In this tutorial, we will create an animated flip down clock inspired by the 70’s. Using the Mootools framework, I tried to replicate the flip action of the pads and make it as lifelike as possible. With it’s retro styling, it could be a really neat thing to add to your website, so let’s get [...]
November 10, 2009
This screencast will serve as the final entry in a multi-part series across the TUTS sites which demonstrates how to build a beautiful home page for a fictional business. We learned how to create the wireframe on Vectortuts+; we added color, textures, and effects on Psdtuts+; now, we’ll take our completed PSD and convert it [...]
November 10, 2009
Git is a open-source code managemen tool; it was created by Linus Torvalds when he was building the Linux kernel. Because of those roots, it needed to be really fast; that it is, and easy to get the hang of as well. Git allows you to work on your code with the peace of mind [...]
November 10, 2009
I was recently asked by a reader to recommend a helpful content slider plugin. No doubt, there are a bunch of excellent options available — some which are, perhaps, too excellent! With so much flexibility comes extra weight; especially when sometimes you only need a simple slide or fade transition. So I figured, why not build [...]
November 10, 2009
Nettuts+ is primarily a PHP haven; however, I’m sure we can all agree that there are many fantastic, and technically more powerful languages and frameworks at our disposal. Jeremy McPeak, author of Professional AJAX, and Beginning JavaScript: 4th Edition, will teach you how to build ASP.NET applications from scratch over the course of the next [...]
November 10, 2009
As most security experts will tell you, the user is always the weakest link. The most secure of systems are vulnerable when a user chooses an extremely ill-advised password. With that in mind, the recent trend seems to be providing quick feedback to the user regarding the strength of the password so the user can [...]
November 10, 2009
Douglas Crockford. John Resig. Peter-Paul Koch. Nicolas C. Zakas. If you recognize these names, you probably know what they all have in common: they’re amazingly talented JavaScript Developers. Today, you’ll hear from all of them, in this roundup of JavaScript presentations. Be ready to stretch your brain! via 17 Hours of JavaScript from the Masters – [...]
November 10, 2009
The other day I came across a short presentation on entrepreneurship by Larry Page, co-founder of Google. In the presentation Page discusses setting aggressive goals and quotes a rather catchy motto which I think is just brilliant: “Have a healthy disregard for the impossible”. In this post I thought I’d discuss some of the benefits for [...]
November 10, 2009
We interrupt this productive work day to bring you this special message on how to avoid distractions. Hey, you busy? Sorry to interrupt, but I have some ideas on what you can do about all those distractions and interruptions getting in the way of your work. Let’s review what’s keeping you from finishing that report. via How [...]
November 10, 2009
When you make the decision to go out on your own, you are faced with many choices. Should you work from home or rent a space? Bill hourly or by the job? What kind of hours should you assign as ‘work time’? Amidst all those decisions that have to be made, you also have to choose [...]
November 10, 2009
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