August 2011

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Craig's latest tutorial explains how to use new HTML5 APIs to drag and drop files from your desktop to a web browser.Read More
 
Have you met the developers of all the Gems you’re using? Do you know their personal stance on security and whether they use strong passwords or reuse their pet’s name on every website? Artists... Read More
messy desk
Does the top of your desk look like something the cat dragged in? Do you make to-do lists, then forget where you put them? John Tabita shares a few simple things that have helped him become more... Read More
 
I catch up with Design Festival author Dennis Lembrée this week to chat about web accessibility, podcasting, and an accessible Twitter front-end he wrote called EasyChirp . Download this Episode... Read More
 
Up to this point in the Rails Deep Dive series, we’ve focused on digging down into the entrails of the framework, attempting to uncover some of the ways that Rails accomplishes its magic. Going... Read More
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Just a few hours ago, Matt Mullenweg, the founder of WordPress, released his State of the Word address.Read More
 
Episode 126 of The SitePoint Podcast is now available! This week the panel is made up of our full team of regulars, Louis Simoneau (@rssaddict), Brad Williams (@williamsba), Patrick O’Keefe... Read More
WebMatrix
Malcolm Sheridan takes a look at Web Deploy, the part of Microsoft's WebMatrix that makes site deployment easy.Read More
 
 
In just the past few years, cloud computing has moved from novel idea, to industry standard – and for good reason. Whether your looking for security or scalability, the cloud is fast becoming the... Read More
Oh Google Maps… where would I be without thee? Probably still driving down a back road half way to New Mexico by now. And all I wanted was to go to the corner store. But this isn’t an article on... Read More
In this 4-part series of tutorials, I’m going to take you through the process of creating a fully functioning To Do List app called ‘Just Do It’, using Sinatra and DataMapper. Hopefully, this... Read More
Getting Started with AWS PHP SDK Amazon AWS S3 is a robust storage solution for the internet. It can be used to store and retrieve any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on the web. With S3... Read More
Many of my developer friends like to tell me, “The web is dead.  Long live mobile!” My apologies to them and the subscribers over on BuildMobile…but not so fast, my friends! I wholeheartedly... Read More
The cloud is not just for programmers anymore. Most cloud providers have simple, intuitive interfaces for managing cloud products and services. As a web designer, understanding how you can use these... Read More