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My Free WP Themes
October 17, 2009 – 6:26 pm | One Comment
My Free WP Themes

I’ve been really busy with some major changes in my life. Lots of things going on: working on a new WordPress plugin, Twitter and iPhone application, plus just started my own client-base for development of …

60 Resources for the Frugal Web Developer
September 22, 2009 – 4:44 pm | 2 Comments
60 Resources for the Frugal Web Developer

Photo by s2photo With the economy reeling and VC’s spending less and less on startups, developers have had to adapt how they create sites. Because of the world’s economic state, we’ve had to change how we develop. Some may see this shift as a grim prospect. Change…

Google API – Some cool stuff
August 19, 2009 – 8:58 am | 5 Comments
Google API – Some cool stuff

As of late, Google API has been my new “thing” to explore as a part of the development we are doing for SearchDirectoryOf.

Running PHP Locally
June 21, 2009 – 3:40 pm | One Comment
Running PHP Locally

While setting up PHP on my local machine, I came across a great tutorial that provides step-by-step instructions for configuring Apache2 web server, PHP, and MySQL in Windows. With permission, I am reprinting the tutorial …

2009 List of Best Wordpress Themes
May 23, 2009 – 10:30 am | 4 Comments
2009 List of Best Wordpress Themes

I’ve got to give it up for Smashing Magazine’s 2009 List of Amazing Free Wordpress Themes. They know how to pick them! If you’re a Wordpress Developer, than you know, good themes are hard to …

Twittjr
May 13, 2009 – 9:37 am | No Comment
Twittjr

Got an IBM PCjr laying around? Why not turn it into a twitter browsing machine ? [Alex Grant] did this for the Rochester Institute of Technology’s Creativity and Innovation festival. You can enter search terms into the Twittjr and it will display the top 3 results from twitter. Leave it …

Google Web Toolkit: Tools and Tutorials to Get You Started
February 26, 2009 – 9:58 am | No Comment
Google Web Toolkit: Tools and Tutorials to Get You Started

Google Web Toolkit is a monumental project for Java developers. Java is a language that isn’t usually associated with web development. PHP, Ruby, Python and others are typically seen as the languages of choice when building web applications. At least until recently. Google’s steady development and improvement of the GWT is…

15 Things Every Web Developer Should Be Thankful For
November 25, 2008 – 5:41 pm | No Comment
15 Things Every Web Developer Should Be Thankful For

Photo by xyber matthew . With Thanksgiving only a couple days away, it’s appropriate to look back on the things that we appreciate best about our jobs. Let’s face it: Web Developers have the best jobs around, right? We’re incredibly lucky to have the professions we do. Here…

23 Essential Tools For Web Development on a Mac
August 18, 2008 – 4:54 pm | 3 Comments
23 Essential Tools For Web Development on a Mac

Every web developer has their own favorite platform to create in. Some prefer Linux, while other prefer Windows or Mac. One thing is for certain though: each platform has a passionate rabid community behind it. Those web developers who prefer the Mac are no different, and for good reason: The Mac boasts some excellent …