{"id":940,"date":"2010-02-13T11:04:04","date_gmt":"2010-02-13T01:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eisabainyo.net\/weblog\/?p=940"},"modified":"2010-02-28T11:40:14","modified_gmt":"2010-02-28T01:40:14","slug":"weeky-round-up-15-must-read-development-design-and-blogging-articles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eisabainyo.net\/weblog\/2010\/02\/13\/weeky-round-up-15-must-read-development-design-and-blogging-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Weeky Round-up: 15 must read development, design and blogging articles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Development<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jacobian.org\/writing\/tohell\/\">To hell with web standards<\/a><br \/>\nW3C, I owe you my career. Your work made the web a better place. I can\u2019t possible express the depth of my gratitude. Today, though, you\u2019re irrelevant. I just don\u2019t care anymore. I\u2019m done with validation, done with changing doctypes every year to follow the latest fads, done with trying to keep track of which parts of CSS3 and HTML5 I can actually use.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.themeforest.net\/tutorials\/how-to-achieve-cross-browser-font-face-support\/\">How to Achieve Cross-Browser @font-face Support<\/a><br \/>\nAt the moment, web fonts are all the buzz. Unfortunately, achieving cross browser support is not easy. In this tutorial, I\u2019ll show you how to get custom fonts working in all of the major browsers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.joergm.com\/2010\/01\/why-all-programmers-should-blog\/\">Why all programmers should blog<\/a><br \/>\nThere are some obvious reasons why you should start blogging when you are a programmer. Most of them also apply to everybody else. But the main reason is something else. Some years ago I read an article about software documentation. There was a lot of wisdom in it, but one phrase sticked to my brain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/codemonkeyism.com\/developers-agile\/\">What Developers Need to Know About Agile<\/a><br \/>\nAgile is mostly driven driven by managment and consultants, seldom bottom up by developers. Some developes are suprised about agile and don\u2019t know how to react. Lots of literature is written about agile, but very little with the developer in mind. What do you need to know about agile as a developer?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/2009\/12\/02\/pushing-your-buttons-with-practical-css3\/\">Pushing Your Buttons With Practical CSS3<\/a><br \/>\nCSS3 is the partially implemented sequel to the CSS2 spec we all know and love. It\u2019s already popping up in new browsers such as Firefox 3.5, Safari 4 and Chrome. In this article, the first of the articles that explore practical (and even far-fetched) implementation of CSS3, we start by applying CSS3 to something we all have to create: buttons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Design<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.noupe.com\/how-tos\/mobile-web-design-tips-and-best-practices.html\">Mobile Web Design: Tips and Best Practices<\/a><br \/>\nLast year, more than 63 million people in the United States accessed the Internet from a mobile device. It\u2019s forecast that by 2013 there will be more than 1.7 billion mobile Internet users worldwide. With those kinds of numbers, it\u2019s imperative that web designers and developers learn optimal development and design practices for mobile devices.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/50-freelance-job-sites-for-designers-programmers-best-of\/\">50 Freelance Job Sites For Designers & Programmers \u2013 Best Of<\/a><br \/>\nBeing a freelancer can be extremely advantageous and it is probably a dream for many designers and developers. Not only you get to choose the job you are really interested in, you also have total flexibility in terms of time, whom you want to work with and where you want to work at.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignerwall.com\/trends\/what-to-expect-in-2010-uxui-design-simplicity\/\">What to Expect in 2010: UX\/UI Design Simplicity<\/a><br \/>\nIn January of each year, we flip over the hourglass and, once again, we have everything in front of us. The new year gives us a clean slate, a chance for change and encouragement to evolve the way we do things. In the past, we\u2019ve yielded to client and user requests to pack our website designs full of unrelated features and countless pages of duplicate information. The change we have been waiting for has come - our users have matured. 2010 is the year of Design Simplicity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sixrevisions.com\/user-interface\/the-future-of-user-interfaces\/\">The Future of User Interfaces<\/a><br \/>\nUser interfaces\u2014the way we interact with our technologies\u2014have evolved a lot over the years. But there\u2019s still a long way to go and there are many possible directions that future interface designs could take. We\u2019re already seeing some start to crop up and its exciting to think about how they\u2019ll change our lives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tutoriallounge.com\/2010\/02\/valentines-day-themed-pattern-tutorial-using-adobe-illustrator\/\">Valentine\u2019s Day Themed Pattern Tutorial Using Adobe Illustrator<\/a><br \/>\nSaint Valentine\u2019s Day is coming, soon millions of will be giving and receiving gifts to show how big are their love. This tutorial aims to guide you through the process of creating a unique St. Valentine\u2019s Day themed pattern inside Adobe Illustrator.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blogging & Business<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/189249\/how_to_use_google_buzz.html\">How to Use Google Buzz<\/a><br \/>\nOn Tuesday, Google announced Buzz, a new social networking service integrated with Gmail. On Wednesday, you probably mashed your F5 key waiting for it to arrive in your Gmail account--and maybe you even tried to cut in line. By Thursday, you were likely worried about the privacy issues. Well, if you're buzzing about Buzz, we have the tips you need to make it work for you. And if you're wishing it would buzz off, we'll show you how to remove it from your Gmail account.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sitepoint.com\/blogs\/2010\/02\/12\/10-tips-for-conducting-a-more-effective-google-search\/\">10 Tips for Conducting a More Effective Google Search<\/a><br \/>\nEffective searching is a powerful skill. Think about how often you jump over to Google to look something up during your day. If you understand the nuances of a search engine, you have the ability to find what you\u2019re looking for quickly, and potentially find information you may not have specifically thought about but adds value to your query.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/2010\/02\/12\/successful-strategies-for-selling-ad-space-on-low-traffic-websites\/\">Successful Strategies For Selling Ad Space On Low-Traffic Websites<\/a><br \/>\nUpon first thinking about it, the idea of selling advertising on a website or blog with limited traffic seems a bit daft. After all, aren\u2019t most advertisers interested in putting their product in front of the highest number of eyeballs possible? Approaching them with piddly visitor numbers seems like a surefire way to end up in the deleted folder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignerdepot.com\/2010\/02\/free-speech-and-freedom-of-information-advice-for-bloggers\/\">Free Speech and Freedom of Information: Advice for Bloggers<\/a><br \/>\nHere\u2019s a guide to free speech and freedom of information specifically for bloggers. Legal issues, ethical issues, and other things to consider are all covered.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.johncow.com\/what-is-the-purpose-of-your-blog-for-building-your-business\/\">What is the Purpose of Your Blog for Building Your Business<\/a><br \/>\nAre you simply flying by the seat of your pants with absolutely no direction.. no goals\u2026 NO PURPOSE?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Development To hell with web standards W3C, I owe you my career. 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