I was discussing my work with a potential new client on Tuesday and commented that I have probably built 20 or 30 sites in WordPress at this point, at it occurred to me that I really love WordPress. :) I have been designing web pages for about 16 years. That means I started in the time of … [Read more...]
Web Design DeMYSTiFieD
December 4, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
My latest book, Web Design DeMYSTiFieD is finally in stores. The book is different from my other books primarily in its target audience. The DeMYSTiFieD series is intended as a "Cliff Notes" type of series, for readers who are learning the topics through some other method (self-study, classroom … [Read more...]
Adding Third-Party Content
April 20, 2010 by · 1 Comment
When you create web sites, you often need to integrate content from other sources. Suppose you wanted to load the current weather forecast into a page on your site. If your business isn't weather, you're probably not going to store a large database of weather-related information on your own web … [Read more...]
HTML Tattoo
October 21, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Have you seen this pic? It is hilarious... someone has tattooed the closing head tag and opening body tag on the back of his neck. (That's HTML code for you non-techies out there. It signifies the end of the header of a web page, and starts the body section. Clever.) I don't care even if it turns … [Read more...]
HTML: A Beginner's Guide (v4) now shipping!
July 28, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
The fourth edition of my first book is now shipping. I wrote the first edition 10 years ago, during my oldest daughter's first year of life. I can't believe it has been that long! In many ways it feels like yesterday, but I digress :) The new edition has been updated to address the latest version … [Read more...]
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