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  • The three golden rules of designing for friends and family

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    The three golden rules of designing for friends and family

    Based on his experiences, Mike Kapetanovic comes up with three rules

    1 Nov 2011

    By Mike Kapetanovic on | 7 comments
    Mike Kapetanovic, the founder of Reef Light Interactive, has had some miserable experiences when working for friends and family. Here he discusses his three golden rules he wishes he knew before
  • .net comes to iOS 5 Newsstand  - grab your free issue now!

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    .net comes to iOS 5 Newsstand - grab your free issue now!

    To celebrate the launch of iOS 5 Newsstand, enjoy a free issue

    19 Oct 2011

    By Oliver Lindberg on | 4 comments
    To celebrate the launch of iOS 5 Newsstand, we're giving away a free copy of our September issue (#219) for a limited time only. Read on to find out how!
  • The web dev’s intro to the cloud (part 1)

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    The web dev’s intro to the cloud (part 1)

    Dan Frost of 3EV looks under the hood of the cloud environment

    23 Aug 2011

    In the first of a special four-part series on cloud computing, brought to you by Europe's number one hosting provider OVH, Dan Frost of 3EV looks under the hood of the cloud environment and explains how to get started with launching an instance, cloud and configuration management
  • Big question: in what area does web design need to improve?

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    Big question: how does web design need to improve?

    Our panel of experts identifies their personal bugbears

    26 Apr 2011

    By Oliver Lindberg on
    Web design is a young, vibrant and ever-expanding profession. But that doesn't mean everything in the industry is perfect. We asked our panel of experts to identify their personal bugbears...
  • SXSW 2013 – what’s new in social?

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    SXSW 2013 – what’s new in social?

    Katie Moffat on the latest developments in social media

    27 Mar 2013

    By Katie Moffat on
    Katie Moffat reports from SXSW on the latest developments in social media
  • Hot in web standards: June 2012

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    Hot in web standards: June 2012

    Lea Verou rounds up the latest developments in the W3C working groups

    9 Jul 2012

    By Lea Verou on
    In her second monthly report, Lea Verou rounds up the latest developments in the W3C working groups including 'unprefixing', media queries, sticky positioning and lots more
  • Five killer ways to use numerals

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    Five killer ways to use numerals

    When done right, well-styled figures can add weight to a list

    12 Apr 2012

    When done right, well-styled figures can add weight to a list or dramatic potency to data, says Matthew Smith
  • Scaling on the cloud (part 3)

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    Scaling on the cloud (part 3)

    Dan Frost of 3EV explores your options when it comes to scaling

    12 Oct 2011

    By Dan Frost on
    In part 3 of our cloud series, Dan Frost of 3EV (3ev.com) explores your options when it comes to scaling, and how to choose a cloud hosting provider. In his example he's going to use Scalr, a tool for managing cloud scaling either on a single cloud or across clouds
  • Exclusive preview of the hottest CSS specs

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    Exclusive preview of the hottest CSS specs

    Divya Manian gives us the lowdown on 13 exciting CSS3 specs

    19 Sep 2011

    By Divya Manian on | 6 comments
    Divya Manian, web opener for Opera Software, provides an exclusive look behind the CSS Working Group and the lowdown on 13 exciting CSS3 specs being discussed right now. If you want to know the future of CSS, read on!
  • 7 ways web conferences suck (and how to fix them)

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    7 ways web conferences suck (and how to fix them)

    Robert Hoekman Jr lists seven things wrong with web conferences

    12 Sep 2011

    By Robert Hoekman Jr on | 2 comments
    Robert Hoekman Jr has been speaking at web conferences for six years now. Here he analyses seven things that are wrong with such events and comes up with a few ideas about how to fix them
  • How we built: DonQ

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    How we built: DonQ

    The team at Odopod explain how they tweaked the rum brand's website

    24 Mar 2011

    By Tom May on
    When Puerto Rican rum brand DonQ needed its website revamped, Odopod stepped up to the plate. Guthrie Dolin, Shane Berry and Telly Koosis tell us more
  • Designing better customer support

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    Designing better customer support

    Gavin Elliott on how he built the customer support system at Obox

    28 Nov 2012

    By Gavin Elliott on | 3 comments
    Gavin Elliott on how he built the customer support system at Obox
  • Your mobile site is slower than you think

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    Your mobile site is slower than you think

    A typical ecommerce site takes 11+ seconds to load, a study reveals

    17 Oct 2012

    By Joshua Bixby on | 3 comments
    The world’s first study into mobile wait times reveals that a typical ecommerce site takes 11+ seconds to load, one-third of site owners don’t have a mobile-specific site, and LTE isn’t the performance saviour it’s been touted as
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