November 2007
This is the story of how SitePoint tried to give Internet Explorer a fighting chance … and it lost anyway. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll have caught the subtle (and... Read More
You remember what the Jedi say: Don’t think — feel And we all talk in terms of reason and emotion being different things; of thinking and feeling being semi-independent aspects of our... Read More
The special rate for buying your tickets to Web Directions North, held in Vancouver in February next year, ends in just over a week. While I’ll always have a soft spot for the original Web... Read More
In this world of Web2.0 mashups and easy API access, it is quite refreshing how easy it is to pull data for third party sites and re-mash it into something new. Unfortunately, not everyone has been... Read More
In case you have been under a rock, shacking up or in jail or otherwise indisposed, Visual Studio 2008 RTM is here! For full details, see Scott Guthrie’s official announcement. Personally, I... Read More
As each new social networking site becomes the Next Big Thing, we spend hours recreating our accounts, contact details, and associations with people we know. Brian believes we should support - and... Read More
I’m always meeting people who have jumped into freelance or small business life without really understanding their own skills matrix. As rewarding as it is starting your own business, there are... Read More
I’ve been using Emacs as my primary editor for a while now. A lot of people prefer IDE’s, but I’ve never been comfortable with them. I kind of like the ability to show a list of... Read More
In case you missed it, last week SitePoint’s co-founder Mark Harbottle let slip some big news about the new series of reference books that SitePoint will be publishing in 2008. Guess what? You... Read More
Recently I’ve been working on a SitePoint project: The Ultimate CSS Reference (Coming soon! If you’re into CSS it’s going to rock your world). While researching the shadowy corners... Read More
As I hinted at in a comment to my last blog post, release candidate 1 for Rails 2.0 has just been released with a number of improvements and bug fixes and in preparation for the final release it is... Read More
Hello everyone, my name is Miles Burke. Five years ago this month, I was crazy enough to start a web site design and development company by leaving my previous employer, with only two weeks pay,... Read More
Java developers are up in arms over the recent release of Mac OS X Leopard, and the sudden silence from Apple regarding the future of Java 6 on the Mac. Not only did Leopard not ship with Java 6, but... Read More
When he was at Web Directions South this year, Kev met with Cameron Adams and Andy Clarke. The three discussed topics ranging from typography and the user experience to adaptable designs and the... Read More
