Ricky Onsman

Ricky Onsman is a freelance web designer, developer, editor and writer. With a background in information and content services, he built his first website in 1994 for a disability information service and has been messing about on the Web ever since.

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W3C HTML5 Conference – Video

Microsoft Tech

By Ricky Onsman, November 16, 2011

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RIP Steve Jobs

Web

By Ricky Onsman, October 05, 2011

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Heroku Breaks Through with Facebook Cloud Integration

Ruby

By Ricky Onsman, September 15, 2011

Following hot on the heels of its recent announcement that it would add support for Java to the support already given to apps written in Ruby, Node.js and Clojure, Platform-as-a-service provider Heroku this morning announced a breakthrough partnership with Facebook that effectively allows anyone with a Heroku account to become an adept, cloud-based Facebook app developer.

Heroku Breaks Through with Facebook Cloud Integration

Programming

By Ricky Onsman, September 15, 2011

This guide is for Facebook developers who are creating apps on Heroku via the Facebook Cloud Services integration. It assumes no previous knowledge of Heroku. Heroku is a cloud application platform, not an old-fashioned web host, so some things may be unfamiliar to you.

Pinned Sites with Internet Explorer 9 and Windows 7

Microsoft Tech

By Ricky Onsman, March 10, 2011

Pinned Sites may at first appear similar to bookmarks or short-cuts but some of the functionality involved goes to a whole new level—it deserves a closer look.

Finding the Right CMS with Web App Gallery

Programming

By Ricky Onsman, February 09, 2011

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A Gallery of Web Apps

Programming

By Ricky Onsman, November 11, 2010

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Web App Gallery, Part 1

Programming

By Ricky Onsman, November 11, 2010

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What’s New in IE9

Web

By Ricky Onsman, November 09, 2010

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Beauty of the Web?

Programming

By Ricky Onsman, November 09, 2010

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