October 2007
At the Web Directions South conference in Sydney a couple of weeks ago, SitePoint ran a competition for conference-goers to win an iPod Touch. To enter, attendees had to answer the question, Why do... Read More
Who loves client complaints? You should! In this groundbreaking article, Brendon explains the true value of client complaints and, with his step-by-step guide to complaint resolution, shows you how... Read More
Digital Web recently published an article about “Client Side Load Balancing for Web 2.0 Applications“. I wanted to take a moment to explain why I think this load balancing technique is a... Read More
Selecting Colors Set foreground and background colors by clicking on the appropriate tile and choosing a color from the Color Picker, as demonstrated in the example below. Color Picker Shortcuts... Read More
Alpha Channels and Selections You can use alpha channels to create selections and save them for later use. If you open the Channels palette, you’ll see several channels, displayed in a similar... Read More
The Move Tool The Move Tool (V) moves a selected area or an entire layer. You can invoke the Move Tool temporarily when using most other tools by holding down the Ctrl key (Command key on a Mac).... Read More
Layer Shortcuts and Tasks Rename layers by double-clicking on the layer name. Change the transparency of a layer by changing its opacity with the Opacity slider, or typing a value into the Opacity... Read More
Saving Files for the Web Photoshop files themselves can’t be embedded into a web page. You will need to export your file and save it in a web-friendly format. There are three formats for web... Read More
Itching to try your hand at Photoshop? Let Corrie guide you with this step-by-step tutorial that introduces all the basics, tours the essential functionality, and shows you how to complete... Read More
I work on the Ajaxy Web UI for Chandler Server (a.k.a. Cosmo), an open-source server that works with the Chandler personal information manager (PIM). You can take a look at the Web UI by creating an... Read More
Scott Guthrie has made the very, very cool announcement that the bulk of the .NET framework source code will be released! If you have ever spent hours trying to decypher ASP.NET in reflector, or... Read More
The SitePoint file server crashed overnight because of a massive influx of traffic due to our FREE download offer of “Build Your Own Ruby on Rails Web Applications”. In fact, we were... Read More
Whether your small business is struggling or a success, Brendon's hard-won tips and tricks will give you immediate access to more clients. This complete guide introduces the full gamut of marketing... Read More
I’m very happy to announce that for the next 60 days our book Build Your Own Ruby on Rails Applications is FREE* in PDF Format (a $29.95 USD value). That’s right… Not an extract… Not... Read More
