Project Management Tips from the Developer’s Point of View

Brandon discusses some helpful principles of project management, from the developer’s point of view.

10 Ways to Ensure Your Data is Safe From the Feds

We take a bit of a tongue-in-cheek look at the best ways to ensure your data is safe wherever you go. Just don’t blame us if you get tased by the feds.

Linux CLI Tutorial Part 1—Some Under-Utilized Bash Tools for the CLI Feeble

Working with the LAMP stack can be a bit confusing if you’ve found yourself using Windows as your IDE up to this point. We look at some basic CLI commands in Linux with cut, paste and tr, and how to make use of them.

A Simple mod_rewrite Tutorial: SEO-Friendly, Attractive URLs

Take a look at our guide to getting started with mod_rewrite—an Apache module that allows you to use clean and easy-to-read URLs to generate your dynamic pages.

Doing Twitter Right: Complete Twitter Immersion

We take a look at the quickest way to get going with Twitter and to make it work rather seamlessly with your Facebook and Firefox.

Eat, Drink, Breathe and Sleep Web Dev: How To Get Hired At A Web Firm

What’s it take to get hired and to stand out in our field? That’s easy: passion and an insane thirst to better yourself every step of the way at this stuff.

Create Favicons for your Website with Free Utilities for Fun and Profit

Build a favicon for your website. Or just learn what a favicon is. (Hint: it’s the graphic that appears next to our site address.) It’s free and easy and you need to have one.

Free Software and Open Source Alternatives to Save You Money

The development for open source software is strong and growing. Open source software is software in which the source code is publicly available for examination or contribution. If you talk to a typical person or business you’ll usually find that their computers are all running Windows and have Microsoft Office installed. Some may even have more expensive software installed like the Adobe Creative Suite applications. By buying and using such high-priced software, it is easy to shell out two or three times as much money on software than on your computer system. There is a lot of money that can be saved by utilizing free and open source software.

Let’s look at a few of the free and open source applications that can save you money.

Handling State in Multiple Windows and Flaky Connections

Maintaining state in multiple instances of a browser can cause unwanted side effects. The common solution is to rely on Ajax, but making use of Ajax requests in an environment with a flaky network creates further problems, all of which we address after the jump.

Zip Codes in Web Apps: A Tutorial on Validating Cities & Calculating Distance

Edgar takes an up-close look at integrating zip codes into web applications. From data validation to location proximity and more, we *almost* make zip codes fun. Almost.