OS X Mavericks is a great and free upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion as it comes with a couple of new apps along with some fine updates to existing ones on top of some performance improvements. Some of the new features can boost your productivity too. This should spell good news to active developers… Continue reading Improving Your Productivity with OS X Mavericks
Things You Can Stop Drawing Thanks to CSS3
Drawing graphics purely using HTML and CSS is nothing new. Try taking the Acid2 browser test launched way back in 2005 and you will get the idea. However, it takes a lot of complicated code to achieve an attractive visual worthy of replacing something you can easily draw using your favorite graphics application. But with… Continue reading Things You Can Stop Drawing Thanks to CSS3
Going Frugal with your Website’s Bandwidth
The dangers of going with an attractively cheap website hosting package often involves the bandwidth even if your provider claims you have “unlimited” bandwidth. Cheap web hosting packages involve the use of shared servers so you will still be spoiling the fun for other webmasters if your site isn’t so optimized and hogging more bandwidth… Continue reading Going Frugal with your Website’s Bandwidth
New SEO Habits You Must Develop
SEO techniques are not much of a secret nowadays; a simple search online will lead you to all sorts of guides. You might not even see the need to buy one of those premium ebooks which claim that they feature underground techniques used by the pros. However, many of these guides are outdated and a… Continue reading New SEO Habits You Must Develop
Evaluating the Usage of Forum Solutions
Setting up a website in a hosting provider is pretty simple nowadays thanks to all the CMS (Content Management System) solutions available. With a basic CMS platform, you can build your website module by module and commit as many edits and additions as you please. Of course, you can customize the look of your site… Continue reading Evaluating the Usage of Forum Solutions
Branching Out to New Social Media Avenues
Social networking sites have revolutionized the way businesses and personalities interact with their customers and fans. So if you want to establish that kind of following, you need to have a social media presence too and you can do it quite easily by creating a Facebook page and a separate Twitter account for your business,… Continue reading Branching Out to New Social Media Avenues
Computer Hardware Fit for a Busy Developer
Developer work station Having an organized computer with all the cool software within reach will surely boost your productivity whether you are making that next big mobile app or you have a tight deadline in putting together a functional website. But if you still feel that there is need for improvement, you may have to… Continue reading Computer Hardware Fit for a Busy Developer
Non-Ecommerce Platforms for Ecommerce Purposes?
Magento and Volusion are two of the most popular ecommerce platforms used by big businesses. However, you need to pay for license to use these powerful tools. Smaller businesses don’t have to worry though as there are several open-source solutions that you can set up on your site for free. We already touched on Drupal… Continue reading Non-Ecommerce Platforms for Ecommerce Purposes?
Why $5.99/mo Hosting is a Dead End for CMS Based Website
Are you trying to host a heavy Drupal CMS website on a $5.99/mo hosting plan with limited resources? This may not be the best idea. The companies that sell these kind of plans usually allocate very limited resources to your virtual instance in order to maximize their bottom line, normally by putting hundreds, if not… Continue reading Why $5.99/mo Hosting is a Dead End for CMS Based Website
Should I Make a Mobile Website or Mobile App?
Smartphone and tablet owners are increasing at a frantic rate to the point that will you be missing out on a considerable chunk of your audience if you solely focus your website on computer users. The obvious approach would be to create a mobile version of your website but some of the more popular websites… Continue reading Should I Make a Mobile Website or Mobile App?