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Web Development Tutorials

When it comes to web development even professionals need to reference methods and strategies at some point. Read our web development tutorials and get added information on developing your applications.

Web Database Access from Desktop Applications
There may be growing interest in moving computer applications from the desktop to the Web. But desktop applications are still a huge market, whose demise has been prematurely reported by the media in the past, and will most likely be reported in the future. In addition, for many domain areas, a Web browser — even for an AJAX-powered site — will be insufficient for many application needs.
Tuesday, 6th May 2008

Stylize Your Digg Count
A digg count normally comes in badge form I’m sure you’ve seen it. It shows how many diggs a web page has, and provides a link for you to digg it. Learn how to customize this in this tutorial.
Tuesday, 22nd April 2008

JavaScript Debugging Techniques with Firebug
Server side scripters have always had it easy; debugging a web application is simple, and IDEs make problems easy to identify. Client-side scripting with JavaScript, however, is a whole new ball game. In this tutorial, I'll identify the best basic and advanced JavaScript debugging techniques to help you take control of your JavaScript code.
Sunday, 20th April 2008

CubeCart 3.0 Installation and Configuration
In this tutorial, we will get an introduction to CubeCart, created and distributed by Devellion Limited. Their flagship product is one of the easiest low-cost e-commerce solutions available, and is growing in popularity. Note that CubeCart is not technically open source, since the code cannot be freely redistributed. On the other hand, most of the code is not protected using encoding, and can thus be read and understood.
Monday, 7th April 2008

PHP Site Search Made Easy
When users want to find information on your website, they first look for a search box. Failing that, they head back to Google - potentially finding a competing site and taking their business elsewhere, or simply becoming frustrated with your service. But implementing effective search doesn't have to be hard. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to build a basic site-specific web search in just five lines of code, using the Yahoo! APIs.
Sunday, 30th March 2008

5 Tips for Photoshop Efficiency
Are you on your way to becoming a Photoshop expert, wizard, or guru? Here are five tips for working more efficiently with Photoshop that will make you a faster expert, wizard, or guru.
Thursday, 27th March 2008

Planning Your Stylesheet - The Definitive Guide
The more we rely upon CSS, the larger and more complex stylesheet files become. Planning and organizing your stylesheet is essential to creating a lean, manageable website. There are many ways of organizing CSS code but the following are best practice...
Wednesday, 26th March 2008

Installing and Configuring Drupal 6.1
One of the most popular CMSs is Drupal, partly because it offers all of the aforesaid features, and partly because developers familiar with PHP (the language used by Drupal) can modify the functioning and appearance of almost every aspect of Drupal. The latest series of Drupal, version 6.x, provides improvements and brand-new features in a variety of areas: installation, administration, human language support, theme management, security, performance, and more.
Monday, 24th March 2008

Photoshop "Inferno" Typography Tutorial
Create cool inferno style typography with the techniques from this Photoshop tutorial.
Wednesday, 19th March 2008

Photoshop Indiana Jones Poster Tutorial
Well if you're a movie buff of any bearing you would be aware of the looming release of ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’. You would also definitely have seen some of legendary poster artist Drew Struzan's work (bow). His art for this latest movie is classic Jones, classic action adventure, it's brilliant. Hell, everyone should have their own Indy Poster. In homage to Struzan, let's do it.
Tuesday, 18th March 2008

Photoshop Plasma TV Design Tutorial
This Photoshop tutorial takes you through the process involved in designing a plasma tv.
Monday, 17th March 2008

Designing a Black Zune 2 in Photoshop
This Photoshop tutorial guides you through the process of creating your very own Black Zune 2.
Sunday, 16th March 2008

Design a Cool Old Book with Photoshop
This Photoshop tutorial walks you through the steps involved in creating an old book from scratch.
Friday, 14th March 2008

Desktop Application Development with PHP-GTK
PHP-GTK 2 is out, and with it, a fantastic means for PHP developers to build useful, reliable cross-platform desktop applications. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to get up and running with PHP-GTK in no time and build your first desktop application.
Thursday, 13th March 2008

Making a Cool Anime Header in Photoshop
This tutorial walks you through the steps to making an anime header using Adobe Photoshop.
Tuesday, 11th March 2008

GWT Basics: AJAX Programming with Java
Prior to JavaScript and other client-side languages, Web browsers operated as if they were HTML dumb terminals, merely presenting Web pages generated on a server. For such pages, every user action requires a full page refresh, with a round-trip over the Internet, which degrades performance and thus user satisfaction. It may be fine for a great many Web sites, but it is completely inadequate for high-performance dynamic Web applications.
Monday, 10th March 2008

AJAX Accessibility for Websites
AJAX or Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, is an innovative way of using existing technologies to create highly interactive web applications. AJAX allows portions of the page to be updated without having to refresh and reload the entire page...
Monday, 10th March 2008

Making Your Own Watermark with Photoshop
This Photoshop tutorial walks you through the process of creating a simple watermark for use with all the images you would like to protect.
Friday, 7th March 2008

Installing PHP on Windows
A brochure-style Web site may be sufficient for a business that simply wants a basic Web presence — some static pages to inform the visitor of the company's off-line contact information. But most organizations want a Web site that can interact with the visitor, delivering custom content in dynamically-generated pages, and storing visitor information in a database.
Wednesday, 5th March 2008

Minimize, Colorize and Bodypaint a Supercar
In this tutorial is written how to create a very cool looking mini-super car with bodypaint using Adobe Photoshop. Grab a picture of a supercar and get ready to minimize, colorize and bodypaint it. Pimp that ride!
Tuesday, 4th March 2008

Easy PDF Generation in PHP
PDF is a popular, versatile format for storing content. PDF files can be generated once, and distributed in peace knowing that they will look the same across all platforms. They also serve as a perfect way of allowing your users to download or email a page from your website. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to generate PDF files in pure PHP and distribute your content in a single, consistent format.
Saturday, 1st March 2008

Installing MySQL on Windows
As Web sites and Web-based applications become more important to commercial firms and other organizations, so too does the methods used for storing data online, such as customer contact information, system login details, product data, and much more. Rewritable flat files may be sufficient for extremely limited data for which security is not an issue. But for most Web sites and applications, a robust database is called for.
Thursday, 28th February 2008

Candy Coated Photoshop Tutorial
In this tutorial I'll teach you how to make a web 2.0 logo so damn sugary sweet it'll give your website a cavity. Then I'll give you the PSD, the font, and all the patterns used in the image so that you can play with it yourself.
Monday, 25th February 2008

Photoshop Tutorial: Reflective Eye
In this tutorial you'll learn how to simply and quickly add the reflection of a scene to your subjects eyeball. I've also included the actual Photoshop session in with notes so you can see for yourself how this is done.
Monday, 25th February 2008

Enrich Your Web Applications
The web 2.0 buzz has gradually died down, and as a web developer it's your job to take stock of the online landscape - and what it means for you. Rich web applications are making it big, software as a service is finally taking hold and you can brace for the boom times. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to enrich your web applications with the technologies and approaches that worked.
Sunday, 24th February 2008