Despite being just eight weeks old Firefox 5 is now obsolete. Craig reveals what you can expect in Firefox 6, released today.
It’s not just companies that must keep up with ever-changing trends and technology—it’s you and I. Read more in John Tabita’s latest article.
If you have been writing PHP for a few years you will no doubt have come across Interfaces and Abstract classes. They were introduced in PHP5 object model and since have had medium usage in the PHP world. If you Google “PHP Interfaces” you will get some results on the official documentation and the rest saying how pointless they are. Why the divide
The next cab off the authentication rank is Flickr . In the preceding posts you’ll have already seen a couple of implementations of OAuth 1. Unfortunately whilst Flickr claims that they implement OAuth Core 1.0 Revision A it would appear that this is not the case for Windows Phone applications.
In Part 1 of The Inside Secrets of Logo Development, we talked about basic techniques on working with clients looking for a corporate logo and tips for bidding project work. We also discussed specific advanced techniques that help position you as an expert with clients and assist you in getting more money for your design work. We emphasized a focus on creating value vs.
Haml is an X H TML A bstraction M arkup L anguage that, according to haml-lang.com : functions as a replacement for inline page templating systems such as PHP, ASP, and ERB It can be used in many Ruby frameworks, such as Rails and Sinatra, in Node.js , PHP and .NET . This article is going to introduce you to writing your HTML as Haml. As such it’s not going to contain much Ruby code.
Is it possible that you might never again have to write a proposal to win business? Find out if this is fact or fiction in John Tabita’s latest article.
Firefox 8 will finally block sneaky add-ons bundled in applications from unscrupulous third-party software vendors.
Episode 125 of The SitePoint Podcast is now available! This week our regular interview host Louis Simoneau (@rssaddict) interviews a front end expert in Jonathan Snook (@snookca) who works for Yahoo and co-wrote The Art and Science of CSS for SitePoint too. Listen in Your Browser Play this episode directly in your browser — just click the [...]
Adding an interesting texture to the background of websites, posters, postcards, banners, and even to the text itself is a great way to make a design stand out. However, you will want to make sure to choose a pattern that relates to your project topic. The following are some of the best water textures and patterns available on the web perfect for those projects on the wet side. Take your design to the next level by overlaying a water texture on your image, or create a beautiful beach scene with a photographic sea.
Anyone who claims there are 50 or even 30 ‘essential’ apps for freelancers probably has no clients and plenty of free time to fool around with software. Joel Falconer has winnowed the list.
We’re back again with another installment of the Alphabet for Web Business series; I trust that you find these two words inspiring and helpful.
Here’s a catch-up of the Alphabet of Web Business Miles Burke has been exploring in our Tribune newsletter. This runs from A to N.
Welcome back everyone! I caught up with SitePoint lead designer Alex Walker and master of the “Cicada Principle” to have a chat about limitations and banalities of CSS3 gradients and where SVG backgrounds could suitably replace them. Download this Episode You can download this episode as a standalone MP3 file: Design Festival Podcast #13: David Airey on Freelancing (MP3, 01:03:44, 62.3 MB) You can subscribe to the Design Festival Podcast either directly or via iTunes — add the Design Festival Podcast to iTunes . Episode Summary Presenters Simon Pascal Klein ( @klepas ) Alex Walker ( @alexmwalker ) Content Rundown Intro: Graphically, CSS3 is awesome — rounded corners, shadows, transformations, … However CSS3 gradients are a bit unwieldy — rudimentary linear or radial gradients, bothersome syntax, varying support across the browsers, … Alternative? Maybe use SVGs
If you’re working with Ruby, chances are by now you’ve heard the word “metaprogramming” thrown around quite a lot. You may have even used metaprogramming, but not fully understood the true power or usefulness of what it can do. By the end of this article, you should have a firm grasp not only of what it is, but also what it capable of, and how you can harness one of Ruby’s “killer features” in your projects. What is “metaprogramming”
Loading screens are a necessity of digital life. It’s important to provide a user with feedback when you start a process for which your application has to wait for a response. If a user presses a button it’s important they know that the action they’ve taken has been acted upon. Today I’m going to show you how to make a reusable loading screen with an activity indicator (that’s one of those spinner things) and a gradient background
Learn from others’ mistakes, especially the ones who come just before you. Then don’t make those mistakes. Miles Burke explains why second can be best.
Craig lists the 7 deadly sins of SEO which are regularly committed by business owners. Should your CEO repent before it’s too late?
Craig’s latest WordPress tutorial explains how to develop a plugin which allows you to inject PHP code into any post.
What’s more important: your phone, email, IM, and social networks, or your product? Freelancers need to be contactable, but creative work takes concentration, as Georgina explains.
