web development

  1. littleBird

    Top 10 Web Devel. Issue for a newbie

    Several times I have taught a website design/development course over 10 weeks. Currently I am reviewing the course material and looking for feedback. Currently I have the following top 10 Internet issues/concepts for newbies. In no particular order, discuss/suggest/etc.... web browsers open...
  2. musicformedia

    Change quicktime mp3 to mp3 player?

    Hi guys, Hopefully this is the correct place to post this. I own a forum - I've set up a web disk hard drive for everyone to use, so basically it shows up as a hard drive on anyone's PC, and we can share files on it. Now say for example you make a track and want to show everyone. You can give...
  3. G

    Designing sites without a graphical bone in my body?

    Hi Lads, Just wondering what the recommendations are on this one? I know most of ye are pretty on the ball with all ranges of web development but for me my coding is ok but I don't have design skills. Would people recommend buying templates? Would you have any recommended sites for this? I was...
  4. S

    courses in PHP/MYSQL

    I am looking for courses to learn the basics of PHP and MYSQL Part time in dublin My budget for the course would be up tp 500€ (I have found higher) and in a class room situation If you know of any please let me know
  5. D

    What page width do you use?

    Hi guys, Just wondering what page width do you use for web sites? I'm wondering if i should create a site around 980 wide aimed at 1028 resolution users or should i use something like 760 to include 800 wide resolution visitors. What's the normal thing to do? Thanks,
  6. SteH

    statusireland.com

    Hi, As a hobby and sometimes for a little money I like to do web development and in order to learn a few things that I was interested in I set up a site called statusireland.com The site gives charts and graphs for various statistics about Ireland including house prices, population, climate and...
  7. A

    Need help

    My homework is to make a website,so i choose to make a website for my school. I've downloaded a free template, all was goood except the main image, logo. The real image was I can't edit it so i make a new one ( but i am beginner and dont look good x( ) So my image was I can't use because...
  8. I

    Another Newbie!

    Hi, I have just joined today too. I am co-Administrator of a fans website for music band, Take That. We created a information website with an accompanying discussion forum back in January of this year and have basically learned everything from scratch. I always find these kinds of discussion...
  9. S

    Web Development Information

    Hi Everyone, I'm just wondering if anyone knows where to get up-to-date information on the ICT industry with emphasis on Web Development. I need info on market trends, growth rate etc etc.. Any help appreciated :)
  10. D

    Alexa - why oh why are you quoting it?

    I see a lot of supposedly professional IT/Web people on this site mentioning Alexa rankings and it really makes me wonder. It is possibly *the* most useless metric on the web - It only gauges the activity of people who have the Alexa toolbar installed, the vast majority of whom are either...
  11. A

    Digital Camera for Web Development

    Looking to pick a few of yer brains... Looking at upgrading my digital camera, currently have a Fuji 3.5 Mega Pixel. While its doing the job ok, its quality is not the best. What I would be using it for is mostly photos and images to include on the sites I develop, shots of buildings, people...
  12. n3tFl0w

    Valid this and Valid that...

    Hi all, I know this is an old post but I thought I'd see what people thought of it as I came across it today? ?Valid CSS? and Similar Claims AreUnprofessional ? Jens Meiert Personally, I'm all about raising awareness. The more people have these the better but what do ye think?
  13. nevf

    Blogs(MT vs. WP) and Licensing

    I'm in a bit of a pickle at the moment. I have decided to step on to the platform and set up a blog for myself. It won't be specifically for web development, but moreso a personal one for bitching about things and other endeavours, including web development will also be part of it. Not your...
  14. Forbairt

    Number of acceptable posts / day ?

    What are peoples views on the number of acceptable posts on a personal blog ? or do people see their being one ? I'm just wondering if google would see it as spam or not if you were posting thoughts on this that and the other during the day ?
  15. L

    New English school site up - would like feedback!

    Hi there, I have just launched my first site. I had help from a PHP coder who was a little familiar with SEO friendly coding, so it should be an improvement from the previous site. Bear in mind that I do not know how to code in PHP. Besides the obvious that the images make the page load time...
  16. D

    First web site - Hosting advice *please*

    Ok I've just finished a 3 year degree in Software Development and I'm looking to create a few websites and host them to create a bit of a portfolio for myself to show potential employers. I use java to code the back end and jsp's for the view, I currently have databases in Oracle 10g XE, and...
  17. W

    what are the designing techniques to make website search engine friendly?

    Hi this is all about web designing.... If i want to start a new website, what are the things to consider so that it will make a search engine friendly? hope somebody here could share ideas... many thanks...
  18. gav240z

    CSS Frameworks - Can you recommend one?

    Hi Everyone, I could have swore I posted this today, but can't see it anywhere. So here goes again. I'm looking for a GOOD CSS framework. I've come across a few CSS Global Resets from Yahoo! and Eric Meyer but I find that they actually can slow you down more than help you out. There is also...
  19. gav240z

    Common Misspellings and SEO?

    Hi Everyone, As you may or may not know sometimes misspellings can be very lucrative and produce large amounts of traffic to a given website. However there is a caveat for anyone wishing to rank organically for these terms. 1.) Either place misspellings on / in your website. 2.) Use Pay Per...
  20. D

    Irish Payment Gateway Comparison ...

    Hi Guys, Here's a payment gateway comparison that you might be interested in ... TaraIT.com - Web Development Blog Cheers,
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