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In this tutorial I will teach you how to make your very own WordPress Plugin. I will show you how to make an options page in the admin panel, add and change plugin options and more.
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When we show a work-in-progress (like an alpha release) to the public, press, a client, or boss... we're setting their expectations. And we can do it one of three ways: dazzle them with a polished mock-up, show them something that matches the reality of t
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All the little things that distract me from what I should really be doing.
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December 30, 2006
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December 29, 2006
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I am often asked how I test emails. This article will outline that process including what I look for when I test, how I test for various viewing scenarios, what techniques/utilities I use for debugging and what email clients I use in my suite.
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In this tutorial we have covered some common PHP script security threats. You are advised to seek out more information on the subject since hackers are becoming smarter and smarter every day, devising new ways to hack into your system. Also, the solutions
Posted by Lisa McMillan on December 29, 2006 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
December 27, 2006
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NICE site design for a university... love the simplicity.
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INteresting little flash app that acts as a navigational aid to the campus, and adds an interesting social perspective. Assumes users are willing to click without knowing what they'll get. Fun.
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ClickHeat is a visual heatmap of clicks on a HTML page, showing hot and cold click zones.
Posted by Lisa McMillan on December 27, 2006 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
December 24, 2006
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December 21, 2006
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What IS included: Things you can use to legitimately make money online - Everything from Getting Paid to review software to good ole' Adsense.
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At the National Assocation of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) it's our job to make sure you get up to speed fast, and that's why we created this comprehensive CS3 learning center.
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Intabill is the smart choice for online businesses selling products, services and subscriptions. Accept Visa, MasterCards and most other popular cards, as well as Checks via your own merchant facility right now! You can even choose your own descriptor!
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SmartBackup is a backup application to efficiently sync YOUR files to a backup folder. It is very fast and very easy to set up, especially when it comes to defining what files you want to backup. Not wasting space and time for files already on your MacOSX
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A new identity designed by Pentagram for iconic New York retailer Saks Fifth Avenue launches on January 2, 2007. After the jump, partner Michael Bierut describes the process behind the development of an identity with more variations than there are electro
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Agile and UCD methods are not completely at odds with each other—and in some cases, agile development can even enable a more user-centered approach. By taking the time to understand the differences and similarities between agile development and UCD, itâ
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just what the title says. And how.
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Revolver can be used as a clean, simple way to showcase a design portfolio, sketchbook, photoblog, or simple image gallery. Uses abound. Be creative, invent your own.
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Access to basic knowledge and learning tools for our children should never be proprietary. In fact, this can and should be a basic right of every child. Yet, over 100 million kids around the world do not have access to these primary education tools. We wa
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phplist is an open-source newsletter manager. phplist is free to download, install and use, and is easy to integrate with any website. phplist is downloaded more than 10.000 times per month
Posted by Lisa McMillan on December 21, 2006 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
December 20, 2006
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Images can be use to increase our click through rate. You can add image next to your adsense to increase your Click Through Rate.
Is it legal? Yes, but you have to add line to separate your image to adsense. Even google do this way to their new adsense f
OS X portable applications are packaged so you can carry around on any portable device, USB thumb drive, iPod, portable hard drive, memory card, other portable device (or also on your internal hard disk), taking your preferences with you.
OS X FOSS applications packaged as portable so that can carried around on any portable device, USB thumb drive, iPod, portable hard drive, memory card or other portable device.
To find out, we decided to take the ultimate challenge: to produce the next edition of our book directly from HTML and CSS files. In this article we sketch our solution and quote from the style sheet used. Towards the end we describe the book microformat
these ARE some of the best this year. Missed some though.
Bambooinvoice is free open-source invoicing software intended for small businesses and independent contractors. Our number one priorities are ease of use, user-interface, and beautiful code.
Have you ever wondered why Coke comes with a smile? It’s because it gets you high. They took the cocaine out almost a hundred years ago. You know why? It was redundant.
