the web developer’s journal

Fellow Blogger Review: Slayerment

Yesterday, I came across a really cool site. He talk about topics I am interested in, such as SEO, web 2.0, blogging, marketing, and business in general. The other articles not pertaining to web design seem a little too opinionated and might scare some people off, but some of the web design articles are right [...]

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Why Apple is So Cool

They make your iLife simple. “Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. ” - Steve Jobs They understand the engineer’s dilemma. Take a normal television remote control. All you really need to use is the power button, channel and volume buttons, and maybe a few others. So why [...]

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How CodeIgniter Keeps You Organized

I have written a few articles on CodeIgniter now because it truly has changed the way I develop websites. It has cut the development time in at least half, preventing redundant work by providing great built-in features that I can use in every one of my projects. Plus, CodeIgniter is so easy to pick up. [...]

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Why PHP and Javascript Object Oriented Programming (OOP) are Easier

I use the CodeIgniter and MooTools frameworks for my website projects nowadays. They are far easier to work with and understand if you understand Object Oriented Programming. If you are spaghetti coding your websites line by line, you will be in for a treat when you learn OOP. Here is how it works: Say you want [...]

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CodeIgniter Routes Trick - Removing Controller Names from the URI to Keep URLs Short.

CodeIgniter is great because you can separate your content from your styling with controllers, models, and views. Another great thing is when you create a website with CI, you automatically use friendly URLs (if you use an .htaccess file). If you have a bunch of unrelated pages however, you might wonder how you can keep [...]

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Thirty Day Challenge Update…

This looks like it will be good. The challenge starts on Wednesday, August 1st, 2007. So far, I have learned about some great new tools for your website, some I haven’t even heard of before. If you haven’t already, sign up now! Catch up on the blogs, podcasts, video podcasts, and do a little research on [...]

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Build your First Web 2.0 App with PHP, Ajax and CodeIgniter

CodeIgniter is an awesome tool if you want to learn PHP or start to use object oriented programming (OOP) with your new website. CodeIgniter is flexible with a small footprint and offers tons of features already built in, such as session management, active record use with mysql databases. The best part is it lets you [...]

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Beginning SEO (Search Engine Optimization). 4 Useful Tips.

Nowadays, there are so many rules one must follow for a good rank in the top search engines. Search engines are almost as smart as humans reading your page content making sure your site is where search engine visitors want to go. The best way for potential customers to find your site is organically. After all, [...]

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How do You keep up with Technology?

When I went away to college I was only 100 miles away from my hometown, yet I seemed detached from what was happening in the world. I didn’t know what the cool songs on the radio were anymore; I didn’t know the lingo that my younger sister was talking (I felt like the parent [...]

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The Thirty Day Challenge!

No, You aren’t going to lose any weight on this challenge. Well, maybe you will from the way the guys are talking on the website. The challenge is to make $10 in 30 days online. It starts August 1st, 2007. I haven’t participated in the challenge before, but it sounds interesting and fun! Especially with all my time [...]

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