http://ispeakwebstuff.co.uk Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:33:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After my long lack of posting on this blog I'm detirmined now, especially since my exams are all over, to redesign this. I've never done a blog on Wordpress and used my own theme, so this is the key aim for me. It's going be slow, but I've a good ... http://ispeakwebstuff.co.uk/personal-life/redesigns-driving-tests-a-ramble-of-sorts/ Well I know this is a month late...and I know it's been a while since the last post but the reason behind this post behind a month out is that for me A Level exams take over January and I can't remember the last January when I didn't have one ... http://ispeakwebstuff.co.uk/personal-life/aims-for-2010/ Well as you know I've been trying out MooTools recently, including starting a new series "Journey Into MooTools" at thewebsqueeze.com. And I have to say I really like it, especially creating elements. For example, I find: [js] var img = new Element("img", { src: 'myimage.jpg', 'class': 'galleryimg', alt: 'Check out this image' }); [/js] Nicer than: [js] var img = ... http://ispeakwebstuff.co.uk/web-design-development-tutorials/mootools-jquery-inserting-elements/ Whenever I want to create a jQuery plugin, I always go to one of my old plugins and copy and paste the source code. That's fine, but other developers may layout jQuery plugins slightly differently. I decided to try and create a jQuery Plugin "template" that does the hard work ... http://ispeakwebstuff.co.uk/web-design-development-tutorials/jquery-plugin-template/ Spaces is a terrific Mac feature that I don't think people realise how powerful it is until they try it. I know I ridiculed it, not seeing the point of it. But now I use it all the time and I am not sure how I lived prior to using ... http://ispeakwebstuff.co.uk/web-design-development-tutorials/screencast-introduction-to-spaces/ I really do think that if you can code well enough and learn how to avoid common IE bugs, then IE6 suddenly becomes less of an issue. Still a pain, but less. This is my rant at those who rant at IE6. Confused? This is my first attempt as such a ... http://ispeakwebstuff.co.uk/vlogged/ie6-is-not-as-bad-as-you-think/ foreUI (foreui.com) is a rapid prototyping tool. Here I downloaded the demo and gave it a try, to see what I thought of it. Turned out I liked it, a lot! http://ispeakwebstuff.co.uk/app-reviews/video-review-beginners-guide-to-foreui/ With college on the way I wanted to take advantage of the plethora of great tools used for tracking to-dos, tasks, that kind of thing. I never found a method I was fully happy with on Windows, but I had heard great things about "Things" from Cultured Code, and "OmniFocus" ... http://ispeakwebstuff.co.uk/app-reviews/getting-things-done-omnifocus-vs-things/ These are my links for August 29th through August 31st: 10 Killer Flash Tips For Beginners | Tools - I really need to learn Flash, good beginner tips. 20 Vital Techniques & Best Practices For Effective Web Design - Some great tips and inspiration here 50 Essential Web Typography Tutorials, Tips, Guides and ... http://ispeakwebstuff.co.uk/web-bookmarks/web-goodies-typography-wallpapers-css-and-design-links/ Fluid [http://fluidapp.com/] is a great way to bring your favourite web applications to your desktop. In this 4 minute video I'll show you how to add a desktop version of the Wordpress Back-End to your Mac, so any editing, writing, moderating can be done without opening the browser. Enjoy. ... http://ispeakwebstuff.co.uk/web-design-development-tutorials/manage-your-wordpress-blog-from-your-desktop-with-fluid/