December 2005
Well, it’s that time of the year when we should all be looking to 2006 and how we intend to prosper in the New Year. (Actually, we all should have done this 3-6 months ago, but it’s... Read More
Ruby on Rails 1.0 was just released, thus eliminating your last excuse (“It’s not even a stable release!”) for not trying the most buzzword-friendly Web development framework of the... Read More
For all it's unquestionable power, Adobe Creative Suite 2 certainly has a number of irritating habits.
Number #1 with a bullet on my list has been it's deliberate disabling of thumbnail views of... Read More
This is a follow up to the Elance Pro blog a few entries ago. I have a second project, similar to the one that the Elance Pro just did for me. He once again impresses me with his ability to close... Read More
It’s no secret that the ranking order for AdWords advertisers has been determined by a combination of both factors that combine into a total Quality Score. However, Google has now announced... Read More
Many people when thinking of how to monetize a site stop their search at banner ads. They might have a banner at the top, a skyscraper at the right, and another banner at the bottom, and go to sleep... Read More
Family support is essential to every successful entrepreneur, or at least sure makes it easier. I’m blessed that my wife likes and supports what I do, although from time to time she tells me... Read More
Ivo Jansch made a comment in relation to this blog which got me thinking; We have the same problem. The backwardscompatibility issues are small, and we could easily fix our own apps. But we also do... Read More
In the last blog entry, “someone who cares” expressed dismay that I seemed “proud” to be sending work outside the USA. This raises some interesting issues about business,... Read More
I just completed a project on Elance, and I have to say that the results were excellent for the price. In fact, Elance has proven to be a surprisingly good source of talent, despite my having had to... Read More
Typography involves degrees of science and art. In this step-by-step guide, Andy illuminates the science of practical typographic theory and explains how it applies to the selection of attractive,... Read More
The second Open Source Developer’s Conference, held in Melbourne this week, can be most simply described as a massive geek-fest. It’s probably unfair to compare it to the Web Essentials... Read More
The answer is very simple – watch John. When John migrates, to me it means two things in particular; If there is a performance hit vs. the older PHP version, it will be an acceptable one. There... Read More
If you haven't checked out ColdFusion MX7, now's your chance! Hugo takes us on a tour of the best new features this product has to offer, and shows how they make life that little bit easier. Read More
