Archive for the ‘Advice’ Category

Posted on July 31st, 2010 by Stacey Rawling  |  No Comments »

.load()

Description: Load data from a external file and places the returned HTML into the matched element. $(‘.helppopup-content’).load(content.html #panel); The .load() method, unlike $.get(), allows us to specify a portion of the remote document to be inserted. When this method executes, it retrieves the content of content.html, but then jQuery parses the returned document to find [...]

Posted on June 30th, 2010 by Stacey Rawling  |  No Comments »

Using Social Media to Help Drive Traffic

Social media is a great way of driving traffic, and there’s plenty of online resources to help you get started. Here’s a few useful tips I have found – #1: So Many Networks Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare & LinkedIn…Don’t waste time trying to master each network at once. Pick one and focus on getting that perfect! [...]

Posted on June 1st, 2010 by Stacey Rawling  |  1 Comment »

Quit Facebook Day

Yesterday was quit Facebook day, according to the group’s homepage, 34,000 users vowed to “quit Facebook”. For me Facebook is an important communication & marketing tool, which I use daily so I wouldn’t even consider it. Did you quit Facebook yesterday or are you a Facebook junkie too? Share your thoughts below

Posted on May 29th, 2010 by Stacey Rawling  |  1 Comment »

Web Statistics & Trends

Everyone uses a different browser these days. The most popular options are Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer, which make up close to 98% of the internet market share of browsers, with IE dominating the market. When building a website it’s important for all designers to make sure their website is usable across all [...]

Posted on April 11th, 2010 by Stacey Rawling  |  3 Comments »

Google Chrome Extensions to Boost your Productivity

I find Google Chrome alot faster than Firefox but still choose to use Firefox because of my beloved Add-ons. I would be lost without Firebug, Del.ici.ous Bookmarks & the Web Developers Toolbar. But here are 5 Extensions for Google Chrome that may change you mind – Resolution Test Resolution Test changes the size of the [...]

Posted on April 10th, 2010 by Stacey Rawling  |  1 Comment »

Declutter your Facebook

Applications like Farmville have got to be the most annoying thing about Facebook. Luckily Facebook now offers extensive options for fine tuning your profile. I recommend doing this not only for the sake of clarity, but also for the sake of privacy and security. Click on Account > Application Settings, and choose Show – Authorized [...]

Posted on May 15th, 2009 by Stacey Rawling  |  No Comments »

30 Tips for Beginners in Web Development

Heres a useful article from Netnuts, 30 HTML Best Practices for Beginners. Wish i had something like this when i was designing my first website, luckily i work with a great team of web designers

Posted on May 14th, 2009 by Stacey Rawling  |  No Comments »

Transform Web Applications into Desktop Ones!

Web applications like Facebook or Twitter used to be primarily browser-based, but more and more products such as Tweetdeck are bringing that functionality off-browser. Firefox though, now can do a lot more. Prism is a cool new Firefox add-on, where you can convert websites into a application. It makes sites like gmail & flickr more [...]