‘Tech/Development’ archive
Beautiful design, robust technology
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Posted in Design, Tech/Development on the 27-07-2010 | 14 Comments
Temporary websites are often the most tricky to build. Their transitory nature and short bursts of high traffic can be extremely demanding on both designer and developer.
CSS Trickster Chris Coyier
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, Tech/Development on the 23-06-2010 | 5 Comments
Chris Coyer is best know for his work on CSS-Tricks a ever growing web design community. However, as you will discover in this interview it isn’t just limited to CSS.
Dustin Diaz on Javascript and coding at Twitter
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, Tech/Development on the 12-05-2010 | 1 Comment
Dustin Diaz talks about the shortcomings of jQuery, explains how object orientated coding can help your javascript and discusses testing your code.
Francisco Tolmasky talks about Atlas, Cappuccino and 280 slides
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, Tech/Development on the 05-05-2010 | No Comments
At the last Future of Web Apps Ryan and Stanton had a chat with Francisco Tolmask about the work he’s doing on Atlas, Cappuccino and 280 slides.
Chris Lea on hosting and customer support
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, Tech/Development on the 21-04-2010 | 5 Comments
Chris Lea works for Media Temple probably the best known hosting company within the web design world. He shares his advice on hosting and their experience of dealing with customer support.
HTML5 and CSS3 with Inayaili de León
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, Tech/Development on the 06-04-2010 | 4 Comments
More from show 200: Inayaili de León tells us that we can be using HTML5 and CSS3 right now.
Britt Selvitelle from Twitter talks about passion
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, Tech/Development on the 16-03-2010 | No Comments
Britt Selvitte from Twitter talks about enthusiasm, passion and just getting your web application up and running.
Building better forms with Steve Marshall
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, Tech/Development on the 04-03-2010 | 2 Comments
Steve Marshall from Yahoo! draws on his many years of experience to share with us best practice in form design.
Great Demo of HTML 5 canvas
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Posted in Tech/Development on the 22-02-2010 | 7 Comments
There seems to be endless talk about HTML5 at the moment and particularly the new canvas tag. But what exactly can be done with it?
10 problems your content management system will not solve and how to overcome them
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Posted in Tech/Development on the 30-10-2009 | 14 Comments
Content management systems are often perceived as a silver bullet that will solve all your content problems. In reality having a CMS is not enough. You must also address broader issues associated with the content of your website.
5 ways to give your site a speed boost in less than 30 minutes.
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Posted in Tech/Development on the 20-10-2009 | 19 Comments
In the age of broadband it is to think download speed does not matter. However, nothing could be further from the truth. I share 5 ways to add some zip to your site.
Creating a Draggable Sitemap with JQuery
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Posted in Tech/Development on the 01-09-2009 | Comments Off
A couple of weeks ago I was tasked with building a drag-and-drop sortable sitemap for our in-house content management system. After a number of failed attempts, here’s how we ended up solving the problem.
Why .NET MVC? (and why should we Care?)
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Posted in Tech/Development on the 18-08-2009 | 5 Comments
Having previously written about the highs and, perhaps more importantly, lows of working as a .NET developer. This article will continue the trip into Microsoft World, only this time it’s to the land of MVC.
10 criteria for selecting a CMS
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Posted in Tech/Development on the 05-03-2009 | No Comments
Choosing a content management system can be tricky. Without a clearly defined set of requirements you will be seduced by fancy functionality that you will never use. What then should you look for in a CMS?
Our First AIR App
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Posted in Tech/Development on the 13-02-2009 | 10 Comments
With Adobe AIR now up to 100 million downloads, being utilised by big name players such as the BBC and increasingly invading our desktop Headscape decided to give it a go.
Effective browser support
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Posted in Tech/Development on the 05-01-2009 | 12 Comments
Browser support should focus on usability and accessibility rather than pixel perfect design. Sites should render in all browsers, but provide advanced features and aesthetics to those which can support it.
A dedicated follower of fashion
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Posted in Tech/Development on the 15-10-2008 | 33 Comments
My name is Paul and I am an addict. I lust after anything new and shiny. But is that really wrong?
Choosing a hosting company
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Posted in Tech/Development on the 05-09-2008 | 3 Comments
Hosting companies are a dime a dozen. They all offer very similar packages and all seem competitive on price. How then do you choose between them.
To Version Control or Not?
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Posted in Tech/Development, Web strategy on the 18-08-2008 | 23 Comments
Version control can seem like a very daunting thing to incorporate into your work flow, but once it’s there you can be left wondering how you ever lived without it. Paul Stanton gives his thoughts and experiences on the subject.
