As of late I am building a lot of new projects on top of the Wordpress CMS because of it's flexibility and scalability. I have had very little trouble getting clients up to speed with the Wordpress Dashboard but totally understand that just like anything else software related there is a slight learning curve. For that reason I have been asked by some clients to post some good books for getting up to speed on site management for managing a web p … [Read more...]
The Amazon Kindle
February 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I ran across something pretty cool today on Amazon that I thought was worthwhile posting here. It's a neat little device that's put out by online retailer Amazon.com. Here's a little bit of info on the Amazon Kindle: Amazon Kindle is a revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, newspapers, magazines and blogs to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper, even in bright … [Read more...]
Amazon Associates Central
February 19, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I am trying out a new tool that plugs into Windows Live Writer that allows you to quickly add links to books on Amazon through your Amazon Associates Account. Since I have read a lot of books related to web development I figured I should setup an Associates Account with Amazon and post book reviews on here to some of my favorite books. This Amazon Associates program is pretty cool, I get 4% commission on all sales that are generated … [Read more...]
Book Review: PHP 5 / MySQL Programming
February 17, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I actually picked this book up a while back so that I could get up to speed w/ PHP and MySQL programming and I really enjoyed it. It was an easy read and I still refer back to it from time to time to find things, it stays on the bookshelf behind my desk. If you are looking for a quick way to get up to speed on PHP, I recommend this one for sure. I also have a few other recommendations that I will be posting later on. PHP 5 / MySQL P … [Read more...]
Book Review: PHP & MySQL for Dummies
January 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This is another book that I purchased a while back to help me get up to speed on PHP and MySQL development. It's a pretty straightforward book like a lot of the "for dummies" books are. Needless to say that a lot of the info in the book is kind of basic but it can be a great refresher if you are looking for one. I guess before you pick this book up though you would probably need to get one of the basic HTML books out there, … [Read more...]
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