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Mobile Development testing with Ripple
So – this looks interesting … a plugin for google Chrome browser for emulating mobile environments. Whenever I work on mobile websites perhaps the biggest challenge is testing across devices – and being able to use the desktop for geo-location services and the like. Ripple seems to overcome that difficulty: Ripple is a multi-platform mobile...
Online Marketing Training – resources from recent presentations
Right then – this post is primarily for those who attended my recent online marketing workshops which took place in Derry through September – but there’s plenty here for anyone interested in understanding more about how websites work – especially in relation to search engines and social media. So, I’ve broadly categorise the resources as...
responsive jQuery video plugin
It’s been all about jQuery plugins for responsive web design these past few weeks … and here’s another good one: FitVids: A lightweight, easy-to-use jQuery plugin for fluid width video embeds. And, nicely done this, they’re using another responsive jQuery plugin – FitText for the heading text. Nice work all round. Hurrah!
The Semantic Grid System
Really, this should be filed under ‘probably too good to be true’ … but let’s hear it out. So, here’s the problem: there are a ton of great grid based CSS frameworks for designers to work with – frameworks which provide a baseline for dividing up the page into a usable grid via a series...
Definitive Guide To Forms based Website Authentication
Ah – this is great, a complete low down on how to set up your forms for web based authentication. I love Stack Overflow … I have it set up as a standalone application using Fluid App. Whenever I have a web-dev question, it’s Stack Overflow first, google second. The Definitive Guide To Forms based...
jQuery plugin for select elements / long dropdowns
UPDATE: Thanks to a query on WordPress.org, this post is getting a bit of traction … so I wanted to point out that I now use something else entirely to style dropdowns. I use the Selectric plugin for jQuery. It’s super versatile, degrades nicely, and has some great styling options. Check it out! A while ago,...
A Box You Want to Uncheck on LinkedIn
This is doing the rounds on twitter etc., but worth posting here … LinkedIn are assuming your acceptance of having your photo and name available for use through third party advertising! Nice touch! So, here’s the box you’ll be wanting to uncheck: A Box You Want to Uncheck on LinkedIn
Password Strength
So, this made me think – the latest cartoon from XKCD.com. I urge everyone to be using strong passwords for their email, their FTP information, their wordpress installation – etc. etc. And I normally go with the approach outlined in the first row of images below – choose a common enough word, throw in a...
Everyone needs one of these signs … sometimes
The great people at Kenspeckle Letterpress have put together a sign that speaks volumes – not just for their thought process, but for how closely aligned they are with what has become known as ‘the general mood’. Okay, so, as a sole trader who needs to make sales and generally be as nice and helpful as...
Beautiful design systems
So, I was reading this article from Happy Cog and it struck a chord with me as regards systems for design. Whenever I start a web design project, I’m looking for elements from previous projects that can be re-used in planning the new project. I might lift an HTML code base from one, a set...
Mona Lisa Remix
Love this print of the Mona Lisa … pointillism of fine art! I feel a purchase for my new office coming on … Mona Lisa Remix
Responsive Web Design – new from A Book Apart
I like to think that I buy books from A Book Apart because they’ll further my expertise and knowledge as a web designer. But you and I both know that it’s because they look gorgeous – and I want the whole set on my shelf. The latest is no exception … and it’s coming.