July 2011

Task Swapping: a Key to Freelance Productivity?

By Georgina Laidlaw | July 26, 2011 | Business

Not enjoying the task you're on? Swap it for something else, says Georgina—and enjoy a whole new perspective on what it means to be productive as a freelancer.Read More

Build It the Right Way—First Time, Every Time

By Melinda Szasz | July 26, 2011 | Programming

Need to build your very first website? The 3rd edition of Build Your Own Website the Right Way Using HTML & CSS is the perfect companion to help you accomplish this goal. Read More

BuildMobile: Twitter in a Windows Phone 7 App

By Nick Randolph | July 26, 2011 | Operating systems | Programming

In the two previous posts in this series Facebook in a Windows Phone 7 App and Using Windows Live ID in a Windows Phone App you saw how to use “OAuth 2” to authenticate using Facebook and... Read More

RubySource: Rails Development 101: Installing Rails, Part II

By Glenn Goodrich | July 26, 2011 | General business | Programming

Rails Gem Dependencies, Continued We left off with the TZInfo gem last time, and we’ll start with ERubis in this article. Erubis is an implementation of eRuby, which is the Ruby expressions... Read More

DesignFestival: Emphasis in Design

By Jason Beaird | July 26, 2011 | CSS | Programming

Closely related to the idea of unity is the concept of emphasis or dominance. Rather than focusing on the various elements of a design fitting together, emphasis is about making a particular feature... Read More

How to Examine CSS :active and :hover States in Firebug

By Craig Buckler | July 26, 2011 | CSS | HTML | Programming

This quick tip from Craig will help you when debugging link states in Firebug and the other developer consoles.Read More

Twitter in a Windows Phone 7 App

By Nick Randolph | July 26, 2011 | Mobile | Windows Phone | Windows Phone Tutorials

In this part of his series on integrating Windows Phone Apps with social networks, Nick Randolph turns his attention to the internet darling Twitter. This code heavy post digs into the somewhat... Read More

Using Your Voice for Maximum Impact

By John Tabita | July 25, 2011 | Business

More than the words you say, how you say it has a tremendous impact on how people respond to you. In his latest article, John Tabita explains why.Read More

HTML5’s Microdata, Search, and the Collaboration of the Search Giants

By Alexis Goldstein | July 25, 2011 | Programming

Microdata, one of the most overlooked features of HTML5, allows us to categorize and label web content in a machine-readable way. Alexis Goldstein explains why this is important.Read More

DesignFestival: Know the (iOS) Rules Before You Break Them

By Emily Smith | July 24, 2011 | CSS | Programming

App ideas follow us around everywhere. I went to the salon last month and heard about my stylist’s “money maker” idea. At a friend’s house last week I heard yet another app idea. My... Read More

SitePoint Podcast #122: Important? No!

By Karn Broad | July 22, 2011 | Podcast

Episode 122 of The SitePoint Podcast is now available! This week the panel is made up of Patrick O’Keefe (@ifroggy), Brad Williams (@williamsba), and Kevin Yank (@sentience). Listen in Your... Read More