Help GetSimple to win the 2011 Open Source CMS Awards @ Packt Publishing

Published August 27, 2011 1 Comment 0 Delicious Bookmarks

GetSimple has been a huge part of my life over the last two years. If anyone as ever used it, you should be able to tell the amount of care and time I’ve put into it. I would be very grateful to everyone who reads this if they could take 2 minutes out of their [...]

Win a $60 Credit to any Envato Marketplace!

Published May 2, 2011 0 Comments 0 Delicious Bookmarks

GetSimple has just partnered with Envato to launch it’s very first contest! Enter to win win a $60 credit to be used at any of the Envato Marketplaces to anyone that helps get the word out about GetSimple CMS. View Contest Rules If you are not familiar with the Envato Marketplaces, they allow anyone to [...]

PHP/HTML5 Application Starter

Published February 12, 2011 4 Comments 0 Delicious Bookmarks

I’ve created a PHP & HTML5 Boilerplate script that is hosted on Google Code. Features HTML5 front-end template based off the great HTML5 Boilerplate Most configuration options are in /includes/config.php A TON of helper functions within /includes/helper.php All PHP is documented with PHPDoc style comments Built in MySQL support if needed (not required to work) [...]

Create an iOS Header Bar in CSS3 and HTML5

Published February 9, 2011 0 Comments 0 Delicious Bookmarks

In this tutorial, we recreate the now-classic iOS header bar. We use HTML5 and CSS3 techniques to match the iOS look and feel. Download Files or View Demo The HTML The header element should be in a place on the page where it has the ability to stretch fullscreen. Each navigation button has it’s own [...]

Go Steelers! A Pure CSS3 Logo

Published February 5, 2011 0 Comments 0 Delicious Bookmarks

In honor of the Steelers going for championship #7 this weekend, I decided to create a CSS3 only version of their logo.

Create an iPad-Like Dropdown (PopOver)

Published February 1, 2011 3 Comments 0 Delicious Bookmarks

I came up with this little bit of CSS and jQuery magic when working on the “Google Maps” version of BuyDeals.in. Download File or View Demo The HTML <div id=”popover”> <div class=”popover_triangle”></div> <div class=”header”> Choose Your City </div> <div class=”content”> <ul> <li><h6>Alabama</h6></li> <li class=”item”><a href=”#/alabama/birmingham/” >Birmingham</a></li> <li class=”item”><a href=”#/alabama/huntsville/” >Huntsville</a></li> <li class=”item”><a href=”#/alabama/mobile/” >Mobile</a></li> <li><h6>Alaska</h6></li> [...]

CSS3 Corner Banner with IE Fallback

Published January 25, 2011 3 Comments 0 Delicious Bookmarks

This quick code gives you a corner banner made entirely with CSS3 and HTML (no images). It does provide a decent fallback for IE users. I use it on my local deal aggregator site, BuyDeals.in View the Demo The HTML <span id=”corner-banner”> <em>updated</em> <a href=”#”>1-16-2011</a> </span> The CSS The key attributes here are -webkit-transform: rotate(-45deg);, [...]

5 SEO Tips You Probably Didn’t Know

Published January 20, 2011 0 Comments 0 Delicious Bookmarks

1. Title Attribute Tags Mean Nothing SEOMoz reports (third bullet point) that most experts agree that a link’s title attribute has no effect on rankings. This means that if you are looking for strategic place to keyword stuff your code, look elsewhere, such as an image’s alt tag or your <title> element. Caution! We are [...]