I spent four or five hours tonight reading about various Wiki software and playing around with an installation of DokuWiki. As I’ve never developed a Wiki before, the first thing I did was pose the question to some of my forum pals and then start following the links.
MediaWiki, of course, is probably the most well-known [...]

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For those who don’t want to reinvent the wheel. I generally start from scratch and aim to type as little as possible. Generally, the less characters I type the better job I feel that I’ve done.
But, here are a couple frameworks to look at if you’re bored.
http://www.blueprintcss.org/
http://960.gs/

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Lately I’ve had several phone calls from people who wanted to know how to set-up Google Analytics for their WordPress blogs. I understand, of course, why they’re interested. G Analytics provides a lot of killer tracking information that allows a site owner to get a deep look into a lot of aspects of her or [...]

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A lot of our clients these days want video on their sites…and, I’ve taken to putting them on my own sites. The natural choice to facilitate this functionality is, naturally, YouTube. Why? Because it takes out a lot of middle steps that would really complicate (and add expense) without necessarily adding a significant improvement.
The problem? [...]

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Ajax is one of the more recent arrivals on the web scene, and, it has opened up a lot of very cool possibilities.

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Found a great post in which J.J. Way inquires about Why Aren’t You Using JQuery? This is some good stuff, and, I’m going to study up on it tomorrow.

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I see HiddenPixels has put together a link list of Awesome Collection of JavaScript for Web Designers. As many know, JavaScript allows for some very cool web aps, and, this list gets a link out of me for that reason.
WebGlad

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Most folks who design websites quickly discover the difficulties that can arise in getting a site to look good in as many browsers as possible. Modern browsers like Firefox and Safari usually don’t cause much trouble. The real bugger is generally Internet Explorer 6 and lower. The CSS often can get pretty janky, and, there [...]

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When undertaking optimizing a website to rank better in search engines, there are a number of tools that make this task easier…that’s to say: that allow it to even make sense. I see over at the Search Engine Guide, they’ve collected a list aimed at small business owners.
I’m not quite sure why they specified [...]

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The term linkbait refers to a piece of web content which naturally attracts inbound links. This is frequently a goal for sites that seek to enhance their search engine placement (particularly in Google.) Well, I came across a pretty darn good piece of linkbait today.
It’s called 673 Helpful Links For Webmasters. And, it’s a good [...]

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