What’s interesting about the development platform for Windows Phone is that it is based on Silverlight, which, as most of us are aware, was first and foremost a web technology. As such Silverlight supports a navigation model that maps well to the way browsers work with the ability to navigate […]
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Speaking as a developer, Opera’s version numbering seems sensible. Unlike Chrome and Firefox’s rapid updates or IE’s ridiculously sedate pace, Opera normally release a new browser once or twice a year. The version number is incremented when it’s right to do so. Opera 11.50 is out now and it’s brimming […]
Pitney Bowes Inc.’s (PBI – Analyst Report) ClearPath™ international ecommerce and logistics service can be accessed by the U.S.-based retailers on the Magento Open Source Ecommerce Platform. Pitney has entered into a collaboration with Grand River, a leading provider of ecommerce development and integration service provider, to build extensions between […]
One thing that puts many people off freelancing before they even begin is the apparently perilous nature of the job. Too many factors seem uncontrollable. Even those who have been freelancing for a while can find themselves in trouble if they’re not diligent and disciplined in their approach — if […]
By Max Wheeler 21st Jun 2011 Mobile Design Tutorial 4 Many, if not most, of the new breed of mobile devices use touch as their main input method. While many of the principles we usually apply to interface design are the same, there are some shifts in mindset required. Our […]
This is an excerpt from the upcoming book “Build Mobile Websites and Apps for Smart Devices” by Earle Castledine, Myles Eftos and Max Wheeler. Over the coming weeks BuildMobile will exclusively publish a complete chapter from the book, the chapter on Mobile Web Apps. Enjoy. As a first pass for […]
By Emily Smith 22nd Jun 2011 Usability, UX Inspiration 1 The role of search in your site can be a hot topic. Sometimes there is pressure to make it a giant bandage to cover poor navigational structure, and other times it’s included just because “every site needs search.” Let’s look […]
By Jason Beaird 22nd Jun 2011 General, Layout Tutorial 3 When most people think about grids, they think about engineering and architecture. However, the grid is an essential tool for graphic design as well, and the use of grids in website design have exploded in popularity in the last few years. […]
By Simon Pascal Klein 22nd Jun 2011 HTML CSS, Podcast, Usability Inspiration 1 Hello again and welcome to episode eight of the Design Festival podcast. This week with web standards advocate and champion Derek Featherstone of FurtherAhead.com and most notably WebStandards.org. Derek is a teacher, speaker, writer, developer, designer, and […]