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This last July I had another opportunity to attend OSCON 2011 in Portland, Oregon. So I did what any self-described beer and technology enthusiast would do, I jumped on a plane and flew north. While in attendance, I soaked in as much knowledge as I could — insight, instruction, tips, and funny stor Read More

As developers, naming releases grants us collective ownership, and boosts our morale by making everyone part of something. We don’t want to be talking about releases in numbers, they’re too corporate-esque. Read More

There are two reasons why this can be very useful for web designers and developers who are launching new web sites and/or maintaining existing web sites. Read More

Web designers and developers can decrease their page load times even more by forcing the browser to cache specific types of content via the Expires header. Read More

So how can we make our workplaces a better place to work, socialize, and play? I’ll give you a hint, it takes more than a foosball table. A creative company culture does not happen on it’s own, it requires participation and contributions from everyone. All it takes is one unhappy person to bring th Read More

When we first started sketching out ideas for the mobile UI, we had to decide if we were going to develop it as a native app for iPhone, Android, and other mobile phones, or if we were going to develop it in HTML and make it available on any phone with a capable web browser. Read More

One of the biggest hurdles in designing and printing a shirt to promote your business is creating something cool enough that people will actually wear it, and preferably not just at the gym. Read More

In short, it’s going to take more than you think; a lot more thank you think. It is often said that people working for small companies — especially the owners — are required to wear a lot of different hats. And the metaphor is almost always spot on. Read More

From the ashes of our own disasters and near-meltdowns we bring you a list of nine surefire ways to get canned and banned as a freelance web designer or developer. Read More

Web designers don’t need to be competent web developers, however, they should have a basic understanding of client-side development. Read More