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Comparing Mobile vs. Desktop Data for Improved Experience: Feb-22-2012 — Mobile web sites and web pages are all the rage and it’s no wonder, with sales of mobile devices soaring (Gartner). So, maybe you’re considering a mobile version of your own site, but you want to be smart about it, … Continue reading → More...
The Mobile Web: Feb-16-2012 — Author: Garret Hussak February 15, 2012 If you’ve been listening to the word on the street, you’ve noticed…everyone’s talking mobile. We now expect that companies will provide us with access to their sites from mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, … Continue reading → More...
HTML5 Will Play Nice with Translation: Feb-08-2012 — This is an update to a note originally posted on my blog on January 17. As of yesterday (February 7, 2012), this new attribute is officially part of the HTML5 specification. If you are interested you can read the part … Continue reading → More...
No DHTML, Please: Feb-02-2012 — Originally Posted by Adrian Roselli on January 25, 2012, on his blog. The trend continues where I speak to clients, vendors, young developers fresh out of college, and even the teachers/professors who instruct them and they don’t understand that HTML5 … Continue reading → More...
Directly Engage Your Tech Partner To Avoid “Used Car Sales” Experience: Feb-01-2012 — Originally posted by Algonquin Studios CEO, Steven Raines, on January 29, 2012, on his blog. The Internet has brought the worlds of marketing and technology together and customers expect their advertising agencies to be able to provide full service solutions … Continue reading → More...
Design Great Tablet Apps By Making Users Forget They’re On A Tablet: Jan-30-2012 — Originally posted by Algonquin Studios CEO, Steven Raines, on January 25, 2012 on his blog. According to Pew Internet, tablet ownership doubled over the 2011 holiday season, with nearly 20% of adult Americans now owning tablet computers. In combination with … Continue reading → More...
Top 10 Reasons Why My Team and I Keep Coming Back to Work: Jan-26-2012 — Everybody has reasons for showing up to work everyday besides the nice piece of paper you receive every other week with a bunch of numbers on it, otherwise known as a paycheck. I recently spoke with my fellow Software Support … Continue reading → More...
Time For a Redesign? Get to Know Your Users First.: Jan-18-2012 — There are several good reasons why you might decide to redesign your web site and Steve Kiernan II was nice enough to detail them in an excellent blog post recently. To paraphrase Steve’s points, it really comes down to this: if your … Continue reading → More...
How Can I Help You?: Jan-12-2012 — Let’s say you’re in the middle of a project and you encounter a problem with one of the tools you use or services you rely on to get things done. Although it’s easy to immediately lose your temper, remember that … Continue reading → More...
NoSQL Databases: Jan-04-2012 — In a software developer’s world, the word “database” usually means “SQL.” SQL stands for Structured Query Language and, for years, this language has been the de facto language of relational databases. This includes Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Oracle. … Continue reading → More...