Learning at the Speed of the Web

It has never been easier to keep current with all the new bells and whistles of tech. But with so many options and the never ending release cycle how do you keep up?

Portfolios: Not Just for Designers

Designers aren't the only web professionals who should have portfolios. Developers have plenty of work to show off as well, it's just a little harder to find.

3 Steps to Quality Code

Make sure your next website or application project is top notch with three things you can do to ensure quality.

Say Hello to dashEE 2.0

It’s been way too long coming but I am finally happy to announce the release of dashEE 2.0 – the control panel dashboard framework for EE CMS.

Creating Custom Widgets for dashEE

There’s a new ExpressionEngine (EE) add-on type in town and it’s name is Widget! We’re all familiar with the standard EE add-ons: modules, fieldtypes, accessories, extensions and plug-ins. But did you know there was an additional type that allowed you to customize the control panel homepage with your own content and functionality? It’s called a widget and in this post I’ll review how you can create your own widgets that work with the dashEE module to assemble your own custom EE control panel dashboard.

Wufee - The Power of Wufoo in ExpressionEngine

I’m proud to announce the launch of my first commercial add-on for ExpressionEngine: Wufee. Wufee is an EE module for connecting your website with your Wufoo account.

Introducing dashEE

The Missing ExpressionEngine Dashboard

Today I’m excited to announce the release of a new EE module called dashEE. dashEE is a completely customizable control panel dashboard alternative that gives developers the ability to create custom widgets either as stand alone add-ons or as part of their existing custom modules. Check out the Github repo for more details.

Make Phone Calls with Code Using Twilio

Web applications are better than old school applications that get installed on your hard drive because you can access them from anywhere using the web. They do however suffer from the same limited communication channel as typical software because they can only interact with users via the computer. Users provide input via the keyboard and the app provides output via the screen. Wouldn’t it be cool if we could take advantage of other communication channels like phone and text messages to communicate with our users? Well now we can with the help of Twilio. In this post I’ll walk you through building an application that can make phone calls and send text messages using the Twilio API.

Building Applications using CodeIgniter (Part 4) - Code Templates

So far in this series I’ve discussed my typical application structure, configuration and helper files when developing apps using CodeIgniter (CI). In this final post I’ll review creating code templates for quick consistent development.

Building Applications using CodeIgniter (Part 3) - Helpers

So far in this series we’ve discussed framework/application structure and configuration information. The next thing I always add to new applications is some common helper files I’ve developed and that come in handy in most projects. CodeIgniter (CI) helpers are very flexible tools to assist with common tasks throughout the app. If it doesn’t belong in a controller and is too small for a custom library then a helper might be just what the programmer ordered.