As a college professor I am often asked how did I learn "all this stuff" - lets face it most of what I do wasn't taught in college when I attended as a student. (I graduated in 1998 - most colleges cannot change quickly enough to keep up with web trends as they can change from year to year, and sometimes faster - especially back then.) What I do is follow several websites and blogs. They cover everything from copy writing, to design, to programming. I also use Stumble Upon to find fun … [Read more...]
The Importance of Honest Estimations
October 29, 2007 By
What happens when someone gives an estimate knowing it won't take as long or cost as much as quoted? When I give a client an estimate, I am trying to give them an accurate estimation as to the time and cost of what they want. I am not trying to be a pessimist, and give them a due date two weeks longer than what they ask, just in case the worst happens. By being honest, my clients can accurately plan their own activities and budgets. But what happens when someone wants to appear like a … [Read more...]
Strong Password – a new free JavaScript tool
October 23, 2007 By
In the same spirit in which Validator was released in this post, I am also releasing several other JavaScript tools. It has taken a little longer than I expected to prepare them for release. But I wanted to release the tools with good documentation, and several examples. Strong Password has been in soft release since Validator, and now is being fully released. It includes 4 separate examples on how to use and extend the Strong Password tool, including making visual graphs, custom text, … [Read more...]
Validator – Improved Samples
October 22, 2007 By
I've updated the samples provided with validator to clearly show the code used on the sample page, instead of making you view the source code. Hopefully it will be helpful to those who are looking to use a simple Form Validation tool. Form Validator is a free JavaScript form validation tool that requires almost no knowledge of JavaScript, just simple HTML skills. … [Read more...]
