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Rants, quotes, links, reviews & some babbling. Enjoy!
Do Clean URLs Still Matter?
Article posted on Jul 28, 2011
Keyword stuffing, uppercase, lowercase, hashbangs, shebangs, query strings, underscores and dashes, websites, webapps, oh my! URLs are something I have been researching and reading about a lot lately and I am a bit shocked by the thoughts of some very smart folks.
Google +1 Button Validation Error
Article posted on Jul 09, 2011
Since Google recently added +1 Metrics to Webmaster Tools and Social Engagement to Google Analytics, I decided to add the Google +1 button to my website. All went well until I ran my site through the W3C’s HTML validator. The new button caused my previously valid site not to validate.
Adaptive Web Design
Link shared on Jun 04, 2011
Just got confirmation that my copy is on the way. I cannot wait to read this one! If you haven’t heard about it yet, I would suggest you click the link above and check it out.
“I’ve been amazed at how often those outside the discipline of design assume that what designers do is decoration. Good design is problem solving.”
- Jeff Veen
Quote posted on Jun 04, 2011
Reeder App
Article posted on Mar 22, 2011
I know some folks say RSS is dying. Apparently those folks haven’t seen the amount of feeds I subscribe to. I have tried many feed readers over the years and I have to say Reeder is my new favorite!
New Design Time
Article posted on Feb 24, 2011
Finally, I have finished updating this website’s design. It took much longer than expected, but overall I am pleased with the new look and feel. I also took the time to clean up some code that had been bothering me for a while. Please feel free to let me know what you think!
Please Excuse the Mess
Article posted on Feb 24, 2011
Just a quick note to ask everyone to please excuse my mess as I push out a new design here on pixelflips. Between a full time job and two kiddos, it almost takes an act of Mother Nature to have a smooth release. So if things don’t look quite right don’t panic just yet.
Think Vitamin Membership
Article posted on Jan 02, 2011
As an end of the year gift to myself, I recently purchased a membership over at Think Vitamin Membership. I was mainly looking for some tips & tricks related to jQuery, but what I got was a whole lot more. The amount of training videos available is outstanding and covers everything from HTML and CSS to PHP, JavaScript and more!
Happy Holidays
Article posted on Dec 20, 2010
It’s been one crazy year for me and my family, but overall it’s also been a great one. I have moved around the globe (TXL to SFO for you frequent flyers) and my new job has been challenging but a much needed change. This time of year I like to reflect on everything that has happened this year and look forward to the year to come.
