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Web 2.0 and you
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:00 PM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Web 2.0 | Comments: 0
Still a little fuzzy on what Web 2.0 is? Frank Bell from Entrepreneur magazine describes the concepts of a Web 2.0 application or service.
Web 2.0 is still a hazy issue, but Frank Bell from Entrepreneur has provided a great description of what Web 2.0 includes.
Web 2.0 and You provides the main concepts and characteristics that make up a Web 2.0 application or service.
Grade your Website: 31 free online tests
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 1:00 PM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Tools | Comments: 0
Make sure your site is running at top performance by using these online tests to grade your web site
Directory Aviva posted a great article of 31 online free tests for keeping your web site in tip top shape.
Some of these tests include the W3C validators (HTML, CSS, Feeds, etc.), link analyzers, accessibility, how your site looks in various browsers, and many more.
Have fun with people who steal your Wi-Fi
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 9:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Humor | Comments: 0
Here's a great way to let people know that stealing wi-fi can cause some serious eye strain.
There's a reason I tagged this as humor. :-)
I love mixing technology with humor. This is one of those jokes that can definitely mess with the intruder signing into your network through Wi-Fi.
Who's your AJAX Daddy?
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
An excellent gallery of AJAX-enabled techniques.
Over the weekend, I came across a site that hosts a lot of AJAX techniques that are quite useful, I particularly like the charting feature.
The site is called AJAXDaddy and showcases some really outstanding techniques such as various table utilities (TableKit, Sortable Table, etc.), a 35mm Photo View (very nice widget), a Javascript carousel, a Fisheye interface, and many others.
Is the .NET Framework installed on this machine?
Friday, May 25, 2007 9:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: .NET | Comments: 0
Guy Vider at The Code Project has some code that detects whether .NET is available on the clients machine or not.
If you build client applications that require the .NET framework, you do realize that you can't install your awesome, brand new .NET application that cleans dishes, sweeps the floors, and streams music through your kitchen because they don't have the .NET Framework on their machine.
How can you detect whether they have the .NET Framework on their machine when your code is written in .NET?
What Silicon Valley could learn from Columbus, Ohio
Friday, May 25, 2007 7:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Business | Comments: 0
Man, I love this town!
Wil Schroter's BIGGER Blog posted an article about what Silicon Valley could learn from Columbus, OH.
His post goes on to say that Silicon Valley is almost blinded by the startups and technology and how the companies who build these services do not consider what a customer is or does outside of Silicon Valley. They only care about what is happening inside of Silicon Valley.
Fireday - Firefox extension reviews for May 25, 2007
Friday, May 25, 2007 3:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Fireday | Comments: 0
This week: GMail S/MIME and IGoogle Sidebar
Let's do some Google extensions this week.GMail S/MIME
Rating: 4/5
When GMail came out, invites were the big thing just to see Google's new web mail. Now, it seems that everyone can't get enough of GMail extensions. The one problem with GMail is that is doesn't look like it's that secure (http, not https).
IA OneSheeters
Monday, May 21, 2007 5:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Design | Comments: 0
Leah Buley has created the IA OneSheeters for designers/developers.
One thing designers and developers don't like to do is document, but Leah Buley has created a quick way to get a point across on one page, or more appropriately, called IA One Sheeters.
The IA One Sheeters provided are Wireframes, Heuristic Evaluation, and Usability Testing. Since she started building the first three, see if you can create your own for your own business.
10 business reasons to use AJAX
Friday, May 18, 2007 11:30 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
Have a manager wanting to know why you would want to use the latest technology and says it's too new? Forward this to them.
I've been using AJAX since I saw the first post from Jesse James Garrett and I've never looked back. It's a technology that is definitely here to stay.
Being a programmer is great, but trying to convince upper management as to why AJAX should be used on the next project is a bigger undertaking than writing an application.
Fireday - Firefox extension reviews for May 18, 2007
Friday, May 18, 2007 4:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Fireday | Comments: 0
This week: Google Calendar Quick Add and Snipshot
Google Calendar Quick Add
Rating: 3/5
Google Calendar is a blessing because every time I need a date entered, I head over to the "big GC" and add an entry relatively quick.
