10 More Awesome Web Development Screencasts and Presentations

Nettuts+ 16 June 2010 17:06
Last year, around this time, we posted an enlightening list of twenty web development video screencasts from around the web. Today, the same tradition continues, a bit expanded with some presentations from the web world. 1. Infinite Carousel Remy Sharp from jQuery for Designers teaches you how to make an infinite sliding carousel, much like the [...]

Inspiration: Character Illustrations in Website Design

Nettuts+ 15 June 2010 17:06
The use of character illustration in web design is a great and easy way to increase the amount of visual appeal your website has. Not only does it brighten things up and make your site a bit more captivating, but it also, if pulled off well, helps your visitors remember your design (and therefore your [...]

10 Things I Learned from the jQuery Source

Nettuts+ 14 June 2010 20:06
It’s jQuery on the big screen. We’ll open the jQuery source and run through how the jQuery object works, covering self-executing anonymous functions as a global abatement technique, several interesting jQuery methods, internal jQuery paradigms, and hidden enhancements. You’ll learn JavaScript techniques you can apply to your own code, as well as the basic workings [...]

HTML5 Microdata: Welcome to the Machine

Nettuts+ 14 June 2010 16:06
I don’t think it is hyperbole to say that HTML5 will change the way that you think about web development. I welcome many of the changes as they make development easier, and the user experience richer. With any change, though, there is certain to be a bit of trepidation and controversy. One [...]

CSS: Noob to Ninja, Parts 5-7: Premium Exclusive

Nettuts+ 13 June 2010 22:06
This exclusive premium video series will take you from being an absolute CSS “noob,” all the way up to ninja-status, capable of wrangling even the most obnoxious of browsers into place. The series begins with the basics: the syntax, properties, etc. However, each new video expands upon the previous, as you work your way up [...]

Quick Tip: Did Internet Explorer get the Box Model Right?

Nettuts+ 11 June 2010 17:06
The CSS standard states that borders and padding should be applied on top of the specified width of an element. As such, if I have a 200px div, and apply 40px worth of borders and padding, total, the width will then be 240px. This makes perfect sense; however, Internet Explorer actually did things differently. They [...]

How to Authenticate Users With Facebook Connect

Nettuts+ 10 June 2010 18:06
Lately, there’s been quite a fuzz about lazy registration. It turns out that the less the user has to think, the higher the conversion rates are! What a thought! If everybody seems to have a Facebook profile, why not add a one-click user registration? I’ll show you how to do that today. Step 1. The Setup MySQL [...]

Magento for Designers: Part 5

Nettuts+ 9 June 2010 17:06
Magento is a stunningly powerful e-commerce platform. In this miniseries, we’ll learn how to get started with the platform, getting to know the terminologies, setting up a store and all related aspects of it and finally learn how to customize it to make it our very own. In this fifth part, we’ll be building one of [...]

5 Excellent New Features in Safari 5

Nettuts+ 8 June 2010 16:06
On June 7th, Apple released an update to their web browser, Safari 5. It includes a plethora of new features for web developers, including a faster JavaScript engine, better HTML5 support, extension support, and a great Web Inspector update. We will explore what these new features mean for web developers. 1. Improved Web Inspector A [...]

Just Announced: Safari 5 Released

Nettuts+ 7 June 2010 23:06
Despite the fact that Steve Jobs made no reference to it during his keynote speech, Safari 5 is currently available for download! If it’s not showing up for you, keep checking over the course of the next few hours. You can expect extensions, improved HTML5 and CSS3 support, faster JavaScript performance, and a plethora of [...]