Friday Afternoon Video: Role of the Web Developer
August 26, 2015
Alright, Microsoft. I gotta admit it. This was pretty funny.
Happy Friday, friends!
Writing on the Web: A History
June 5, 2015
I was thinking yesterday about the first time I noticed the web. It was 1995 and Yahoo! was still "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web." At the time I was a writer, and the Internet struck me as the perfect way to talk to readers without all the fuss of contracts and editors, not to mention dead trees. It was clearly a better way to communicate.
Where are All the Women in Web Development?
May 25, 2015
So, lately I’ve been hearing a lot about the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields, including my own field of web development. Over the last few years it’s become something of a hot topic. When the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology predicts a shortfall of 1 million STEM workers over the next decade, people tend to talk.
Keeping Up with the Kids
May 25, 2015
Having worked in web development for 19 years has its advantages, but there are plenty of disadvantages too. Gray hairs and wrinkles are a topic for another post. I’m talking about all that useless knowledge (table layout, anyone?) you still carry around and how you can get stuck in your ways. Of course, by “you” I mean me.
Friday Afternoon Video: the Penny Blossom Web Site
May 24, 2015
Yes, it's from Season 2, but it's a classic. And what is a blog without a clip about web design from The Big Bang Theory? One of my favorite scenes, obv.
Best Free Image Optimization Apps for Mac
May 24, 2015
Images on the web can be a brilliant user experience enhancement. Or they can be a serious impediment to users trying to load your pages. Don’t frustrate your users with gigantic image files. With just a couple of small, free apps for your Mac, you can process images before adding them to a theme or uploading them to your site as content.
Built with Drupal 8: A Front-Ender's Tale of Danger and Suspense
May 3, 2015
A few weeks ago I decided to rebuild this blog from scratch. It had been literally years since I'd posted, so I figured I'd include just a few of the last entries. Also, Drupal 8 was in beta and I'm impatient. Why not build a brand new site in 8.0.0-beta9?, I thought. How hard could it be?
Drupal 8 Online Training
May 3, 2015
Are you gearing up for Drupal 8? With a release candidate just around the corner, D8 will be with us before we know it...and most of us will need some training to get up to speed with all its changes. Luckily, help is here!