What's New In C# 3.0!
Thursday, May 17, 2007 4:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: .NET | Comments: 0
Great summary of features found in the new C# 3.0.
After looking around for some news regarding C# 3.0 and following up on the "C# 3.0 - An Introduction" post, I found a summarized post of what's new in C# 3.0 at dotnetwithme.blogspot.com.
Thanks for the summary!
Speed Links - May-15-2007: Designers
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 6:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Speed Links | Comments: 0
Speed links for Designers
- Resources for the Professional Web Designer
A great list of articles and techniques for enhance your design and management of your web site. - Top 25 Geekiest Free Fonts
If you are a geek, you need to have these fonts. The fonts include Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Sliders, Ghostbusters, and more. - GIMP Tricks: Neon Inscription
A cool technique on creating a neon sign. - Internet Explorer Developer's toolbar V1.0
If you like Firefox's Web Developer extension, this will complement your experience with IE, so go download it. :-) - A canonical list of online color resources for designers
A great list of color sites if you have color issues with what does and doesn't look good. - Free Fonts Cheat Sheet
Smashing Magazine has a downloadable page of viewing standard fonts. - Readability Tests
Determine if your site is worth reading and at what grade level. - 25 Code Snippets for Web Designers
Four parts of 25 code snippets for web designers to learn from Smashing Magazine. Wouldn't that make it 100 code snippets? - GIMP Tutorials (1, 2)
It seems GIMP maybe turning into the next Photoshop. With all of the tutorials out there, it's becoming easier and easier to edit photos. - CSS Optimizer and Formatter
Clean up your CSS with this online tool. - EveryStockPhoto
Looking for that special photo for your ad campaign? It may take some time, but here is one million (Dr. Evil pinky-look) photos that are free for you to use.
First Impressions
Monday, May 14, 2007 6:09 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Business Lessons | Comments: 0
First impressions are important with your potential customers.
A week ago, we decided to sign up with a lawn care service. The service seemed reasonable and we wanted a nicer lawn so the timing was perfect. I was getting sick of mowing dirt.
Fifteen minutes after the company's representatives left, we received a phone call from the company asking if tomorrow was acceptable for the first scheduled application. We were also told that they need to have access to the yard if its locked up. We do have a gated backyard that's locked up 99% of the time.
Fireday - Firefox extension reviews for May 11, 2007
Friday, May 11, 2007 4:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Fireday | Comments: 0
This week: Text Size Toolbar and SearchStatus
Text Size Toolbar
Rating: 2/5
The Text Size Toolbar extension is a great utility for people reading web pages who have problems with authors of site creating tiny, tiny fonts for their articles. Oh, they are out there. Trust me.
Sorry MythDora, I'm leaving you for Ubuntu
Thursday, May 10, 2007 5:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: HowTo | Comments: 0
With Ubuntu rising above the Linux ranks, I decided to create a "Feisty MythTV!"
I felt it was time to upgrade my Tivo media box to MythTV 0.20, so I started to research on adding a little bit more to the Linux box.
Since Ubuntu 7.04 is one of the best distributions of Linux out there, I thought I'd take a look around and see if anyone had an ISO or build of Ubuntu/MythTV together.
Microsoft released .NET Framework 3.5 Beta 1
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 6:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: .NET | Comments: 0
Microsoft is on a "release rampage" lately.
Not many companies have moved to .NET 2.0, or even 3.0 for that matter, and Microsoft is pre-releasing a beta of .NET Framework 3.5.
Their download page lists the features included with the 3.5 pre-release:
Inspiration from Steve Jobs
Tuesday, May 01, 2007 5:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Business | Comments: 0
Steve Jobs provides 10 golden lessons, but I prefer to call it inspiration.
Apple has been around for a long time and Steve Jobs has likely been a factor in its longevity. Mr. Jobs sparks the imagination and innovation of people inside, and outside, of Apple.
Ririan Project has a great post on the 10 golden lessons from Steve Jobs and is something for everyone to read and digest.
