August 2011
One of the commonly used iOS controls is the slider control. It’s a great, all purpose slider, that allows you to quickly swipe your finger along the screen to set a value. Things get a little... Read More
In part one of this tutorial, we set Sinatra up and displayed some pages. Now the fun really starts – we will be using a database to store our tasks in. In this tutorial we will be using SQLite... Read More
Craig analyzes the Web Browser Grand Prix at Tom's Hardware to discover the ultimate browsing application.Read More
3D art has taken on a new meaning in recent years. In the past, 3D art was limited to sculptures and other physical mediums. Today, the genre has extended to digital mediums as well. This post... Read More
Most of us have seen architecture diagrams like the one The Internet was once represented by a cloud The cloud was used to indicate the Internet. Over time the meaning of “the Internet” has... Read More
Short-term contracts can be a boon for freelancers. But if you land a full-time contract, how will you handle your other clients? Georgina shares her tips for balancing both. Read More
In the past few years, the “cloud” has become a major buzzword. It’s gotten to the point where, when people hear the word “cloud” they roll their eyes. There are many factors that... Read More
Still struggling to sell your services? Clients telling you that your price is too high? In his latest article, John Tabita explains how everything you need to know about overcoming price objections... Read More
Welcome back to Metaprogramming with Ruby! In part one we looked at what Metaprogramming is and how it works; we explored deep into the internals of Ruby’s method lookup system and walked through... Read More
The last couple of sites that I want to cover in this series on authentication from your Windows Phone application are YouTube and FourSquare . The former uses OAuth 1, whilst the latter uses OAuth... Read More
Big web agencies have project managers with big job titles to keep projects on track. But how does the lone freelancer manage to manage himself? Find out in John Tabita’s latest article.Read More
If you’re feeling so overwhelmed by the many resources available that even to contemplate starting a morgue file for inspiration is beyond you, take a few minutes to browse through those sites.... Read More
IE6 is 10 years old today. Craig looks at the high points and the many, many lows IE6 has given us during the past decade.Read More
Have you ever wondered what it meant to “mixin” functionality into your classes? Have you seen include and extend used in Ruby code and wondered what was going on? If so, then you’ve come to... Read More
