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Form validation: Create a simple web form with Dreamweaver
Ryan Boudreaux shares a step-by-step tutorial on how to create a simple web form with validation rules with Dreamweaver (basic steps apply using other tools).
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ICANN's expanded domain name offerings coming soon
Ryan Boudreaux asks a legal expert some preliminary questions about the expanded set of domain names that will become available soon. How will applications be decided and what are some of the...
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | July 3, 2012, 11:34 AM PDT
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How to fix your rags, widows, and orphans
Ryan Boudreaux looks at some of the most common typography problems and offers a tip to help keep them to a minimum in your web designs.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | June 28, 2012, 11:36 AM PDT | Latest comment by prouton
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Free web font resources for designers
Ryan Boudreaux suggests four great sources for free web fonts.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | June 26, 2012, 2:04 PM PDT
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Using software personas for emotional design
User personas are a useful tool for user experience design and software development.
Posted by Barry Saunders | June 24, 2012, 7:24 PM PDT
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Website conceptualization and information architecture (IA)
Ryan Boudreaux offers tips and tools to help you with Information Architecture -- a planning strategy for website design that ensures a well-organized and usable website.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | June 21, 2012, 8:00 AM PDT
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How to create optimized and accessible PDFs for your website
Ryan Boudreaux tells you all you need to know to create PDFs for your website that are optimized for readability, searchability, and accessibility.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | June 19, 2012, 11:31 AM PDT | Latest comment by damiel126
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How to use Google Map Maker to improve the quality of your Google Map presence
Ryan Boudreaux gives an overview of how to submit edits to Google Map Maker to enhance the presence of your organization on Google Maps.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | June 14, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT
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Create a tool tip text-box element using jQuery, CSS3, and HTML5
Ryan Boudreaux shows you how to create an easy tool tip element for your website using jQuery, CSS3, and HTML 5.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | June 12, 2012, 12:39 PM PDT
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Considerations for website integration with Facebook
Ryan Boudreaux cites some of the reasons why your organization might want to integrate its website with Facebook and goes over some of the issues to keep in mind.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | June 7, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT
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Handy Chrome extensions for web developers
Ryan Boudreaux recommends some Chrome extensions that are especially useful for web developers.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | June 5, 2012, 1:10 PM PDT | Latest comment by martin.mato@...
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How to create an image hover-preview effect using jQuery
Ryan Boudreaux includes all the code snippets you'll need in this demo of how to create an image hover-preview effect using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | May 31, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by ChiefAlchemist
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Quick tip: How to set up a password-protected web directory
Ryan Boudreaux shows you the steps to password-protect a web directory on an Apache web server.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | May 29, 2012, 12:11 PM PDT
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How to convert presentation files to a web-ready slideshow using JavaScript
Ryan Boudreaux demonstrates a quick and easy method to convert presentation files, such as PowerPoint slides, to a web-ready slideshow using JavaScript.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | May 24, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT
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Quick tip: How to limit access to a web directory by IP address
Ryan Boudreaux explains how to set up an .htaccess file that will limit access to your web directory based on IP address. He also explains the pros and cons of using this method.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | May 22, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by TobiF
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Getting started with WebGL
Ryan Boudreaux introduces the WebGL standard for 3D-rendering and provides utilities, libraries, and frameworks as resources. He also provides examples of projects that use WebGL.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | May 17, 2012, 12:42 PM PDT
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Hiring outside resources for website usability testing
Ryan Boudreaux lists the resources you can use to find outside usability testers for your website and lists some tips for the hiring process.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | May 15, 2012, 12:55 PM PDT
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How to conduct your own website usability testing
Ryan Boudreaux details all the pieces that should be included in a plan to conduct your own website usability testing.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | May 10, 2012, 1:32 PM PDT
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Test Windows 8 Metro UI on an iPad with Splashtop
Derek Schauland shows you how the new Splashtop app for the iPad works to allow Windows 8 Metro testing on non-tablets like a PC.
Posted by Derek Schauland | May 9, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT
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HTML5 vs. Flash: The state of the debate
Ryan Boudreaux looks at some of the latest browser support numbers for HTML5 and Flash. Are you a partisan for either? Here are Ryan's thoughts on the state of the Flash vs. HTML5 debate.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | May 8, 2012, 10:52 AM PDT | Latest comment by randywood@...
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How to create shrink/grow and sliding navigation menus with jQuery, CSS3, and HTML5 Word
Ryan Boudreaux shows two more examples of navigation menu effects that you can build with jQuery, CSS3, and HTML.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | May 3, 2012, 11:04 AM PDT
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Handy Chrome extensions for web developers
Ryan Boudreaux recommends some Chrome extensions that are especially useful for web developers.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | June 5, 2012, 1:10 PM PDT | Latest comment by martin.mato@...
