In a previous post, Adding the Human Element in Screencasts, I argued that adding a human element in a screencast (by human element, I mean someone you can actually see talking) increases the appeal of the video significantly. So I

Freelancing is a fiercely competitive field, and being successful in it is not easy task. However, by following some of these guidelines you may be able to boost yourself up there with the big names (in your field). Don't forget

The web is pretty ubiquitous; it's basically everywhere you go nowadays, from our phones to our computers giving us an almost constant connection to the net. The internet itself has close to 2 billion users, which is quite a few

In the beginning typography wasn't really an issue, as there was no real interface for the user. However, as the web advanced typography became a bigger issue, and no longer was it okay to be left with mediocre typography and

A lot of attention is being directed at HTML 5 and how awesome it is, but CSS 3 has just as many cool features which will make our lives easier as web developers and designers. Below I've outlined 8 of

A lot of people don't really know what HTML 5 will do for them, and I'm going to do a little bit of explaining as to what HTML 5 can really allow you to do. It's a pretty impressive language,

I know what it's like. You've worked so hard on that website of yours, and you just want to get it out there, for everyone to see, but take heed, young one, as there is much you have to sort

From time to time, I'll be asked what the hardest part of being a freelancer or blogger is. In my honest opinion, it all comes down to inspiration. Sure, you can know how photoshop works inside out, and be the

A wire frame is a basic, visual mock-up of a webpage or interface - used to show the general layout and priorities of elements on the page. You might wonder why on earth you'd actually need to use them? Surely

Speeding up your website is as important today as it was 10 years ago, mainly because websites have slowly became bigger, with their fancy external APIs and javascript libraries. Saying that, connection speed has grown also, and until we're all

Keeping visitors on your website has always been very important, and in todays competitive web it is becoming harder and harder to do so. Below I will outline 7 tips and tricks to keep visitors on your website

When coding your first website, or maybe even when you're just feeling a bit rusty, tutorials and resources relating to the subject can be very handy. Other times you might just want to get someone else to do it for

I will be blogging about team creativity over the next few weeks, to share ideas and best practices for helping your team achieve their creative peak. Maybe you will find an idea that you can use to help your team

With the rise of Ruby on Rails and the concept of MVC (Model - View - Controller) architecture, many developers began to create helper libraries for PHP too, which are collectively called frameworks. There are numerous advantages of using a

MySQL combined with PHP is a powerful tool. However, most beginners won't know where to start, on how to extract the data from their databases, or what have you. There is just about 50 MySQL functions in PHP, all used

CSS is a pretty complicated language, what with its many selectors and what have you. That's why I have decided to put together this nice little guide for you, to get started in what, for many, can be a difficult

In this part we'll go over inheritance, destructors and constructors, more keywords and the scope resolution operator.

Classes add a lot of functionality to your code and help to stop you repeating yourself over and over again as you might in conventional code. With classes and functions you'll be able to make generic scripts that you can

The layout of your code can really affect how fast your project happens, and whether or not you meet deadlines. On top of that it can also determine how easy it is to read and edit later on, when you're

The B key blanks the screen during a presentation. It is advantageously replaced with a black slide for scheduled breaks to recapture audience attention. Keynote and PowerPoint techniques are presented to simulate the effect of a B key through a