May 11 2009
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A Swift Kick in the Pants for My Motivation

picture-6Lately I’ve been having some issues. Motivation issues. This last week I essentially accomplished nothing and I’ve felt like a total bum yet I just couldn’t bring myself to hunker down and crank out some solid work. Then this morning I read a great blog post by Jeffrey Way, “Not Reliable, Not Hireable“, which was exactly the trigger I needed to get my arse in gear.

As an independent contractor I get paid depending on how much work I accomplish each day. If I decide to work 24/7 I’m going to develop a very comfortable income but as we all know, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. So as you can imagine I have an inner conflict here. read more…

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Apr 17 2009
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404/403 Website Error Pages With PHP Auto-Mailer

tutorial-intro-imageThis article was written for net.tutsplus.com

Website error pages are perhaps one of the most overlooked pieces of a fully rounded website. Not only are they important but they give you the opportunity to have a little fun. Although many web developers rely on server logs to keep an eye out for hits on error pages, I’m going to take a different approach by using a PHP generated email. In addition, we will spice up the design a bit, add basic navigation and link to the website sitemap.

Continue reading at http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/404403-website-error-pages-with-php-auto-mailer/

By Jarel in: net.tutsplus.com Articles   -  Tags: , , , ,
Apr 15 2009
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The Golden Ratio in Web Design

golden-ratioThis tutorial was written for net.tutsplus.com

Math is beautiful. Does that sound a little strange? I sure thought so when I first started designing. Math is so rigid and often times boring, or so I thought. You would be surprised to find out that most aesthetically pleasing designs, works of art, objects and even people have math in common. Specifically the Golden Ratio, also known as the divine proportion, which is designated by the Greek letter Φ (phi). This tutorial will cover the anatomy and layout of a website and how the Golden Ratio relates.

Continue reading at: http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/other/the-golden-ratio-in-web-design/

By Jarel in: Design, net.tutsplus.com Articles   -  Tags: , , ,
Apr 14 2009
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net.tutsplus.com Awesome Competition

anniversaryFirst of all it’s the 1 year anniversary of net.tutsplus.com (formerly nettuts.com) which is awesome since I love the tutorials and information I get from that site.

Now, about the really good stuff… In celebration of their 1 year anniversary they’re having a “little” competition at ThemeForest.net (owned by the same company).

There will be 5 winners getting some neat prizes but 1st place is just awesome. 1st place will get $2000 worth of free web hosting at Media Temple on a RAGE server (40GB storage, 512MB RAM, 1.5TB bandwidth) normally $100/m or $1000/y. 1st place will also get a lot more. read more…

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