March 2006

Although this isn’t strictly web development, I figure that many of us are likely to (if you haven’t already) encounter this issue at some time –particularly with Firefox– so... Read More
This has been around for a while, but if you’ve even doubted the power of Illustrator, this is a great refresher. After reaquainting myself with Kevin Hulsey’s amazing technical... Read More
Google is now providing trendinig data for every keyword in their database. Try this: 1. Visit the keyword tool 2. Enter a keyword such as “PHP” 3. From the drop-down menu select Voila!... Read More
Ruby? Rails? Ajax? Is this cluster of confusing buzzwords swarming around your head like a mob of angry bees? Then fear not, gentle padawan -- Jedi help is at hand! For I, too, was just like you... Read More
 
In my announcement of the second preview release of IE7 Beta 2 yesterday, I mentioned that there was little available information about what was new in this release. Well, as one might expect, those... Read More
SitePoint’s latest title, The JavaScript Anthology, has been out for over two weeks, and I just realized we never mentioned it here on this blog. <selfpromotion class="blatant"> If... Read More
While the “official” Beta 2 release of Internet Explorer 7 still awaits the upcoming Windows Vista Beta 2, Microsoft has publicly announced an updated build of its “Beta 2... Read More

WS-DeadParrot

By | | PHP

It’s rant time again (apologies – move along unless you’re feeling fiesty). It’s that REST vs. SOAP thing. There’s another round of debate traversing various blogs. This... Read More
 
Want your advertising message to reach 18-24 year old women? Now you can with Google AdWords. With the AdWords site tool, you can pick your preferences in up to three different demographic... Read More
The Wall Street Journal today posted a list of 5 classic advertising books that may interest you. The list was created by famous advertising entrepreneur Jerry Della Famina. The books are: The 100... Read More

More PHP frameworks

By | | PHP

Yes I know – with the framework in progress, we don’t need no more stinkin’ frameworks. Except there’s a couple I’ve seen recently which are noteworthy. I haven’t... Read More
MSN has a very cool new feature described at SEOMoz.org that allows you to see whose linking to your competitors but not to you. For example a search for: (linkdomain:amazon.com.com... Read More
I’ve been up since 5:30 am my time instant messaging with some developers from India. As noted in earlier blogs, sometimes I go with US resources, and sometimes I go off shore. It’s... Read More
Barry Schwartz at SEORoundtable has two excellent articles about Google payments, and how it can now be used as a substitute to a merchant account by those selling through Google Base. How to join... Read More