Musings and miscellaneous ramblings into the web development business, graphic design, technology, and things that interest me.
This book is a fantastic primer for designers wanting to learn HTML5. It is a very quick read, has some good humor, and is quite informative. Highly recommended for any web designers out there.
I had actually started reading the HTML5 spec early today and, to be honest here, just got really bored. It’s very detailed and dry, and while I think it is valuable to read the spec, having something like this book just means you will get up to speed much faster.
The HTML5 spec is 900 pages and hard to read. HTML5 for Web Designers is 85 pages and fun to read. Easy choice.
In this brilliant and entertaining user’s guide, Jeremy Keith cuts to the chase, with crisp, clear, practical examples, and his patented twinkle and charm.
ExpressionEngines comment module is not the most effective commenting system. I have been a bit annoyed with it lately, on just about every EE site I have developed, as well as my own. It was time to replace it with a better system. Thankfully someone has abstracted the commenting concept out into a web service called Disqus.
Disqus (dis·cuss • dĭ-skŭs’) is all about changing the way people think about discussion on the web. We’re big believers in the conversations and communities that form on blogs and other sites.
Disqus Comments is a comment system and moderation tool for your site. This service lets you add next-gen community management and social web integrations to any site on any platform. Hundreds of thousands of sites, from small blogs to large publications, rely on Disqus Comments for their discussion communities.
You can can post comments now by logging in with your Twitter, Facebook, Disquss, or OpenID accounts.
I stumbled across this great list of tips and habits for professional freelancers, and a few really stuck out as being crucial, not just for freelancers, but for any professional.
If you develop with CakePHP I am sure you are familiar with its admin routing feature. It’s a nice way to separate your app into a user frontend, and an administrator backend.
