Development Bundle

Time and time again I get the questions from clients and colleges:

“What software do you use?”

So, in an effort to halt repetition and increase efficiency, here is the my official answer.

I use a few different programs. It’s important to understand that I do use an Apple IMac as my main development computer.

I run the following development software on the IMac:

Photoshop CS4

This is my favorite graphics editing software. I have…

Working Locally VS Online

So which is better? Developing online or on a local web server?

Often I get the question of whether I like to working locally or online, while in the end they both have their advantages and disadvantages I prefer a combination of both.

It really depends on (2) things:

1 – Type of Project

Obviously if the project is very small fix or addition to a current site it only makes sense to…

Joomla Template Experience

Recently I have taken on a large template project on the joomla framework.

I have had some contact with joomla in the past version 1.0x and before, but never with the new 1.5 version. The 1.5 system is amazingly advanced and is a very powerful system. I wouldn’t use it for a small blog site (I would use wordpress) but it is excellent for large scale projects where you need flexibility.…

Jquery Prepend Elements to DOM

I decided to write this article because a few months back I didn’t know how to do this and I finally have some free time so I’m going to quickly explain it in a video tutorial and for those who don’t have speakers or don’t understand English i’m posting it below in text.

Video Tutorial (more of an explanation)

Jquery Ajax Append Data Explained from joel beasley on Vimeo.

Video Example of Result

Jquery Append/Prepend Elements…

Changing Servers

Got a new server today!

All of the sites we do switched from a shared 1.3 ghz 256mb single core intel server to a massive 2.66 ghz 4gb Quad-Core fully dedicated.

I didn’t realize what an improvement the sites would have on a dedicated server. Load times are cut in half and everything is consistent.

With a shared server I would constantly have a load time of 30-45 seconds every one out of…

Google Maps Static Service

Today I found out about an amazing service from google. The google Maps Static API.

The challenge/problem:

I have a client I am building a site for that has many county and city pages. I needed to add a much location specific content, design elements, etc to each of the county/city pages.

I had noticed when you google “Sarasota, FL” that google has a nice static map, so i thought i would type…

Why is jQuery so popular?

Why is jQuery so popular?

Before knowing the reason for popularity of jQuery , let us know about jQuery. jQuery refers to a JavaScript library that helps programmers2 to create web2.0 applications without much code. This is a lightweight and concise library without a huge framework. This library can be used for rapid web development works especially with respect to event handling, Ajax interactions, HTML document traversing, animating, CSS manipulations, DOM…

Cleaner Code For A Better Tomorrow

Cleaner Code For A Better Tomorrow

(why code indenting, commenting is important)

The actual thing, which works behind our web page, is the coding and it makes possible the smooth running of any website. When a programmer writes a computer code he addresses to two things, one is the machine that is actual computer and other is the human beings. For machine, this code is known as syntax and it should…