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Responsive design is ideal for those whose audience uses mobile and tablets

Why You Should Make Your Content Look Great on All Devices

Posted by Gabrielle Kinderknecht on March 12, 2014

Today, responsive web design is a way for developers to create smooth transitions between various viewport sizes using media queries. The media queries tell the browser, if a person is viewing from 320px width device, look like this (a condensed version of the desktop version to fit a mobile phone).

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Pairing Static Websites with CMS

Posted by Mark Figart on January 16, 2014

I’m going out on a limb by saying we may be on the cusp of a revolution as it relates to how we build, deploy and manage websites. That’s a strong claim, but witness the new Reese’s candy of web technologies: Static files combined with the content management system.

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WordPress Plugins I Install on Every Project

Posted by JD Collier on January 14, 2014

We are a Drupal shop. I am a Drupal enthusiast. Drupal is my preferred solution. I love Drupal. Ok, I’ve gotten that out so everyone knows where I’m coming from … now I can tell you my little secret — I love WordPress too.

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Oliver Yin developer intern lessons learned

Twelve Internship Lessons

Posted by Oliver Yin on December 11, 2013

There are a lot of things that I learned from my internship. So much in fact, to list them all would cause the list to degenerate into a long, boring set of paragraphs few would want to read. Therefore, I believe the best course of action is to put my newfound knowledge into song. Sung to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas, here’s what I learned during my internship.

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Flash websites are a bad choice for marketers

Flash: Amazing Presenter, Horrible Advertiser

Posted by Oliver Yin on November 19, 2013

Taking a side between HTML(5)/Javascript/CSS and Flash for creating dynamic content is akin to taking a side between devoting one’s self to using only a fork or a spoon during meal time.

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Fonts: Making or Breaking Mobile Design

Posted by Oliver Yin on October 16, 2013

Take a few steps into a crowded room, a park, or a street. At least someone will have a mobile phone or some equivalent that they are using to surf the web in some form or fashion. So the next time you sit to plan a website, you may just want to consider what kind of impact those fonts can have on that carefully crafted webpage.

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Scripts of a Drupal Newbie – A Love Letter to Views

Posted by Oliver Yin on September 25, 2013

Drupal is definitely not something you can master or even comprehend in a few weeks, or even a few months. All the little details start to take their toll after a while. But my personal savior and motivator as a Drupal newbie came in an immensely useful package that most Drupal developers might recognize.

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Six simple tips to improve Drupal for your content managers

Posted by JD Collier on September 11, 2013

During a website project there are distinct phases that allow us to plan for the various audiences of a website. In this process, I have often seen an audience omitted: content managers. We need to ensure we are also weighing the needs and expectations of the content manager when we build a site. Remember content managers are an audience too.

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Regression Testing with Wraith

Posted by Jonathan Dale on August 29, 2013

Regression testing is used to detect the introduction of new software bugs, or regressions, in existing areas of a system after changes have been made to them. These changes may include enhancements, patches and configuration changes.

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Sandbox module: BarTables

Sandbox Module: BarTables

Posted by Jonathan Dale on July 30, 2013

Nearly 20 years ago Dave Raggett produced a document outlining proposed features for HTML+ which included one of the first ever references to tables. Since that time, tables have been used for both the display of data and controlling the layout of pages.

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