I generally try to avoid simply reposting articles but I found one that is very spot on. This article is titled, “How to integrate a digital agency into a traditional one.” It is a must read for anyone who works for a digital agency that is, might be, or is planning to be working with [...]
Archive: January 2009
For the last couple years JavaScript frameworks have been all the rage. Why not? They are fantastic. JavaScript that previously would have taken hours to write can now be achieved in a few minutes using popular frameworks. Many of these frameworks can help with various animations, streamlining DOM manipulation, speeding up the process of writing [...]
I talked earlier this week about some of the shortcomings of IE6. One of the most frustrating shortcomings is the lack of PNG support in Internet Explorer 6. PNG files are incredibly useful and their usage opens many more transparency options allowing for more flexibility in design. All new browsers have full PNG support, the [...]
Occasionally over the years, we have had customers ask us if they need to get permission to link to another website. My usual response is that I haven’t seen anyone turn down a link. As long as you aren’t reprinting copyrighted information, you don’t really have anything to worry about. Well, it turns out that [...]
What is so great about Internet Explorer 6? I can’t really see anything. It was released in 2001, it doesn’t offer PNG support, and it has buggy CSS rendering. For some reason many have not upgraded to Internet Explorer 7. I recall when IE7 was first released there was a fair amount of pushback from [...]
In the last few weeks I have been reviewing a lot of agency websites in preparation for a total re-development of the Zipline Interactive website. Our current website is actually not that old and has been showcased on a number of CSS Galleries including: CSS Drive, CSS Elite, and Design Shack. Even though the design [...]
I don’t know how many of you web developers use WYSIWYG editors in your coding. I personally use them quite often to allow customers to manage their online content. I have tried just about every one available both paid and free. So far my favorite is SPAW Editor. (Note I always use the SPAW lite [...]
I had a conversation with a programmer friend yesterday morning that got me thinking about what it takes to be a successful programmer. Programming, whether it be for the web or software, is a unique and difficult business. The tough thing about being a programmer is that it is impossible to know everything you will [...]
