2004 December

Speaking as someone that knows less about Coldfusion I’d like to admit, I must say that when I first stumbled upon this article about CF inside of Java -well, let’s just say I was taken back some…

PHP scripts should not have to be a pain. Thanks to this great software called Rapid PHP Editor, editing your PHP scripts can now be as easy as pie!
The UI is a little funky, but other than that, I really like it.

Part perspective, part history lesson, this look at what the Web is now and what it was once upon time is quite an interesting read. Check it out!

Dave, I’m interested in weblogs and RSS, but only with regard to how they can be harnessed to create active information workspaces for my clients, which in turn helps reduce support burdens. Can they do that? I also have virtual colleagues: how does a Weblog help with that communications challenge?
My clients aren’t generally taking the […]

Want to do well by doing good? YOU can make a difference in the fight to help the millions of victims of the recent tsunami disaster. You can also help yourself to some free software at the same time.
The gang at CoffeeCup Software are offering you all a real deal- donate to the relief effort […]

So, can Microsoft really blow off C#? Tamir Khason seems fairly convinced that they can and more importantly- they will. I almost have to agree as you just never really hear much about it anymore.

So, just how seriously do you take your CFCs? I bet not half as seriously as this guy! In a recent article from clearsoftware.net, Joe Rinehart explains to his readers that there is a lot more to CFCs than a simple library of functions.

Ya know, that HTML code that you just completed is looking a little bloated around the thighs. Perhaps we should considering helping it to loose some weight? Rather than placing your hard work on a diet, try using HTML Compress to compress the code instead!

Cool, a whole new way to steal music! Nah, seriously though. Web The Ripper 2 will allow you to easily download various links from the Web page of your choice and place them into a folder that you have already specified.
Nothing says lovin’ like control over that virtual Internet oven!

In an effort to integrate more components into the Visual Studio .NET IDE, Microsoft is giving away free DVDs that contain a large number of applications pooled from members of the Visual Studio Industry Partner Program (VSIP).
The offering includes over 65 best of breed third party tools. VSIP’s mission is the integration of tools, […]

This guy strikes me as a real ‘do-it-yourselfer’. The other day, Aral Balkan was having issues with the scrollbar displaying incorrectly in addition to a host of other issues. Well it seems today he has found a solution that involves nice little workaround that he is excited to share with his readers. Isn’t selfpublishing fun?

These days, it is a wise idea to begin branding yourself in one fashion or another in order to prevent the blanket stereotyping from coming your way. Basically, it is nice to be known as different in some way.
In an article from earlier this month, the IT Manager’s Journal examines a variety of methods to […]

Thought this was a fun little ‘blast from the past’ you might find interesting. The bulk of this article is about how CSS works with the Safari browser and how it works to make better use of a designers time once you get the hang of how Safari sees your work.

CSS issues getting you down? Don’t fret about it, problem solve it with this short guide from mezzoblue.com. Based on their own frustrations with CSS debugging, you will likely find some valuable short cuts sure to help you shave off many hours of hair pulling.

So, do you have a vlog? How about a vogbrowser? Still confused? That is not that surprising since Video Blogging is still emerging from idea to full blown practice among the blogosphere.
According to digitalmerging.la, there is a service that works much like bloglines called MeTV. This service allows its users to keep track of video […]

OK, this is just cool people. Interactive CSS Box shows you just how powerful CSS really is when used in the right context. Take a look at this thing, if you try moving the slider bar back and forth you will see my point instantly.

If you are looking to have the ability to edit your favorite Web site on the fly, then you should take a look at HTML Quick Edit Bar. Designed to make editing Web sites easy and something that can done on the fly, it is definitely a program worth looking at.

There is no doubt that this year was a good year for the wild and wacky world of Web hosting. Due the popularity of blogs and many other factors, it would seem that everybody and their grandmother has a Web hosting account these days. From paid to free, you just are not cool […]

Who was the best contributors to the Web design industry in 2004? Well being a little bias I’d like to think Lockergnome’s Web Developers should have at least gotten notable mention. Alas though, this is not my choice to be made. Why you ask? Well the folks over at Web Design […]

I liked very much your article on how to improve click thru on Google Ads in your article Double your AdSense PPC Click-Through Rate, but my problem is how do I integrate the Google ads in the middle of the article instead of the end? I suspect a code tweak of sorts is needed. […]