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Setting up the Perfect Web Development Environment, Part 1
Inspired by Elliot Jay Stocks’ recent posts on his iMac plus Air setup, I thought I’d document how to set up a seamless development environment between desktop and laptop. If you intend to set up a...
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Chris Heilmann Talks like a Pirate
Yarrr this be talk like a pirate day. while ( timbers.length > 0 && owner === ‘me’ ) { shiver() } – Chris Heilmann on Twitter
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Setting up the Perfect Web Development Environment, Part 2
Setting up a Portable Project In Part 1 of this guide, we covered how to set up a portable development environment with the basic set of software tools (a web stack, an IDE and a good text editor)....
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An Open Letter to Trent Reznor
So, Trent. I understand you’ve allowed one of those interchangeable X Factor automatons to cover Hurt. Do you remember what you said back in 2004, when Led Zeppelin licensed Rock and Roll for a...
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Load JQuery from Google’s CDN with local fallback in WordPress
The advantages of loading scripts from Google’s CDN are fairly obvious – for a common script such as jQuery, we’re on to a better-than-even chance that the user will already have the script in their...
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Outrunning the Bear: the Problem with Responsive Images
I’m all in favour of responsive design for one reason more than anything else: I hate zooming in on squinty text on my phone. Most sites have a small enough body font combined with a long enough...
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Why your business needs a website
I moved my office this week. I didn’t move far (20 miles) and only had one van-load to move, so I scoured the local listings for a man & van service. I don’t know if you’ve ever looked for...
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Local WordPress development with a better wp-config.php
Responsible developers don’t work live. Working on a local copy of a site and only pushing it live when it’s ready is one of those sensible development practices that everyone should follow, but it can...
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The Academy of Design Professionals
In the sad absence of any organization promoting the responsible practice of web design in the UK, I’m joining the Academy of Design Professionals. As a member, I pledge to uphold the Academy’s Code of...
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On the Legal Profession, and Organised Theft
Finally received a letter from my solicitor today, consisting of 1) 16 pages of boilerplate contractual bumf (time to prepare: approximately 20 seconds, less if pre-printed) and 2) a copy of the letter...
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Adaptive Content (with a dash of jQuery)
Aral Balkan posted the following snippet on Twitter just now: <span>u</span><span class="hideIf320">ser e</span><span class="capIf320">x</span><span...
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On Forums, and why they’re a Good Thing
One of the first things people find when they’re looking around for information on any subject is forums. Forums are a great resource because they collect a community knowledgeable people who actively...
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It’s Rebecca Black Friday, and the Internet Goes Wild
"It's Rebecca Black Friday"? Sounds like something Tom Baker would announce on Little Britain. So anyway. A teenypopper has released a "song" which has gone viral in a so-bad-it's-good way and the...
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Ideas of March
Chris Shiflett posted a call to arms recently about the way Twitter has affected the amount and the way we use blogs. He makes the very valid points that it's hard to find signal amidst the noise of...
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