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What books are in your library?
Wednesday, January 31, 2007 8:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Developers | Comments: 0
Do you have a favorite next to your monitor while you program?
Every developer has at least one reference book handy standing up next to their monitor or within hands reach.
As you can see, the books above I have are as follows:
How a Contractor "foched" up
Tuesday, January 30, 2007 2:00 PM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Career | Comments: 0
Interesting story and very enjoyable.
I enjoy the benefits of being a contractor as opposed to an employee. There are obvious reasons and then there are the personal reasons.
If you are a contractor, you are brought in to work on an assignment to the best of your ability and get the job done within the alloted time and budget with your technology knowledge.
Speed Links - Jan-30-2007: Developers
Tuesday, January 30, 2007 7:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Speed Links | Comments: 0
Speed Links for Developers on January 30, 2007
- ASP.NET AJAX Rating Gauge
Ever wonder how developers create their own rating engine? Miroslav Sommer at The Code Project talks about how to use the Rating Control that was included with the AJAX Control Toolkit. - Boost AJAX Performance using local storage
Niall Kennedy gives his viewpoints on why local storage using Flash is becoming a better alternative. - openWYSIWYG 1.0
This free cross-browser <textarea> replacement is written entirely in JavaScript and DHTML (Dynamic HTML). It is meant to be a self-contained, so it will work with any server model since it's client-driven. - Ubuntu Ultimate Edition
Here is an extreme Ubuntu distribution with everything you could think of in an operating system...all for the cost of a download.
Small Business News Briefs - January 29th, 2007
Monday, January 29, 2007 5:00 PM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Business | Comments: 0
Here are the Small Business Briefs for the week.
Duct Tape Marketing
This week, congratulations to John Jantsch from Duct Tape Marketing. He released his first book appropriately called Duct Tape Marketing
The book creates a roadmap for charting your small business into marketing waters. I've got a copy on the way and I'm definitely looking forward to reading it.
Fireday - Firefox extension reviews for January 26, 2007
Friday, January 26, 2007 5:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Fireday | Comments: 0
This week: LeakMonitor, Tippy, and Tags Everywhere.
LeakMonitor
Rating: 4/5
The LeakMonitor extension is great for developers who have one particular leak with JavaScript objects in their chrome or web page. The leak is when you close a window and the JavaScript objects are still held by native code in Firefox.
I installed the extension last Friday and have been using it for the week. I usually don't open additional windows for the LeakMonitor to do it's job. Those days are gone. I strictly use tabs. With my custom CMS I built, when I open a window, I get the LeakMonitor dialog box telling me that there are a couple of JavaScript leaks.
C# 3.0 - An Introduction
Thursday, January 25, 2007 7:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: .NET | Comments: 0
A great introduction to what's coming in C# 3.0 from Granville Barnett.
Last year, about this time, I remember hearing that Microsoft was moving towards a new revision of C# 3.0 and the recent news about the .NET 3.0 Framework.
I asked a while back if anyone had news about what was new in 3.0 Framework or C# information. The timing is perfect. Mr. Barnett wrote a C# 3.0 introduction as to what we can expect.
Speed Links - Jan-24-2007: CSS
Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: CSS | Comments: 0
CSS Speed Links for the day
- Quick CSS Mockups with Photoshop
Taking an image from Photoshop and sectioning it off into CSS takes some time, but fortunately for us, Casper Voogt has the scoop on how to create valid standard-compliant mockups, not full sites. - CSS Printing Guide
Here's a great article if you want your site to be "printer-friendly" using CSS. - 53 CSS techniques you couldn't live without
A great list of absolutely necessary CSS techniques that you can apply to your site immediately. I found two that I've never seen before. It's definitely a list for everyone to reference. - Open Source CSS Template Sites
Andy Jarret located three great CSS Template sites where you can download the CSS layouts for free and use them in your own design.
The Beginner's Guide to Web Design Contracts
Wednesday, January 24, 2007 8:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Business | Comments: 0
Web Design contracts are a very important part of your career as a freelance web designer. It protects you...and your client.
A company emails you and says, "Based on the proposal you created, we want to move forward with the site. Could you please write up a contract for us?" Now what?
Contracts are not only for the client's protection, but for yours as well. According to Wikipedia, the definition of a contract is as follows:
Is GIMP better than Photoshop?
Tuesday, January 23, 2007 6:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Design | Comments: 4
I pose the question to the audience.
For most of the design community, Adobe's Photoshop has always been there for you. You create your layered graphics and export it to your site and everything is well and good.
But now, there is a new face on the scene.
JavaScript Error: No Such Interface Supported Solved
Friday, January 19, 2007 9:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: JavaScript | Comments: 8
For everyone who has had problems with this JavaScript issue, I've found a solution!
