and progressiveehnancement

Failed Re-Design: Dover Phila Federal Credit Union

Written on April 2nd, 2007 | 3 comments

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Tagged with prestigecreative, marketing, faileddesign, pooria, poorusability, and failure

Bulletproof AJAX (Book Review)

Written on March 6th, 2007 | 0 comments

The book starts with the very basics and walks you to the end where you create a fictional bookstore that utilizes AJAX.

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Tagged with jeremykeith, bulletproof, ajax, javascript, gracefuldegradation, progressiveehnancement, programming, unobtrusivejavascript, webaccessibility, webstandards, webusability, and xhtml

Friendly URL Generation in CakePHP

Written on February 28th, 2007 | Comments are closed.

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Pro Javascript Techniques (Book Review)

Written on February 21st, 2007 | 1 comment

Overall, this book was an incredible read and is highly recommended for those who want to take their Javascript skills to the next level.

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Tagged with javascript, xhtml, html, designpatterns, progressiveenhancement, gracefuldegradation, programming, libraries, webstandards, and webaccessibility

Rails Solutions (Book Review)

Written on February 18th, 2007 | 0 comments

...an excellent primer to the popular framework, Ruby on Rails.

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Tagged with ruby, rails, rubyonrails, programming, and mvc

My Experience with the CakePHP Framework

Written on February 8th, 2007 | 13 comments

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Proud Daddy Pics of My New Son — Arden Esek Klaiber

Written on January 26th, 2007 | 7 comments

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I am Officially a Father

Written on January 21st, 2007 | 12 comments

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HTML Mastery (Book Review)

Written on January 17th, 2007 | 3 comments

Paul did a great job of covering HTML thoroughly and ended on a note that inspired you to think beyond the basics.

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Tagged with html, xhtml, webstandards, microformats, webaccessibility, markup, and semantics

Pro CSS Techniques (Book Review)

Written on January 9th, 2007 | 3 comments

...a very thorough book on practical CSS.

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Tagged with css, html, xhtml, webstandards, markup, webdesign, webaccessibility, semantics, typography, and reference

Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design (Book Review)

Written on December 31st, 2006 | 1 comment

This book is designed beautifully from front cover to back.

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Tagged with andyclarke, css, html, xhtml, webdesign, progressiveenhancement, markup, and webstandards

Sources of Inspiration

Written on December 19th, 2006 | 2 comments

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Server Move Complete — Time For Housecleaning

Written on December 15th, 2006 | 3 comments

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Web Standards Solutions (Book Review)

Written on November 27th, 2006 | 4 comments

Though this book was published a few years ago, the principles still apply to many of the modern techniques used to solve problems.

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Tagged with webstandards, html, xhtml, css, markup, semantics, dancederholm, and webdesign

Past, Present, and Future of This Site

Written on November 14th, 2006 | 6 comments

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Getting Real (Book Review)

Written on November 8th, 2006 | 0 comments

I must say, while a good read, I am not completely sold on all of their methodologies.

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Tagged with 37signals, gettingreal, businessprinciples, and passion

Ambient Findability (Book Review)

Written on October 31st, 2006 | 0 comments

Though this book is not directly related to web development — the lessons learned here can be applied to that medium. If you are a web developer, SEO expert, or simply want to know how people find things (and their decision process) — then this a book for you.

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Tagged with webaccessibility, findability, search, webtrends, and petermorville

Eric Meyer: Stand Up For Your Rights!

Written on October 19th, 2006 | 0 comments

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Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance (Book Review)

Written on October 16th, 2006 | 2 comments

This book is a must have for any serious web developer. Don’t be intimidated by the size, it is well worth the read.

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Tagged with webstandards, webaccessibility, accessibility, screenreader, and accessibilitylaws

Is There Such a Thing as a Good Content Management System?

Written on October 4th, 2006 | 7 comments

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Web development Tea Party at My House — You are Invited

Written on September 20th, 2006 | 11 comments

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Beginning CSS Web Development (Book Review)

Written on September 17th, 2006 | 3 comments

The perfect beginners guide to CSS.

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Tagged with simoncollison, css, html, xhtml, and webstandards

DHTML Utopia (Book Review)

Written on September 4th, 2006 | 2 comments

...a very thorough book on using Javascript and the DOM.

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Tagged with dhtml, javascript, stuartlangridge, unobtrusivejavascript, gracefuldegradation, and progressiveehnancement

DOM Scripting (Book Review)

Written on August 29th, 2006 | 2 comments

...gives you a very smooth introduction to JavaScript and the DOM.

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Tagged with jeremykeith, domscripting, javascript, xhtml, dom, and unobtrusivejavascript

Prioritizing Web Usability (Book Review)

Written on August 26th, 2006 | Comments are closed.

This book is an invaluable resource for anyone doing web development and is highly recommended if you want to really understand your users and their habits

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Tagged with jakobnielsen, hoaloranger, webusability, usability, webtrends, informationarchitecture, typography, copywriting, and websearch