CSS-based liquid layout has proven successful during the reign of 800-pixel to 1024-pixel screens, but as we use a wider range of devices to access the web, we need more powerful and flexible ways of managing layout. If we want to serve devices whose view
Here is a list of places you can go to learn more and do more with Gmail:
Are you fed up with that lame old directory manager your hosting company provided you with for you website or blog? If you are already familiar with windows or mac file browsers, why should you have to change the way you work for the web? Try Relay for a
Posted by Lisa McMillan on December 20, 2006 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
December 19, 2006
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About 31 Left: Post your New Year's resolution and a promise to donate to charity if you don't make good on your plans—that's it!
We'll email you once in February to follow up on your progress and give you a link to your charity if you need to make a d
On the Web, vertical rhythm – the spacing and arrangement of text as the reader descends the page – is contributed to by three factors: font size, line height and margin or padding. All of these factors must calculated with care in order that the rhyt
One of the great outgrowths of the Web 2.0 phenomenon has been an increased availability of Web APIs – Internet-based services with an HTTP-based programming interface. Gone are the days when developers would furtively “scrape” HTML pages for data o
There are HTML elements and attributes that we use every day. Headings, paragraphs, lists and images are the mainstay of every Web developer’s toolbox. Perhaps the most common tool of all is the anchor. The humble a element is what joins documents toget
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CSS3 is the new kid in the stylesheet family. It offers exciting new possibilities to create an impact with your designs, allows you to use more diverse style sheets for a variety of occasions and lots more. We created this site because we want to share o
At most companies, going AWOL during daylight hours would be grounds for a pink slip. Not at Best Buy. The nation's leading electronics retailer has embarked on a radical--if risky--experiment to transform a culture once known for killer hours and herd-ri
TimeToMeet is a web-based tool for finding a common meeting time with other people without the tedious back-and-forth of scheduling over email.It uses a quick and visual way of gathering when everyone is available and finds the best times that work for
Jeffrey Sambells is an author, web standards developer and graphic designer living in Ontario, Canada. He founded and currently works as Director of Research and Development for We-Create Inc.
We all want to be confident, don’t we? It’s a word that crops up fairly often in coaching sessions, even with people who are very talented and successful. We’re all human, and for most of us there are times, places, audiences and situations where we
Posted by Lisa McMillan on December 19, 2006 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
December 18, 2006
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A project I’ve been working on recently involved the use of a PNG image background for a floating dialog box with form elements inside. I had to cobble together and test out various methods to end up getting everything to be cross-browser happy as well
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I'm often asked what books I'm reading, what books I've read. Here is a core sample of my larger library. These are the books and subscriptions that I have around me at all times — with a gadget fetish twist at the end accessed via the well hidden categ
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So, what can I possibly do? My goal is pretty simple. I want to find out what happens when an ignorant person actually reads the book on which his religion is based. I think I'm in the same position as many other lazy but faithful people (Christians, Jews
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December 17, 2006
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Cornell Notes is a method of note taking developed by Walter Pauk. The system helps students take notes and prepare to study in a more concise and logical fashion. It is also useful for other applications: meeting notes, general thought-capturing, etc.
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The Conceal Bookshelf will hold a "floating" stack of books. Your house guests will be intrigued by this invisible design. The Conceal Bookshelf is constructed of powder coated steel.
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The Bachelor Pad 2 is a notepad like no other. It is made from either walnut, cherry, or maple wood, and contains a stainless steel slider that lets you select just the right amount of paper for your note. Jot a note, and tear it off. The Bachelor 2 will
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You don't have a green thumb? Don't worry. The Self Watering Flowerpot from eva Solo has come to the rescue. Just glance at the lower glass reservior to see if your plant is thirsty. Once you have filled the reservior, your plant will not need watering fo
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Place to share and get to know the tools that people use to make websites.
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Introducing Blurb's How to Make a Book: only $14.95, including a $10.00 coupon towards your next book. This elegant 40-page, full-color hardcover book was created using Blurb's BookSmart™ software and showcases the bookstore quality we keep talking abou
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Although every virtual team faces unique challenges, there are some practices that would help almost every team to collaborate more effectively. Here are a few habits I’ve seen practiced by successful virtual teams.
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December 16, 2006
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On December 14, 2006, Adobe announced the first-ever public beta for an upcoming version of Photoshop, its flagship image-editing software. Best-selling author and Photoshop guru Deke McClelland has teamed up with lynda.com to create the first video train
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