Web Development
Re-ordering content from one device to the next without changing the DOM using a mobile first grid system The requirement of having to build websites that work on any device can sometimes bring challenges that we would not normally run into. In certain cases, you may want your content to display in a certain order
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A metrics pipeline using StatsD, Graphite and Team Dashboard Why measure We all know that it is necessary to rely on accurate and timely data to improve your product. The issue is that commonly available data, like that provided by Google Analytics, simply isn’t enough. In fact, is about something completely different. Google Analytics
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Robots Building Robots Introduction Ansible is a powerful tool for provisioning CentOS on commercial grade linux webservers. In my last article, Webmin Configuration on CentOS, I discussed the steps to setup a new server complete with Webmin and Percona. This is our preferred setup for reliable webservers, but one glance at the article will make
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Project Overview Cisco needed a presentation tool to demonstrate their products and services in a rich, interactive and non-linear way. Available tools such as PowerPoint and other online presentation software just didn’t offer the level of interactivity nor the freedom they required. The tool needed to work on touch screens, offline and online and it
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In today’s commoditized web development industry, choosing the cheapest vendor is not necessarily the most financially responsible decision. You may have heard the expression “Nobody Ever Got Fired For Buying IBM”. Fear tactics aside, I believe this statement is rooted in some sort of reality. At the risk of oversimplifying, when comparing vendors, customers tend
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Integrating Plupload into a Backbone View to handle file uploads. When building web applications, we like to create an interface that is void of unnecessary loads, resulting in a much better user experience. For us to be able to accomplish this, we need to write our interface primarily in Javascript. To help us with this
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How to avoid analysis paralysis and get real in digital product development. 1. Get out of the lab Like Macy Gray would say, you need to get up and get out… how will you make it if you never even try? Product people—as opposed to marketing people—love to work endlessly pushing the last pixel and
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The Impaired Speed Skating Association of Canada (ISSAC) mission is to have impaired speed skating recognized as a sanctioned sport by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). ISSAC provides funding for registered skaters in an effort to help them represent Canada at international competitions. We at 76design have been fortunate enough to be approached by ISSAC to
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When DMW Strategic Consulting approached us to redesign their website, we instantly knew it was one of those projects you’d be talking to your friends over a beer or at home with your partner while making dinner. Not so much because of the cool technology you got to implement—that will instantly make your wife yawn
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High Performance Server Configuration in the Age-of-the-Cloud Introduction Building web servers for hosting reliable and performant web sites is a black art. I’d like to discuss how we setup our CentOS servers and manage them conveniently using Webmin. We have learned a few things over time and thought it would be valuable to share the knowledge. tl;dr
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