Some Ramblings on Version Control
Using version control is the future of deploying and managing web design projects. the question I have to ask myself is, is it really worth it for a small project like this site?
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StageForm (My First jQuery Plugin)
I love the JQuery javascript library just about as much as I do web development as a whole. The reason I feel that way is that it makes it so easy to improve an existing design through the addition of more contextual awareness to a web project by shielding developers from all the quirks of [...]
Home Truths About Web Accessibility
I think a lot of web developers and designers have misconceptions about the ways to best create accessible websites. I say that after doing much research in past days by using screen readers to look at web pages. From that I learned a number of things about accessibility that contradicted what I previously believed (lots [...]
Moving From Static Pages To Using A CMS
For quite a while, the web has been in a transitional period between sites comprised of static HTML files and sites that are generated on-the-fly by content management systems. This change has plenty of advantages but making it can be a large undertaking for website owners and developers. With that fact in mind, I thought [...]
An Evil WordPress Plugin
Anyone who’s looked at any of the articles on this site knows that, as far as the web goes I’m something of a neat-freak. You can imagine then my feeling of horror upon making the discovery that the WordPress plugin that I was using to power the social media links (that were beside each post) [...]
Adobe Offering Subscription Models On Popular Apps!
If you’re part of the design community in any way, shape or form then you are probably aware that Adobe products are often coveted within those circles. I say coveted (as a posed to appreciated) because of how expensive the dam things are; the barrier to entry is less like a barrier and more like a solid wall with hot lava on the top of it. Well, as is hinted toward by the title, Adobe is finally listening to the market and the fact that not everyone who wants to do some casual design work can afford to throw £700 at the project. The way they’ve answered it is to come up with the idea of what is broadly software rentals on a number of their more premium programs.
Free Example: Simple Secure Webpage
When starting out in web development, writing a fully-functional application can feel very daunting. For that reason, I’m offering up the source code for a project that I previously created to password protect a webpage using PHP. You can customize it and use it for whatever you want. Some Notes In order to have this [...]
Defending Your WordPress Blog Against Comment Spam
Throughout the two years that this blog has been WordPress-powered, I’ve learned about a number of the problems and challenges that the software faces. One of the biggest is spam commenting; out of nowhere sites seem to get bombarded by useless comments submitted automatically and in volume. Adding another level of complexity is the fact [...]
Site Redesign and Updates
Over the past week or so, you may have noticed some marketable changes and improvements across this site. Considering that well over a year has past since I last gave any love to my little corner of the web, I feel that there would be few better ways to kick-start my writing again than to [...]
Getting Work As A Web Designer
The fight for employment is becoming increasing hostile considering our volatile economy. The web industry has not escaped this hit so prospective designers (like me) need to stay on the inner-curve to stand any chance at all of keeping pace in the rat race. But, that is easy to say and hard to do. This [...]