Web Developers
Five Web Technologies You Should Be Using
I’ve been developing Web applications for a few years now, and the pace at which things are evolving recently is mindblowing. All these new technologies, like HTML5 and WebGL, completely rewrite the book in how and what we can use the Web for. Developers should be taking note of these technologies and utilizing them whenever [...]
How to Use GitHub to Contribute to Open Source Projects
I have been a fan of open source software for many years now. Not only do I use open source software, but I also develop a bit myself. A few years ago, a version control system by the name of Git wandered out from Linus Torvalds’ workshop. Its popularity boomed, especially when a little start-up [...]
Open Source TumbleDeck Project Looking for VB and Tumblr API Help
Gnomie Rafal Chmiel is a 13-year-old fellow going to high school in England, but don’t let his youth fool you. He’s ambitiously dedicated to programming Web applications and working on open source projects. (Kids, these days!) Rafal writes: Hi, Chris! I’ve been a big fan of yours for the past couple of years, and I [...]
Hand Coding Vs. Pre-Built CMS
AshleyCox432, a member of the LockerGnome community, asks via YouTube: “What are your views on Web-based CMS (content management systems) compared to hand-coding a Web site? Do you feel that a smaller (lesser known) CMS is as good or better than the more popular products?” Chris Pirillo responds: “As I usually say, better is relative. [...]
Chrome Vs. Chromium
Scott Carpency asks: We all know Google Chrome and how stable it is and how well it runs. Chromium is the developer app. What can we as a community do with Chromium? Do we just test out the new beta updates or can we do something unique with it? Brandon Wirtz responds: “What’s the difference [...]
How to Generate a Vanity QR Code for Free
QR codes are all the rage. Even if you don’t know what they are, you’ve probably seen them in magazines, books, mailers, flyers, photos, and videos. You can create your own QR code for any given URL (or string of text) imaginable. Did you know that all bit.ly and goo.gl short links automatically generate QR [...]
Why LockerGnome Doesn’t Rely On WordPress Plugins
The Register is reporting about a new “Zero Day” vulnerability in WordPress installs that run TimThumb. LockerGnome wasn’t at risk, because we hate WordPress Plugins. That isn’t to say we are completely plugin free; it is hard to have a WordPress install without the SiteMap plugin. But other than that, we are pretty much plugin [...]
Make the Google +1 Button Load Faster
Google+ makes it obvious that offering readers the ability to click a Google +1 button on your site is a must. While Google has indicated that it may use the Google +1 button statistics as a factor in search results, more important will be having all those Google+ users see the things their friends clicked [...]
Using the YouTube Video Editor
I’ve been suggesting that, over time, more and more applications will be moving into a cloud space, thus making the need for local software less important. Perhaps there are some applications that are a ways away from this, but for the most part I think that we’re going to begin seeing more software being less [...]
How to FTP to Your Web Site from a Command Line
Over the years, I’ve listened to many individuals out there claim there is simply no practical application to using FTP over a command line. I happen to beg to differ and would even go so far as to point out that it can actually be a great way to keep your skills and your mind [...]
