Recently, when working on a DHTML slideshow based on Prototype and script.aculo.us, I ran into a problem with JavaScript and updates to the page UI. I intended the portfolio code to do the following: hide the current image replace the current image with a new image fade in the new image However, in my first [...]
Read MoreBelow are two screen shots. One is of the Bust Out Solutions website circa January 2007 when we were undergoing a website re-alignment to bring it to the state in which you see it now. The next screen shot is of advanceddigitalstudios.com (circa August 2007), a domain owned by Robert Clark for a company in [...]
Read MoreA colleague of mine forward this site to me today: brainmind.com. We both agreed that it potentially wins the award for worst website. Obviously, the webmaster is not too concerned with information architecture, design, web standards, usability, or code optimization. The site was so bad I couldn’t stop looking at it, which maybe works in [...]
Read MoreWe’re pleased to announce the launch of rubinsteinphoto.com. Sara Rubinstein is a commercial photographer based in Minneapolis who now has a kickin’ website. The site has some sick and crazy JavaScript thanks to Bust Out partner Ted Chen, who used the Scriptaculous and Prototype libraries to create the image transition effect. Check out the site, [...]
Read MoreIf you’re a web developer or even a web designer, there are three Firefox add-ons that you probably already use. If not, get them now and consider this your first step into smart web development. Web Developer by Chris Pederick Firebug by Joe Hewitt YSlow by Yahoo! Inc. Any other suggestions? What do you use?
Read MoreIcons can make your website look super cool when used properly. My preference is to use icons that are exactly 16 pixels by 16 pixels. That’s just about the height of a line of text so the images line up well with words. I am a huge fan of Mark James’s “Silk” icon set that [...]
Read MoreTime Magazine prematurely posted a list of the 50 best websites for 2007. I say prematurely for two reasons: 2007 is far from over Bust Out Solutions is still developing our niche social networking website that will launch later this year Either way, cast your vote. There are some good ones in the list for [...]
Read MoreYes, I use Apple products. No, I am not a groupie. Well, not totally. I have been using Apple products since the 8th grade, when they were cool but before they were really cool. So I guess in some ways Apple hooked me young and is now just reeling it in. I’m not one of [...]
Read MoreSmashing Magazine has done it again, with an article that lists over eighty AJAX solutions that include widgets, tool sets, libraries, and effects. I know the list is a bit overwhelming, but if you’re a professional web programmer I recommend at least trying out 5-6 of the listed solutions. For a quick highlight list, just [...]
Read MoreIn my recent experience with designing business applications, there’s a natural tendency amongst many programmers to create complex user interfaces to solve complex business problems. The approach that I have been taking in designing applications is to start with the business problem, and, with my limited knowledge of how these businesses actually run, distill the [...]
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