July 14, 2011
For beginning developers they always seem to question whether it is better to use pixels or percentages when defining widths and heights. There are certain times where it is right to use pixels and right to use percentages but when? If you have a flexible layout and you think the users might be resizing their ...
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Tags: development,
ice,
layout,
liquid,
percentages,
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resolution,
tutorial,
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June 22, 2011
Last month I did a blog about the new Google Music Beta. Talking about how it worked and how they were sending out limited invitations and such. Well I was lucky enough to be invited to the Google Music Beta project a couple of days ago. I have to say I am very impressed! Though ...
Tags: application,
beta,
cloud,
css3,
development,
entertainment,
google,
html5,
innovation,
javascript,
music,
project,
songs,
web
June 20, 2011
I believe that learning on your own is an important part of web development. You can only learn so much from schools and some of the stuff you learn in school you won’t even use. On top of this as a developer you will always have to keep on top of these changes. Being in ...
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development,
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google,
help,
pointers,
question,
school,
steps,
tips,
web
May 12, 2011
Verifying your HTML and CSS with w3 is an easy process. Just upload your code and in a matter of seconds it’s check and verified. You even get a neat image to go along with it that lets everybody know it follows the w3 standard. By doing this you might be able to boost SEO ...
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css,
development,
engine,
google,
html,
javascript,
search,
SEO,
valid,
verify,
w3,
waste
April 22, 2011
As a web developer you are probably familiar with this concept: Reusable Code. For some of us (like me) it was pounded in your head throughout school and I have to say it has definitely made my life easier. Reusable Code is just as it suggests: useful code that you can use in many different ...
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C#,
code,
development,
html,
java,
needless,
pointer,
programmingd,
reusable,
reuse,
tip,
waste,
web
March 30, 2011
The city of St. Charles creates point system to reward business for green development The new Green Point Rating System in St. Charles is an effort to reward businesses for green practices and development. There are several ways business can earn points, including site development, waste management, energy & water efficiency, and design process and ...
March 29, 2011
Become a Successful Web Designer I’ve been teaching at Ranken Technical College in St. Louis Missouri for 4 years now, but this last year was the first time I’ve taught web development classes. What a different beast these classes have turned out to be! Other technical classes were much more straight forward, for example, replace ...
