Technology Articles


My Breakthrough: Get to Code Faster

By Friday January 24th, 2014

"My breakthrough changed the way I approach building a website. Instead of thinking of every last detail of every last page, I shifted my focus to designing a system and getting to code faster." - Alex Caldwell

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How to Create a jQuery Plugin

By Tuesday August 27th, 2013

There comes a time for every developer when the idea of another jQuery plug-in becomes momentarily unbearable. Searching and scouring the edges of the Internet for a plug-in that will fit your needs rots. Using a jQuery plug-in seems like a good idea, until you realize it can’t do everything you need it to. So I wrote my own jQuery plug-in.

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2013 Web Design Trends

By Thursday August 1st, 2013

Now that we are more than halfway through 2013, let's examine some of the popular web design trends that have emerged. In this article we will discuss some overarching concepts as well as some specific web design techniques.

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Infographic of the Day: What’s the Fastest Web Browser?

By Monday July 29th, 2013

There are a ton of browser options out there, and for the amount of time we all spend on the Internet, you don’t want to waste any more time waiting for pages to load. To help shed a little light on the benefits and drawbacks of what’s available, I’ve created an infographic detailing the features of various browsers.

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WordPress is Not for Developers

By Tuesday June 4th, 2013

Picking out WordPress as a CMS for a company website is like buying a pre-built house with a nice shed in the back because you like the shed, then tearing down the house’s walls and building new ones with the pieces of the shed.

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