CSS – Understanding the float [Webbing Tips]

In this post, you will understand the ‘float’ property with CSS, what it does and when to use it in your Web Application.  This post is part of the Webbing Tips series, where you learn a Web Development related tip or concept with just 10 minutes of your time.

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A Programmer’s Focus

A Programmer’s Focus should be making the Program work!  Is that it?  That’s what I find with most Programmers today.  But there is even more.
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2011 Holiday Bundle from ABookApart for Web Designers

ABookApart 2011 Holiday PromotionIf you are a Web Designer or a Developer, then you certainly can’t resist this Holiday offer from ABookApart.  You get a flat 30% discount on all the 6 publications currently available in their Store.  This applies to both the versions – eBook and Paperback.
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5 Tips to Create Performing Mobile Web Applications

Nowadays everyone want Mobile Web Applications.  Given the increasing usage of Mobile phones to go Online, it is necessary to make sure the Websites look good and work well on Phones.  Web Developers are equipping themselves with the knowledge of Mobile Web Development.  Here are 5 Tips to any Web Developer barging into the Mobile World, to create performing Mobile Web Applications.
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Web Workers, Sockets and Intents. What?

Modern Web, also known as HTML5 brings with it a lot of jargons and keywords that baffle Web Developers.  Few among these jargons are – Web Workers, Web Sockets and Web Intents.  What are these?  Let’s see them briefly in this post, but mind this is not a tutorial – just an Intro post with links to good sources to learn more.
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jQuery UI Themes Beginner Guide : Book Review

jQuery UI Themes BookOne of the greatest strengths of jQuery Framework is the ability to develop your own UI Themes and significantly control the look and feel of the application, beyond what the framework offers.  But, to make your own themes, you must completely understand the basics of UI Themes in jQuery.  jQuery UI Themes Beginner’s Guide Book from Packt Publishing, helps you get started from scratch and excel with developing your own UI Themes.
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iPhone and iOS News from ‘Let’s Talk iPhone’

Here are the iPhone and iOS highlights from the Let’s Talk iPhone Event conducted by Apple, in its Cupertino Campus.  For a change this keynote was headed by Tim Cook, who took over from Steve Jobs as the CEO of Apple.
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jQuery Mobile First Look – Book Review

jQuery Mobile First LookIn a few years of time, jQuery Mobile is set to revolutionize the world of Mobile Web Development.  Among many frameworks that are focused on just Smartphone Development, jQuery Mobile has taken an holistic approach for Mobile Web Development across the Device Spectrum.  If you’d like to get started with jQuery Mobile and understand what it has to offer, there is no better way than to grab a copy of jQuery Mobile First Look Book (or eBook) from Packt Publishing.
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Using iPhone for Mobile Blogging

The internet has changed the dynamic of the work force allowing blogging to become a career instead of just a past-time hobby. Now thanks to incredible advances in mobile broadband and smartphone technology, we can take our work with us wherever we go. There are several blogging applications that have been designed for use with the iPhone. These apps can be downloaded directly onto the iPhone, creating the ability to manage your blog while on the go.
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