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Adam Nelsen Anybody know any front-end web developers looking for a full time job? We here at grove-marketing.com in Concord need someone with SOLID html, css, and javascript skills as we are growing and taking on more and more projects. Check us out online and get back if you are, or know anybody that fits the bill. Thanks so much Brazen Boston.

111 weeks ago from Boston

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Adam Nelsen: Sean, I understand your point. There is a clear value gain as Im sure you know-primarily lead generation. But from what Will has explained to me, ...MoreSean, I understand your point. There is a clear value gain as Im sure you know-primarily lead generation. But from what Will has explained to me, we've never really had to go and "get" new clients. 100% of our business has come to us through referrals. We've really just been too busy with work we can bill for to get to our own site. We're all a little ambarrassed about it too. We've also neglected to post our work with http://connect.curaspan.com/ and http://www.azabugardens.com/.

As you can see we could really use another programer. We're not getting to everything that should be done.
111 weeks ago

Sean Masters: Seems like an excellent marketing opportunity right there, to positively highlight that you've done so well and grown so much entirely through ...MoreSeems like an excellent marketing opportunity right there, to positively highlight that you've done so well and grown so much entirely through referrals. Great feedback, and two great-looking new sites by the way! Thanks for the follow-up :)
111 weeks ago

Benjamin Kuker Just a quick poll to get to know everyone. Do you freelance, own your own business, or work for someone else? How many people are in your company?

126 weeks ago from Web Development

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Mariusz: I'm a budding freelancer, but I've worked in a college supporting and teaching design/development studients for quite a while.
126 weeks ago

Matt Shelton: I work for a large corporation managing a team of web/webapp developers. All of my own work is done on the side, and mostly pro bono for ...MoreI work for a large corporation managing a team of web/webapp developers. All of my own work is done on the side, and mostly pro bono for groups/organizations to which I'm somehow tied.
126 weeks ago

Matt Shelton Hi Mariusz, is there a reason you've settled on Aptana instead of Visual Web Developer? It's not OSS, but it is free, and in my experience, quite feature-filled.

128 weeks ago from Web Development

Matt Shelton: (This was definitely supposed to be a reply and not a new topic...)
128 weeks ago

Photis Patriotis: Haha, we're definitely trying to make these replies a little more logical so it's not so easy to mess them up.
128 weeks ago

Mariusz i'm trying to get my college to install open source web authoring software (aptana studio) to use with students. it struck me, that if they were taught to use it first before moving to any WYSWIG tools, they could produce more standard compliant and leaner code. Aptana doesn't work in visual mode, so they have to hard code everything. what do you think ?

128 weeks ago from Web Development

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Matt Shelton: Hi Mariusz, is there a reason you've settled on Aptana instead of Visual Web Developer? It's not OSS, but it is free, and in my experience, quite ...MoreHi Mariusz, is there a reason you've settled on Aptana instead of Visual Web Developer? It's not OSS, but it is free, and in my experience, quite feature-filled.
128 weeks ago

Mariusz: kompozer i find a bit tricky with the css editor - it sometimes loses the link to stylesheet and preview isn't too good; plus it kept reformatting ...Morekompozer i find a bit tricky with the css editor - it sometimes loses the link to stylesheet and preview isn't too good; plus it kept reformatting my code, deleting all indents etc. Aptana has nice colour coding, code prompts and you can add JavaScript library functionality to it. VWD - never heard of, I'll have a look :) I still like the idea of Open Source though.I'd never think look for free stuff at Microsoft's site :)
128 weeks ago

CJ Bowker Just set up a new blog http://cjbowker.com. I would love to hear what you think. What's the best way to set up threaded comments? I want to add the option to reply to another person's comments. I thought it would do it automatically but doesn't seem to. Thank you for your help.

129 weeks ago from Wordpress Bloggers

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Rebecca Thorman: It looks great! I'm really picky about blog designs, but think yours looks nice and clean. I like the motto too :) Great job!
129 weeks ago

Neal Schaffer: I do not use the Thesis theme, but I do use the Disqus plug-in to handle my comments. Highly recommended! You can see it in action in my blog at ...MoreI do not use the Thesis theme, but I do use the Disqus plug-in to handle my comments. Highly recommended! You can see it in action in my blog at http://www.windmillnetworking.com.
129 weeks ago

OE Web Design Gold Coast What javascript framework are you guys using at the moment... Iw as originally scriptaculous then moved to mootools and now loving JQuery... I have found JQuery to be the easiest to use and I can always find premade scripts online.

