Is DropBox the Free Replacement to MobileMe We’ve Been Waiting For?
Dropbox [link] is a highly recommended service that lets you share large files amongst different groups and machines that I’ve written about before [here]. MobileMe is a very not-free service that...
View ArticleHTML5 Demos & Tutorials
Apple has just launched an effort to support more widespread adoption of HTML5 in the developer community. This page showcases a bunch of cutting-edge demos, and this page digs into the demos more...
View ArticleMapTechnica Try-Before-You-Buy
If you've been considering buying a MapTechnica Tile Set (c'mon, you know I'm talking about you), you now have a risk-free way to try a sample tile set to see if it will work for your map project. I...
View ArticleGoogle’s New HTML5 Resource Site
матрациNot to be outdone by Apple’s recent launch of their HTML5 playground, Google has launched their own HTML5 Developer Resource site called HTML5Rocks.com. The site has some useful tutorials and an...
View ArticleUsing Fluid to Solve Your Multiple Google Login Problem
As a standard practice, I set up a Google Apps for my small business clients. Between these and the Apps accounts for my various sites, I have so many Google logins that I've lost count. It's well...
View ArticleDivorcing Dreamweaver
After ten long years, I'm finally kicking Dreamweaver to the curb. I'm done. I've had it. I'm divorcing Dreamweaver. In this article, I'll chronicle my journey and describe the choices I made along the...
View ArticleMyQuery Builder Makes Editing MySQL Queries Easy
I'm proud to announce the launch of my latest project, MyQueryBuilder.com! MyQuery Builder is a visual tool for professional PHP developers who need to construct MySQL queries reliably and easily. If...
View ArticleMyQuery Builder in Chrome Web Store.
Good news, everyone! MyQuery Builder is now available as an app in the Chrome Web Store. Once you do, an icon will appear on your new tab and/or home screens. Click on that, and it takes you directly...
View ArticleMySQL PHP Extension to Be Deprecated; Free MySQL->MySQLi Code Converter
Heads up, developers: the PHP folks have announced their intention to deprecate the old MySQL database extension. If you're currently a Dreamweaver user or are just using the old MySQL extension out of...
View ArticleWeb Site Development Environment Recommendations
I frequently get asked what I use to develop my clients' web apps or if I could recommend a tool to do such-and-such. It's a good question. Web development is constantly evolving as quickly as the web...
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