“Web Development” Entries

Pop-up ads are useful because they work

Written on July 15th, 2008 | 5 comments

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

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, Usability, and Marketing

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.

Filed under Web Development

Tagged with feedburner and rss

Spring Cleaning

Written on April 25th, 2008 | 6 comments

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

Filed under Web Development and Personal

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.

Filed under Web Development, Ruby on Rails, and Clear Function

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.

Filed under Web Development, Programming, Ruby on Rails, and Book Reviews

Tagged with rails, rubyonrails, railsway, and obiefernandez

Mobile Web Design (Book Review)

Written on December 4th, 2007 | 0 comments

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

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.

Filed under Web Development, Marketing, Programming, Ruby on Rails, and Clear Function

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.

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, and Book Reviews

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.

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, and Book Reviews

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.

Filed under Web Development, Search Engine Optimization, PHP, and Book Reviews

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.

Filed under Web Development, Programming, Ruby on Rails, and Book Reviews

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.

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, Usability, and Book Reviews

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.

Filed under Web Development, PHP, and Book Reviews

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.

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing, and Clear Function

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

New Clear Function Website Launched

Written on July 12th, 2007 | 6 comments

Filed under Web Development and Clear Function

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.

Filed under Web Development and Book Reviews

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.

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, and Book Reviews

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

iPhone Activation

Written on June 29th, 2007 | 9 comments

Filed under Web Development, Apple, and Personal

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.

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Book Reviews

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

Filed under Web Development

I Am Taking a New Job with Clear Function

Written on May 3rd, 2007 | 3 comments

Filed under Web Development, Personal, and Clear Function

Tagged with clearfunction

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.

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

My Process of Qualifying Book Reviews

Written on April 28th, 2007 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development and Personal

A List Apart: The 2007 Web Design Survey

Written on April 24th, 2007 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development

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.

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Book Reviews

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

Microformat Request: Book

Written on April 16th, 2007 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development

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.

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Book Reviews

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

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Usability

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.

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

Friendly URL Generation in CakePHP

Written on February 28th, 2007 | 2 comments

Filed under Web Development, Programming, and PHP

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.

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, and Book Reviews

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.

Filed under Web Development and Book Reviews

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

My Experience with the CakePHP Framework

Written on February 8th, 2007 | 13 comments

Filed under Web Development and PHP

Proud Daddy Pics of My New Son — Arden Esek Klaiber

Written on January 26th, 2007 | 7 comments

Filed under Web Development and Personal

I am Officially a Father

Written on January 21st, 2007 | 12 comments

Filed under Web Development and Personal

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.

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Book Reviews

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.

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Book Reviews

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.

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Book Reviews

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

Sources of Inspiration

Written on December 19th, 2006 | 2 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Usability

Server Move Complete — Time For Housecleaning

Written on December 15th, 2006 | 3 comments

Filed under Web Development and Personal

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.

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Book Reviews

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

Filed under Web Development and Personal

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.

Filed under Web Development, Usability, Marketing, and Book Reviews

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.

Filed under Web Development and Book Reviews

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

Eric Meyer: Stand Up For Your Rights!

Written on October 19th, 2006 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development

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.

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, Flash, Usability, and Book Reviews

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

Filed under Web Development and Usability

Web development Tea Party at My House — You are Invited

Written on September 20th, 2006 | 11 comments

Filed under Web Development

Beginning CSS Web Development (Book Review)

Written on September 17th, 2006 | 3 comments

The perfect beginners guide to CSS.

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, Usability, and Book Reviews

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.

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, and Book Reviews

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.

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Book Reviews

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

Prioritizing Web Usability (Book Review)

Written on August 26th, 2006 | 3 comments

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

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, Usability, and Book Reviews

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

Just Launched: web2.0tshirts.com

Written on August 24th, 2006 | 2 comments

Filed under Web Development

Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Book Review)

Written on August 23rd, 2006 | 0 comments

...a great resource for a deeper understanding of web usability.

Filed under Web Development, Usability, and Book Reviews

Tagged with dmmt, webusability, usability, stevekrug, and webtrends

CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions (Book Review)

Written on August 23rd, 2006 | 0 comments

The book’s style is a very easy read, packed full of great code snippets and screenshots.

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Book Reviews

Tagged with andybudd, cssmastery, css, html, xhtml, and webstandards

Managing Your URL’s

Written on August 11th, 2006 | 1 comment

Filed under Web Development and Usability

Looking to Build a Website for Your Business? Don’t Emulate — Innovate.

