MODx Web Development book from Packt Publishing provides great documentation for MODx CMS users (if you’re not familiar with this flexible and powerful CMS, check out How to make website with MODx CMS in 10 minutes. MODx Web Development book starts from how MODx fits into family of content management systems and goes to step by step explanation on how to setup, customize and manage site on MODx. The book also contains a lot of code examples and illustrative screenshots. Continue Reading →
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How to speed up Firefox by cleaning its databases
Firefox start up speed and operating speed is usually much faster after clean install rather than month of usage. As it turns out the time at Firefox start up is used to load .sqlite bases from your profile which are used to store the history, bookmarks, anti-phishing, etc. With intensive Firefox usage all these databases are growing in size, getting a lot of empty space and become fragmented. There’s special command which solves this problem. VACUUM command recreates all the .sqlite databases but without fragmentation and empty spaces. Continue Reading →
Top 20 Wireframe Tools
Wireframes can be created in many ways with several tools depending upon one’s communication needs and budget. Most simply, pen and paper are key tools for creating web wireframes. In addition some designers and developers are using Illustrator, Fireworks or PowerPoint to create wireframes. There are also interactive wireframe tools available for use by designers, programmers, and project managers, which allow collaboration with clients prior to the website programming stage. Wireframe tools included in this list allows you to make wireframes from low to high fidelity, work in collaboration with your team and clients, get feedback from stakeholders. Continue Reading →
How to use wireframes in web development?
What is wireframe? Why wireframes are essential in web development? How to use them to speed up web development? Those are questions we will talk about in this post. There are also basic tips on how to make a wireframe and which tool can be used to create wireframes. Using wireframes you can get people thinking and generate requirements. Getting sign off on a set of detailed wireframes can save a lot of time and money. Forcing clients to think about the site’s functionality at a page level will avoid endless changes and tweaks. Continue Reading →
Top 10 mobile WordPress plugins
Mobile WordPress plugins provide you access to mobile version of WordPress admin area, optimize your content and design to be easier accessible on mobile devices making your mobile site version load faster and be easier to read and navigate. There’s also number of plugins which helps to integrate 3rd party mobile site service providers with WordPress.
Considering growing army of mobile devices users, it would be smart to provide mobile version of your site to iPhone, Blackberry, Android as well as users of Windows Mobile and Nokia smartphones since no one likes to wait minutes until site is loaded and then be confused with navigation looking odd on small screen. Continue Reading →
WP CODA Green free WordPress theme
WP CODA Green free WordPress theme is based on the WP CODA theme by Greg Johnson. WP CODA itself was created to “mimic the functionality of the very popular Coda website. WP CODA Green is ideal choice for green and environmental microsites. WP CODA Green focuses your visitors’ attention on the content. Even if you don’t have a lot of content to put on the website your website will look professional.
Unlike the WP CODA original theme, I managed to fix weird tabs display in IE6. Also the size of images and scripts is reduced significantly (this means that WP CODA Green will load much faster than original). Continue Reading →
Fake HDR Photoshop tutorial
This HDR Photoshop tutorial will show you how to make fake HDR in Photoshop using just single image. Basically, in the process you increase dynamic range of your photo, then your increase local contrast. While HDR photos are getting momentum, it could be a good way to achieve popular HDR look without a lot of efforts and expenses to buy standalone software. I suggest also using Masks to apply HDR effect just to certain areas and play with Layers opacity. If you successfully used this technique, please post link to your fake HDR photos in the comments. Continue Reading →