Thursday: March 11, 2010
- A list of ten useful website analytics tools for your analytical pleasure.
You may not have known but Google isn't the only game in town for getting some decent web statistics. This post covers some of the non-Google tools you can try out to gauge performance of your beloved web site or web apps.
Thursday: February 4, 2010
- Fifty brain facts that you may not have previously known about.
One study looked at students in New York and showed that those who ate lunches that did not include artificial flavors, preservatives, and dyes did 14% better on IQ tests than the students who ate lunches with these additives.
Wednesday: December 30, 2009
- Fifty useful design tools for beautiful web typography.
Another quality post from Smashing Magazine covering everything you could possibly need to know about how to make decent looking web typography. Post features a number of great online utilities you can use as well as some handy techniques. Happy fonting.
Friday: December 11, 2009
- The three best ways in which to build an iPhone app according to The Wall Street Journal.
Here I thought WSJ was providing methods in which to actually build an iPhone apps and not advice on how to BUILD UP an iPhone app. A couple of extra words in the headline may have fixed that mixup for me, WSJ. Cough.
Wednesday: December 9, 2009
- An illustrated process on how a web design can go straight to hell.
I am printing this illustration just as I type this post and will be hanging it on my wall in the next five minutes or so. I'm sure all of my fellow web design nerds will follow suit shortly.
Monday: November 16, 2009
- Nine of the most common Internet Explorer bugs and how to fix them.
Designing a website with the hopes of it being semi-cross-compatible amongst modern browsers? You'll soon realize, as most of the web designing world has, that Internet Explorer will be the bane of your existence.
Friday: November 6, 2009
- A collection of the best free fonts of 2009 thus far.
Need some inspiration by way of lettering? These fonts are a great addition to any designer's arsenal of fonts. The fact that they are free is also good. I like free and I'm gueeing you will too.
Wednesday: October 28, 2009
- A handy tutorial on how to compile software from source code.
...thanks to the popularity of open-source software, where the source code is available for one and all to read and enjoy, the impetus has been put on the end-user to compile their own code if they want to use the software.
Monday: October 26, 2009
- So long, GeoCities. Yahoo closes up shop on the service for good.
Ah, GeoCities - one of the first places I went to for free web hosting when I was learning all about this thing called the world wide web many years ago. Thanks for the memories and that fine ad-supported hosting you once provided.
Wednesday: October 21, 2009
- Fiftween ways to improve your CSS by adding a dash of jQuery.
Adding some jQuery into your CSS can make a world of difference. Source site covers everything from rounded corners to some specific Internet Explorer fixes. I've always been curious to try out some of that checkbox customization.
Wednesday: October 14, 2009
- Seven things I wish I had known about jQuery.
A great writeup with a list of jQuery tips and tricks ranging from chainability to callback functions.
Wednesday: October 7, 2009
- NYC BigApps contest officially under way - start your programming.
The task is to create some sort of meaningful kind of application (be it for web, desktop, iPhone, etc) while utilizing at least one data source available on the NYC.gov Data Mine. There are cash prizes as well as chance to have dinner with New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg. Swanky.
Thursday: October 1, 2009
- How to write your very own Facebook application in under five minutes.
I'll have to try this one out today so if you see a lame GLM app on Facebook later today don't be surprised. Maybe people would comment more if I integrated directly with Facebook Connect. Yay or nay?
Monday: September 28, 2009
- Twenty-five excellent tips for improving your jQuery skills.
A good list of tips with some valuable resources for anyone looking to hone in on their jQuery skills. I'll be adding these cheat sheets to the office wall at some point today.
Thursday: September 10, 2009
- Seventeen ways that search engines judge the value of a link.
A fun read for all my fellow developers out there who have to deal with SEO headaches.
Tuesday: September 8, 2009
- An informative writeup on what the world was like before Apple introduced the iPhone.
This list too could go on. But it’s sobering to remember that a single device by a company with zero experience in the industry and against all odds caused such a tidal wave of change.
Wednesday: September 2, 2009
- Twenty-five incredibly useful CSS tricks you should probably know about.
The whole 'position:relative;' thing on missing IE6 elements makes me chuckle every time. I love you, IE6.
Thursday: August 27, 2009
- Five habits that will help you complete your development project in record time.
An excellent post for those of us who can get a little deadline-crazy. I'd like to add that checklists (in addition to sketching and outlining) are also a great way to keep yourself ripping through a project.
Monday: August 24, 2009
- The top ten tips that working developers should know about Windows 7.
Article contains lots of useful links and resources. Now get to coding.
Friday: August 21, 2009
- Five advanced Photoshop techniques for all of you web designers out there.
A great set of five quick tutorials ranging from button creation to 3D depth effects.
Wednesday: August 19, 2009
- Five things clients say and what they really mean.
Anyone who has done freelance work should be quite familiar with a few of these.
Tuesday: August 11, 2009
- Twenty SEO tips that every web developer should follow.
Another helpful resource for my development friends out there. Validate, validate, validate.
Monday: August 10, 2009
- Eight regular expressions you should probably know about.
A good refresher for my fellow development nerds who have to dive into the world of regex every now and again.
Monday: August 3, 2009
- Sole tenant in Florida development would like a refund.
Thirty-one floors all to himself, sounds like the plot for a 'Home Alone' movie.
Tuesday: July 28, 2009
- Microsoft opens up their mobile app store to developers.
Developers will also be charged $99 annually to submit applications to WMM. The first year's fee will cover submitting up to five applications to the app store, and every program after that will cost $99 per submission.
Wednesday: July 22, 2009
- An emergency iPhone development guide just for you.
One of the best guides I've read on jumping into iPhone development. Good luck.
Wednesday: July 8, 2009
- A list of the top five non-technical mistakes made by programmers.
Sad but undeniably true.
Tuesday: July 7, 2009
Monday: July 6, 2009
- The hazy future of web typography.
An interesting read regarding web typography standards and the challenges within.
Thursday: July 2, 2009
- Microsoft pulls the curtain back on Kodu, easy video game development on your Xbox.
Kodu, known originally as Boku, utilizes an icon-based language to allow inexperienced users to create small games with no programming knowledge. Kodu game makers use the Xbox 360 controller to navigate menus, with no keyboard required.