130 weeks ago from Web Development

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Mariusz: speaking of - do you guys know any nice resources to learn how to enque effects so that they fire one after another ?
130 weeks ago

Benjamin Kuker: It can be done in MooTools through chaining: MoreIt can be done in MooTools through chaining: http://www.daniel-skinner.co.uk/chaining-with-mootools-12-tutorial/31/01...
130 weeks ago

Demetra Brown Is it possible to create a link to a pdf on wordpress?

132 weeks ago from Wordpress Bloggers

Matt Shelton: If it's just a link to the file then yes, it's just like any other link. The target is the URI to the file name (e.g. MoreIf it's just a link to the file then yes, it's just like any other link. The target is the URI to the file name (e.g. http://www.domain.com/files/document.pdf). If you're asking about a PDF version of your post, then you probably want to look at one of the many PDF plugins, such as this one: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/pdf24-post-to-pdf/
132 weeks ago

Andrew Shell: If the pdf hasn't been uploaded yet when you're on a post click on the "Add Media" link. It looks like a little star and is to the right of the ...MoreIf the pdf hasn't been uploaded yet when you're on a post click on the "Add Media" link. It looks like a little star and is to the right of the text "Upload/Insert". I think this method has a 2MB limit.

If your pdf is larger then 2MB you need to upload the file either with ftp (does not work with hosted wordpress.com sites) or you will need to host it somewhere that you can link to like https://www.dropbox.com/

If you need more specific help feel free to private message me and I can help.
132 weeks ago

Drew Slater Anyone have a favorite plugin they would recommend?

133 weeks ago from Wordpress Bloggers

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Matt Shelton: I like Deactivate Visual Editor (I like HTML...), SyntaxHighlighter Evolved and Ultimate Google Analytics. Most of Lester "GaMerZ" Chan's plugins ...MoreI like Deactivate Visual Editor (I like HTML...), SyntaxHighlighter Evolved and Ultimate Google Analytics. Most of Lester "GaMerZ" Chan's plugins are useful as well.
132 weeks ago

Vicki Boykis: I love WP-Captcha free so that it still catches spam but your users don't have to enter a captcha.
132 weeks ago

Stephen Evermore Lightning round: Display: block; float: left; or Cross-browser inline-block?

142 weeks ago from Web Development

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Jenna Tollerson: This doesn't answer the question exactly but technically if you float an element it is automatically display:block; Adding it is overkill.:)
138 weeks ago

Stephen Evermore: Good point, Jenna!
138 weeks ago

Benjamin Kuker What would everyone like to see out of this group? Are you looking to network, help solving programming problems, something else?

143 weeks ago from Web Development

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Vanessa Alvarado: I was seeing this as a problem solving platform and maybe a place to share successful case studies. A place to learn.
142 weeks ago

Stephen Evermore: I'd like some straight talk about thoughts on 'best practices' with markup strategies, JS platforms, and browser-support.
142 weeks ago

Benjamin Kuker What are you working on right now? I've been developing our website, working on a PHP framework, a custom CMS, & a lot of Mootools plugins.

143 weeks ago from Web Development

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Vanessa Alvarado: At work I've shifted to working on online content and reputation management, at home I'm working on revising/monetizing current websites.
142 weeks ago

Jay Godse: Ruby on Rails web application, with Google Maps and OpenID integration.
140 weeks ago

Benjamin Kuker As a starter question - What first drew you into web development? Me? I was always interested, but I think gaming was the original catalyst

143 weeks ago from Web Development

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Vanessa Alvarado: I started webdesign in 99, I was in middle school and it was a video game website. 10 years later I maintain 9 personal sites & more @ work.
143 weeks ago

Serete Itebete: One word-"Creativity", as a software guy web dev is creativity where there immediate impact to the masses and immediate turn-around.
143 weeks ago

Andrew Norcross For those still on Wordpress.com (instead of self-hosted Wordpress.org). Why haven't you switched?

146 weeks ago from Wordpress Bloggers

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Matt Shelton: wp.com is limited in included plugins/themes, but it gets the job done. a good site is (mostly) good content, not just look/feel.
143 weeks ago

Andrew Norcross: Hosting plans are pretty cheap (I use Hostgator which is 8 bucks a month for unlimited domains / bandwidth).
143 weeks ago