October 2008
No, you can't really multi-thread in JavaScript, but James shows the advantages of simulating a multi-threaded environment when dealing with intensive code. Armed with the techniques in this article,... Read More
Eager to attend the Edge Of The Web conference, but your boss won't cough up the bucks for the ticket? Maybe you have a ticket but want to bring a friend along. You can do it on us if you follow us... Read More
Web hosting provider Rackspace announced today that it has acquired two startups in a move to bolster its cloud hosting service in a bid to take on Amazon's Web Services stack: Slicehost and Jungle... Read More
Design contest startup Pixish will shut its doors at the end of the month. The reasons are "mostly personal," says founder Derek Powazek, but the site also made a bunch of critical mistakes that... Read More
If you think you’re using all that CSS has to offer, you’re WRONG — Don’t be left behind! We’re very proud to announce the latest addition to the SitePoint library…... Read More
Computer interface fatigue -- using the computer for so long that you begin to lose purpose. You are just functioning, clicking buttons, moving/removing content. But getting nothing "real" done. I... Read More
A lot has been made of Google Docs as a potential Microsoft Office killer. But for all that has been written, Google Docs barely makes a dent in Microsoft's dominant office application market share.... Read More
Social networking may be super popular with the desirable 18-to-35 year old demographic, but for marketers, it is not the best place to reach them. A new study finds that almost universally, direct... Read More
Valleywag blogger Paul Boutin says blogging is dead. That would be bad news for him, since he does it for a living, if he were right. Thankfully he's not -- at least not yet. The blogosphere could... Read More
You know all of those tricky CSS layout techniques that you've spent years mastering? Well, be prepared to abandon them all. OK, maybe not immediately, but as Rachel and Kevin explain in this excerpt... Read More
Scott Rafer, the founder of Lookery, an ad network that caters social network application publishers such as those on Facebook, has declared the Facebook platform dead. We say: Good! Now the... Read More
Twitter may not have figured out how to make money, but people using the application have begun to figure out how to put it to work in a number of useful ways. It is being used for information... Read More
Apple's iconic "Get a Mac" ads have been a source of great humor since they debuted in 2006. But the latest pair of ads feel different -- instead of drawing a comparison between the two platforms,... Read More
Here's a question for you. When your last project finished, what was the final communication the client received from you? Was it a bottle of wine and card, a "Thanks for the work, call me if you... Read More
