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bbPress and WordPress Integration

Jan 30 2010
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In this screencast tutorial I show you how to integrate bbPress with WordPress. This integration will allow the sharing of user database tables and admin database tables so that way users can be logged in to your WordPress site and … Continue reading

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How to Setup a Local Website Testing Ground with WAMP

Jan 26 2010
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In this screencast tutorial I want to go over how you can setup a local web server so that you can test all your websites locally on your own computer before publishing it live on the internet. Needless to say … Continue reading

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WordPress Relative Links Inside a Post with Shortcode API

Jan 21 2010
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In this tutorial I want to show you how to include “relative” links inside your WordPress posts using shortcode API.

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Building a Website from Scratch A to Z – Part 2 (Coding)

Jan 03 2010
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This is the second part of a two part series on building a website from scratch a to z. If you have not yet seen part 1 on “design”, you can follow the link below. Part 1 (Design)

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Underused NOSCRIPT Tag

Dec 07 2009
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While 98% of the browsers have Javascript turned on, there are still others out there that does not. So let’s explore what the “noscript” tag can do for you.

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Add a Countdown Timer on Your Website

Dec 07 2009
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Many times as an online marketer or a product promoter you want to draw a hype to a specific campaign be it a 24 hour sale or days left until free giveaways are over. What better way than to use … Continue reading

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Building a Website from Scratch A to Z – Part 1 (Design)

Nov 29 2009
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In this tutorial I want to show you how “I” build a website from designing the layout in Photoshop to coding it in Dreamweaver A to Z. I am expecting this to be a 2 part series. The first part … Continue reading

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Instead of Using "list-style-image" Property

Nov 08 2009
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In this article I want to share my opinion on using the property “list-style-image” to place an image next to a list. I found that it is difficult to position/align the image to the proper place relative to the list … Continue reading

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The Future of "Newspaper" Column Style Layout with CSS 3!

Oct 22 2009
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In this article I want explore what can be achieved with the “Multi-Column Layout” module. While we can’t fully use this feature just yet, it is something we can all look forward to.

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Discovered: Syntax Sensitivity with IE

Oct 20 2009
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As I was creating the tutorial for the input style I came across a CSS syntax sensitivity with IE6-IE8. It appears the following syntax will cause IE6-IE8 not to display the background image.

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