This is a welcome and logical development in the world of web search: get realtime google search results as you type. No need to hit that search button anymore. What has stopped a search engine from doing this previously? I’d Continue reading
A recent inquiry by uxmovement.com shows that users get more out of having form labels above the fields rather than beside them. Having it illustrated makes the point quite painless and straightforward: It just looks cleaner and it uses the Continue reading
Jakob Nielsen again reiterates how important it is for web designers to consider the mythical page fold as a tried and true way to target users and gain their attention. He shows that the first 800 pixels from the top Continue reading
Netflix, Hulu, Tv.com, Amazon, and even YouTube are bombarding the streaming entertainment arena with awesome content, tons of programming, and options for everyone. These services are popping up everywhere from Nintendo Wii consoles, TVs and now your beloved iPhones and Continue reading
I’m expanding my CakePHP experience and now I’ve delved into displaying the application on multiple devices and of course, print. Print stylesheets can be tricky to design, but it took me a while to figure out how to have cake Continue reading
So what do you do?” they ask. “I’m a web developer.” I pause for a moment. “I build and design websites and web applications.” “Oh cool I used to do some of that at my old job with Frontpage.”
I’ve had about a million conversations with people that start off like this. For sake of brevity, I usually leave things at this – but secretly I’m steaming inside. Not necessarily because they’re not familiar with my realm, but because how the profession is written off as something almost trivial. Continue reading
I have Ubuntu installed on my laptop as a dual-boot and on my work PC inside a VirtualBox. I use it for all kinds of things that Ubuntu just does better – especially heavy development. After yesterday’s public release of Continue reading
I’ve been getting used to using the cloud over the past week or so and I’ve got to say it’s much easier to manage than I had imagined. I know there are tons of great desktop clients to manage your Continue reading
It looks like Google has finally come up with a search results page to go along with their revised home page with fade-in effect. The UI is a little bit different, most notably the filters along the left sidebar, as Continue reading
I’m managing a LAMP server on a virtual dedicated setup and have recently run into some performance issues. During periods of higher user visits the CPU usage shoots up This could be partly because of the platform running on it, Continue reading