product A review by Virginia DeBolt of Professional Blogging For Dummies (rating: 5 stars) Professional Blogging for Dummies is by Susan J. Getgood. It’s from Wiley Publishing (2010). In all the years that I have been reading and reviewing computer/tech books, I’ve never read one the of the books in Wylie’s For Dummies series. I [...]
product A review by Web Teacher of Create Stunning HTML Email That Just Works (rating: 5 stars) Create Stunning HTML Email That Just Works by Mathew Patterson is from Sitepoint (2010). I have opted in to quite a few corporate emails. They all come to my inbox in HTML. Some are more effective than others. [...]
Reason is an open source CMS that several colleges have used with success. How Luther College is Using Reason, is a thorough review of its pluses and minuses. Border-radius. Put a number in one of the corner boxes and there you go. Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age. Beth Kanter reviews Clay [...]
product A review by Web Teacher of Mobile Design and Development: Practical Concepts and Techniques for Creating Mobile Sites and Web Apps (rating: 4 stars) Mobile Design and Development by Brian Fling is from O’Reilly (2009). This is a rich, deep look at mobile design. A multitude of devices and platforms defy standard answers to [...]
product A review by Web Teacher of The CSS Detective Guide: Tricks for solving tough CSS mysteries (rating: 4 stars) CSS Detective Guide by Denise R. Jacobs is from New Riders (2010). This book would be most helpful for beginners. The cover lists the level as beginning/intermediate, which makes sense, but I think beginners will [...]
product A review by Web Teacher of Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook, Special Edition (rating: 5 stars) Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook, Special Edition by Dan Cedarholm is from Friends of ED (2009). This is an updated edition of Cedarholm’s 2004 book by the same name. When I reviewed [...]
product A review by Web Teacher of Web Design for Developers: A Programmer’s Guide to Design Tools and Techniques (Pragmatic Programmers) (rating: 3 stars) Web Design for Developers: A Programmers Guide to Design Tools and Techniques by Brian P. Hogan, is, as the title suggests, aimed at developers rather than at designers. In just over [...]
Thursday, December 17, 2009
product A review by Web Teacher of The Backchannel: How Audiences are Using Twitter and Social Media and Changing Presentations Forever (rating: 4 stars) The Backchannel: How Audiences are Using Twitter and Social Media and Changing Presentations Forever by Cliff Atkinson is from New Riders (2010). Cliff Atkinson is telling stories. He takes real people, [...]
product A review by Web Teacher of Handcrafted CSS: More Bulletproof Web Design, Video Edition (includes Handcrafted CSS book and Handcrafted CSS: Bulletproof Essentials DVD) (rating: 5 stars) Handcrafted CSS: More Bulletproof Web Design by Dan Cederholm with Ethan Marcotte is from New Riders (2010). It’s a beautiful book designed by Cederholm himself. Most of [...]
Monday, November 30, 2009
product A review by Web Teacher of (rating: 5 stars) Fancy Form Design by Jina Bolton, Tim Connell and Derek Featherstone is from Sitepoint Book (2009). This is really an excellent little book. It gives you tips on planning and designing a form that is both attractive and usable. It provides information on structuring the [...]
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