Written on August 8th, 2006 | 1 comment

Filed under Web Development and Marketing

Eric Meyer's Response to Dvorak

Written on July 28th, 2006 | 3 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Usability

Bulletproof Web Design (Book Review)

Written on July 25th, 2006 | 0 comments

This is a no-fluff CSS book that brings everything together nicely, and a must have for any web developers bookshelf!

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, Usability, and Book Reviews

Tagged with dancederholm, css, html, xhtml, bulletproof, and semantics

Web Developers and Designers: Know Your Trade

Written on July 6th, 2006 | 6 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, Flash, Usability, Marketing, and PHP

Sure, I’m a Webdesigner! I Have Dreamweaver! (continued)

Written on June 16th, 2006 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Usability

Paypal has gone fishing

Written on June 16th, 2006 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development

Accessibility Interview with Andy Budd

Written on June 12th, 2006 | 6 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, and Usability

Sure, I’m a Webdesigner! I Have Dreamweaver!

Written on June 6th, 2006 | 49 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, Flash, Usability, and Programming

Serenity Manga website launched

Written on May 30th, 2006 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development and Web Standards

Does Money Deter Creativity?

Written on May 30th, 2006 | 1 comment

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, Usability, and Marketing

Barbourbooks.com on CSSVault

Written on May 24th, 2006 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Usability

Yahoo, Inc Doesn’t Get It

Written on May 17th, 2006 | 6 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, and Marketing

CIO Interview with Nielsen and Flanders

Written on May 16th, 2006 | 2 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, and Usability

Posting PDF's and User Experience

Written on May 16th, 2006 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, Flash, and Usability

Understanding Your Users

Written on May 15th, 2006 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, Flash, Usability, and Marketing

How to Make Sense of Your Web Traffic

Written on May 15th, 2006 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, Usability, and Marketing

Custom PHP5 Session Handler

Written on May 10th, 2006 | 13 comments

Filed under Web Development, Programming, and PHP

I Am Now a PHP Zend Certified Engineer

Written on April 24th, 2006 | 8 comments

Filed under Web Development, Programming, and PHP

Hoping to Become #9

Written on April 24th, 2006 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development, Programming, and PHP

Barbourbooks.com is Back

Written on April 5th, 2006 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development

Heartsong Presents Website Launched

Written on March 27th, 2006 | 2 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, Usability, and Programming

Does Your Site’s Engine Look Like This?

Written on March 6th, 2006 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, Flash, Usability, Marketing, and PHP

Here Come the Horrible Sites

Written on February 16th, 2006 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, Usability, and Marketing

Living In a WYSIWYG World: Part 2

Written on February 1st, 2006 | 3 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, and Programming

Living In a WYSIWYG World

Written on January 27th, 2006 | 7 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, Usability, and Apple

Thank You Verio

Written on January 26th, 2006 | 1 comment

Filed under Web Development

Sneaky Little Robots

Written on January 17th, 2006 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development

Making Forms Easy

Written on January 13th, 2006 | 2 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, and Usability

Barbourbooks.com Launched

Written on January 5th, 2006 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, CSS, and Programming

Advertising and Blogs — Does it Work?

Written on December 20th, 2005 | 5 comments

Filed under Web Development and Marketing

What Do Airplanes and Websites Have in Common?

Written on December 18th, 2005 | 2 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, and Marketing

Screen Real Estate

Written on December 17th, 2005 | 4 comments

Filed under Web Development and Apple

What Can We Expect for the Web In 2006?

Written on December 13th, 2005 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development and Marketing

Re-writing Your URL’s

Written on December 13th, 2005 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development and Programming

Wanted: CSS Software Developer?

Written on December 12th, 2005 | 5 comments

Filed under Web Development, CSS, and Apple

My website needs new lenses...

Written on December 12th, 2005 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development and Marketing

Websites For the Blind

Written on December 12th, 2005 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, and Usability

Writing For The Web

Written on December 12th, 2005 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development

But Why Should I Use Web Standards?

Written on December 12th, 2005 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development and Web Standards

Web Development Postcards

Written on December 12th, 2005 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development, Web Standards, and Flash

Web Frameworks

Written on December 12th, 2005 | 2 comments

Filed under Web Development, Programming, and PHP

Developing for Accessibility

Written on December 11th, 2005 | 0 comments

Filed under Web Development and Web Standards