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How to create optimized and accessible PDFs for your website
Ryan Boudreaux tells you all you need to know to create PDFs for your website that are optimized for readability, searchability, and accessibility.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | June 19, 2012, 11:31 AM PDT | Latest comment by damiel126
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Create a tool tip text-box element using jQuery, CSS3, and HTML5
Ryan Boudreaux shows you how to create an easy tool tip element for your website using jQuery, CSS3, and HTML 5.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | June 12, 2012, 12:39 PM PDT
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jQuery: How to get objects by ID, Class, Tag, and Attribute
Ryan Boudreaux continues his tutorial on getting acquainted with jQuery by showing you how to get objects by ID and Class selectors and by Tag and Attribute.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | April 3, 2012, 1:24 PM PDT
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Website conceptualization and information architecture (IA)
Ryan Boudreaux offers tips and tools to help you with Information Architecture -- a planning strategy for website design that ensures a well-organized and usable website.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | June 21, 2012, 8:00 AM PDT
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How to create an image hover-preview effect using jQuery
Ryan Boudreaux includes all the code snippets you'll need in this demo of how to create an image hover-preview effect using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | May 31, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by ChiefAlchemist
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How to use Google Map Maker to improve the quality of your Google Map presence
Ryan Boudreaux gives an overview of how to submit edits to Google Map Maker to enhance the presence of your organization on Google Maps.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | June 14, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT
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Fun with menus: Navigation using jQuery, CSS3, and HTML5
Ryan Boudreaux shows you the code examples for creating different effects in navigational menus, including an accordion effect and a fading effect.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | May 1, 2012, 1:29 PM PDT | Latest comment by RJBoudreaux
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How to fix your rags, widows, and orphans
Ryan Boudreaux looks at some of the most common typography problems and offers a tip to help keep them to a minimum in your web designs.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | June 28, 2012, 11:36 AM PDT | Latest comment by prouton
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HTML5: Using structural elements for header, footer, and navigation
Ryan Boudreaux digs into the use of structural elements in the new HTML5 specification, specifically header, footer, and navigation elements, and gives examples of each.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | August 4, 2011, 1:46 PM PDT | Latest comment by l_e_cox
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HTML5: Drawing images and adding text to the canvas element
Ryan Boudreaux shows more examples of working with the canvas element in HTML5, this time drawing images and adding text with the various functions available.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | August 18, 2011, 8:46 AM PDT
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How to right-size your website for mobile screens
Sankalp Waingankar shows you how to make optimum use of the screen width provided by different mobile devices even when you have to design for older devices that don't support the use of HTML tables.
Posted by Sankalp Waingankar | March 1, 2011, 9:55 AM PST | Latest comment by blog commenting
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How the parallax effect is used in web design
Ryan Boudreaux defines the parallax effect and how it has been used in animation and gaming. It is also an effect that can be achieved in web design. Here are some examples.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | April 24, 2012, 11:59 AM PDT | Latest comment by redmug
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Free web font resources for designers
Ryan Boudreaux suggests four great sources for free web fonts.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | June 26, 2012, 2:04 PM PDT
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Using software personas for emotional design
User personas are a useful tool for user experience design and software development.
Posted by Barry Saunders | June 24, 2012, 7:24 PM PDT
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Tutorial: jQuery Show, Hide, and Toggle functions
Ryan Boudreaux demonstrates how to use the jQuery Hide, Show, and Toggle functions.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | April 12, 2012, 12:17 PM PDT
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Photoshop tutorial: Create the Polaroid effect for images
Ryan Boudreaux demonstrates how to achieve the Polaroid effect with images in Photoshop CS5. This tutorial will help beginners understand how to work with layers in Photoshop.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | April 10, 2012, 10:47 AM PDT
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Creating an ADA-compliant website
Nicole Bremer Nash goes over the requirements for an ADA-compliant website, including checklists and additional resources.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | March 30, 2012, 8:03 AM PDT | Latest comment by The Flaming Maiden
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The basics: Design a website wireframe in Photoshop
Here is a step-by-step process of creating a website mainframe in Photoshop.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | January 31, 2011, 10:55 AM PST | Latest comment by Alan Shortall
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HTML5 and CSS3: Animation without Flash or JavaScript
Ryan Boudreaux demonstrates the @keywords property in HTML5 and CSS3 that allows you to create animations without the use of Flash or JavaScript.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | November 15, 2011, 12:34 PM PST | Latest comment by ocampesato@...