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jQuery tabbed content switcher
Jun 27th
Eat your heart out Sir Alexander Fleming! While my accidental invention of a jQuery tabbed content switcher may not be up there with penicillin, the pacemaker, and post-it notes, it sure did wonders for my latest web design project.
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How to Insert Google Ads into the Content of your WordPress Post
Jun 15th
Have you ever wondered how to get your Google Ads inside your post content like I have below? A couple of days ago, I was trying to figure out how to insert Google Adsense Ads directly into my post content without pasting the whole Adsense code. I came across an article that detailed exactly what I was looking for: Insert Google Adsense Code Anywhere In Your Wordpress Article.
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Web design and development books in the Tech Library
May 27th
I’ve always held to the mantra of “Never stop Learning”, especially with Internet technologies and languages. Now there is a lot of free information available on the Internet to help learn these things, but there have been countless books written on a multitude of subjects. I myself have built up quite a collection of print books and ebooks alike on a wide variety of subjects from CSS to SEO, Content Management to VB.NET.
A while back, I started writing book reviews on some of the books that I have read. This didn’t take off quite as I had expected, mainly because I didn’t write all that many reviews, although I have read plenty of my books. My goal is to eventually read and write reviews for all the books that I own, although is quite the undertaking with the number of books that I own.
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Tech Library
May 27th
This page is a list of all the books I have in my own personal ‘tech library’. This page will be updated regularly with new books added, plus links to reviews I have written of those books (if applicable – I hope to have reviews of all the books I own eventually). If you have a book review of a tech book you have written and would like it included in our library, please see our Guest Post page for more information.
Book Review: Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook
May 26th
Book Review for:
Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook
5 out of 5 Stars for Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook
If you’ve read through some of my other posts, or even glanced at my Categories, you’ll know I’m a huge proponent of Web Standards. I also tend to buy my books based on other user reviews, as opposed to critic reviews. I like to get my review directly from the people using the book daily. This book current has a 5 star rating with 45 out of 52 5-star reviews on amazon.com and was a no brainer for me to rank it the same, for reasons I will get into later. This book was written in 2004 and a special addition was just released as well only 2 weeks ago.
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Decrease Your Web Site Load Times Using CSS Sprites
May 15th
I was working on a website recently when I came across an issue I’ve encountered a number of times before, I’ve just never really thought about in depth until just the other night. Here is the question that I posed myself:
Which will result in better web site performance and faster speed: Larger files and fewer server requests? or Smaller files and more server requests?
I posted this question recently at LinkedIn Q&A to get some insight on the topic. I enjoyed all of the answers and was able to take something out of each, and decided to post about a particular topic that was mentioned in a couple posts.
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New website launch: AngelWithCrookedFeet.org
Jul 16th
Desert Web Designs is pleased to announce the launch of our latest site:
AngelWithCrookedFeet.org
The Site
AngelWithCrookedFeet.org is the online home to the Angel With Crooked Feet Foundation providing support, guidance, and counseling to youth and their families who are victims of sexual abuse and more. The Foundation was started by Anthony V. Sarjant Ph.D. of Show Low, Arizona and Gus Koernig of Mesa, Arizona. Together Tony and Gus authored Angel With Crooked Feet which chronicles the life of Tony, born with a club foot to a mother who didn’t want him. Through his years, Tony has suffered through time in and out of hospitals, petty crime, time in a juvenile detention center and later prison, sexual assault, the occult, marital infidelity, alcoholism, and suicide attempts.
It’s a story that proves, again and again, that God never gives up on us, even when we want to give up on ourselves. It is the story I’m telling because I know that reading about my experiences, my ordeals, my challenges, and my victories will help thousands of people, young and old, overcome the challenges in their lives.
New website launch: AllOutdoorsPhotography.com
Jun 8th
Desert Web Designs is pleased to announce the launch of our latest site:
AllOutdoorsPhotography.com
The Site
AllOutdoorsPhotography.com is an online photo gallery displaying the photographs of Mesa, AZ photographer Gus Koernig. Gus’s portfolio features photographs from around the United States, including Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, North Carolina, and more, as well as Australia and New Zealand. AllOutdoorsPhotography.com focuses on capturing the beauty of the world that we live, from Mountains to Streams, Waterfalls to Seascapes, Sunrises and Sunsets to Cityscapes, these images will take your breath away. All photos on the site are available for sale with options of a print only or a beautiful museum-style mounting for easy display. All photos come hand-signed by the photographer.
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