Archive for April, 2009

Internet Explorer 8.0 – The One Month Review, Part 2

Internet Explorer 8.0 – The One Month Review, Part 2

This is the second part of my IE8 review. Part 1 covered installation, the interface and new features but here we look at what the browser offers to developers… Page Rendering Here is the good news: IE8’s HTML and...

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Beef Up Your Resume: Essential Skills for Coders

Beef Up Your Resume: Essential Skills for Coders

If you’re reading this from beneath a rock, you might be interested to discover that the economy is basically circling the drain at the moment. Unemployment’s rising as companies lay off staff, and there’s definitely a lot less spending...

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Google: Branding and showing no re-Morse

Google: Branding and showing no re-Morse

Interesting to see that, as usual, Google have flaunted one of the golden rules of marketing: Don’t fiddle with your branding. ...

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Stretching the Virgin logo

Stretching the Virgin logo

“You can’t expect a man, who’s successful business-philosophy is, “Screw it, let’s do it” to really care much about this inconsistency in the visual identity of the Virgin brands. And after all, isn’t he himself the consistent identity of...

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What’s Your Motivation?

What’s Your Motivation?

Everyone hits a slump in their professional life at some point. And if you frequently work alone, getting out of it can be even harder than you might expect. When this happens, it can be valuable to remind yourself...

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5 Ways to Advertise without a Budget

5 Ways to Advertise without a Budget

You’ve decided to go into business for yourself as a freelancer. You have your business idea, your preferred niche, and some contacts and potential clients. How do you get new clients without paying a lot for advertising? ...

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Black & White Female Portrait Showcase

Black & White Female Portrait Showcase

I think it is safe to say that most photographers will agree that black and white portraits are just as powerful, if not more powerful than color portraits. This post is a showcase of amazing black and white female...

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Five Questions with James Padolsey

Five Questions with James Padolsey

If you are like me and commonly find yourself Googling around for JavaScript solutions to coding problems, there is a good chance you’ve come across James Padolsey’s Blog . James is a prolific blogger with a clear teaching style...

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Oracle and MySQL: Ally or Die?

Oracle and MySQL: Ally or Die?

Much to the industry’s surprise, Oracle has bought Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion following the breakdown in talks with IBM. ...

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iPhone OS overtakes Symbian OS

iPhone OS overtakes Symbian OS

What is your position on testing your sites for mobile devices? ...

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