If you've used JavaScript with Internet Explorer extensively, you know that there is a nasty little dialog box that shows its ugly head once in a while called "No Such Interface Supported" (NSIS).
Really informative error message, isn't it?
Tag Cloud Mania
Friday, January 19, 2007 5:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Web 2.0 | Comments: 0
Want to see a tag cloud of Web 2.0? How about Bill Gates CES speech? Or the Presidential Address?
I'm currently rebuilding DCS Media and I'm thinking about adding a tag cloud to the site. A tag cloud adds a certain "what's popular at-a-glance" view to your audience and a "what is the audience looking at?" to the authors of the site.
Tag clouds aren't specific to a particular industry by any means and provides a great way to see what's important based on the content.
Fireday - Firefox extension reviews for January 19, 2007
Friday, January 19, 2007 4:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Fireday | Comments: 0
This week: FareFirst, Operator, and Percula.
FareFirst, The Airfare Extension
Rating: 5/5
In February, I'll be taking a little bit of a needed rest (Haven't taken a vacation in five years). I've been looking around for some deals on airfare. So I thought why not find a Firefox extension that can help me out with my travel arrangements.
I heard about FareCompare and researched their site. I love the way they organized their web site. It provides a lot of options, but didn't say anything about an extension for IE or Firefox. So I went back to Mozilla, searched, and found FareFirst.
Skype Founders Move Towards TV with Joost
Thursday, January 18, 2007 1:00 PM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Network | Comments: 0
The founders of the popular VoIP company, Skype, is moving towards TV with a new venture.
With Skype winning the battle with VoIP and the founders holding all of this money, what's a billionaire to do?
Build another money-making company, what else?
Developer.com's Products of the Year 2007
Thursday, January 18, 2007 11:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Developers | Comments: 0
Developer.com had their annual Product of the Year and the winners are...
Everyone loves to buy a product that starts a trend where they can boast that they were the first one to start using it.
And yes, I'm guilty as well.
How to build your own AJAX RSS Reader
Thursday, January 18, 2007 5:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Developers | Comments: 0
RSS feeds are the thing and here's how to start building your very own in PHP and ASP.NET
Google Reader is, by far, my favorite online RSS Reader, but a couple people wrote to me asking me about how to build your own RSS Reader.
Instead of reinventing the wheel, someone had to make a tutorial on this somewhere.
Hacking TiVo: 23 tips to turbocharge your DVR
Wednesday, January 17, 2007 7:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: HowTo | Comments: 0
If you have a TiVo, here's a way to rev it up to high gear.
For those who are still paying a subscription fee for TiVo as opposed to building your own TiVo, SatelliteSweeper.com posted an article on 23 ways to supercharge your DVR.
Again, great article....if you have a TiVo. ;-)
Speed Links - Jan-16-2007: Design
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 1:30 PM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Speed Links | Comments: 0
Designer Links for January 16, 2007
- Tour of GIMP
For those who need a free, yes FREE, graphics tool, download GIMP and use this PDF tutorial on how to get around in GIMP. - 4 Principles of Effective Navigation for the Web
It's interesting that they use Google for a majority of their examples. - Smashing Magazine
I've found a new place to play. The articles that made me subscribe to their RSS feed are CSS-Based Tables, Where can I find textures and background images?, CSS-Based Footers, and Free CSS Templates and Layouts. - A List Apart Style Guide
The Style Guide for the awesome A List Apart for those who want to know how to make a style guide.
- 15 tips to choosing a good font
Orignally found on LifeHacker (credit where credit is due). :-)
Tagging 2.0
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 11:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Web 2.0 | Comments: 0
Tagging will be taken to the next level.
I'm currently redesigning my site (Yes, I'm a little bit behind schedule) and in the redesign, I'm focusing on a tagging hierarchy.
A what?!?!
So you think you want to be a manager?
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 5:30 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Design | Comments: 0
Boxes and Arrows writer Erin Malone discusses her transition from designer to manager.
You have stars in your eyes, right? You want the title, you want the prestige, oh..and you probably want the money? Making a transition from a worker to a manager is difficult and, trust me, it may not be greener on the other side.
Erin Malone was promoted from a designer to a manager and now that she's a manager, she's made some interesting realizations. Her article, "So you think you want to be a manager?", is right on target and recommend reading it before taking that managerial position.
Small Business News Briefs - January 15, 2007
Monday, January 15, 2007 2:00 PM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Business | Comments: 0
Inventors seem to be getting a lot of attention lately. Here are some news briefs to push you more into developing a product.
Good Morning, Good Afternoon, and Good Evening (It's evening somewhere, right?)
Everyone should already know about the acquisition of eBay buying StubHub ("Where fans buy and sell tickets"), but I'll just make a mention of it here. It's a great stepping stone for eBay and as the article suggests, "It's a natural transition for eBay."
