JanuaryJan 12 Monday 09
Another Blawg Enters The Sphere
I have spent a lot of time over the past few months growing RailsTips, a Ruby and Rails programming blog. All the tweaks I have been doing over there, have left me wanting an outlet to share.
I didn't want to completely change topic here on Ordered List, …
Getting Started with HTML5
HTML5 has some interesting new additions. But let's recognize the elephant in the room: HTML5 isn't a final spec, nor will it be for quite some time. That said, there are many pieces that are stable, and can be used right now.
The Doctype
For a little …
Structural Tags in HTML5
The HTML5 specification has added quite a few interesting and useful tags for structuring your markup. For a majority of everyday uses, these tags will replace many of our typical div entries from our code. So let's dig in.
Defining …
JanuaryJan 8 Thursday 09
Getting Topical
Posting on this site has dwindled significantly, especially as John and I get busier. But it's not for lack of fun and interesting stuff to talk about. Recently, I'm just not sure what to post.
The theme of this blog has always been general, and I'd like …
JanuaryJan 6 Tuesday 09
Harmony: Theme Management
Hard to believe it has been three months since we last talked about Harmony. Heck, it is hard to believe it has been three months period. The last three months have flown by for us, but we thought we would start the new year off on the right foot.
While …
OctoberOct 25 Saturday 08
YardVote
Yesterday some friends from Holland, MI came down to hang out with Steve and I all day. They started a project called Yard Vote about a month ago and we decided to help them give the application some upgrades.
New Design
Steve worked out a new design for …
OctoberOct 17 Friday 08
Scannability Equals Profit
No one reads on the internet anymore. Right? Time and time again it is proven that we just skim and scan, eyes darting around like a chicken with its head cut off. When are we as web workers going to fully recognize that?
I use Facebook pretty rarely, but …
OctoberOct 12 Sunday 08
Ordered List on the Road
Steve and I (mostly Steve) are going to be racking up some frequent flyer miles over the next thirty days. If you are attending any of the following events, be sure to say hi.
Web Builder, Oct 13-15, Las Vegas
The Web Builder 2.0 conference is coming up …
OctoberOct 9 Thursday 08
Hello Old Friend
Remember back in the good old days? The days when our stylesheets were littered with 'px' font sizes and all was naively well? Guess what? Those days are here again.
For quite some time now I've been using Yahoo's great font and reset styles in every new …
SeptemberSep 18 Thursday 08
Harmony: User Management
When we set out to make Harmony, our upcoming website management system, we wanted to solve some of the more annoying issues that we had run into with managing content on the web. User management is one such issue.
The administrative utility of adding …
SeptemberSep 5 Friday 08
FancyZoom meet jQuery
A few days ago John posted a rewritten version of Cabel Sasser's FancyZoom to work with Prototype and Scriptaculous. I took it upon myself to port it to jQuery, while making a few usability improvements.
FIrst off, you can visit the demo to see the effect …
SeptemberSep 2 Tuesday 08
FancyZoom Meet Prototype
I hate lightboxes. Everyone who knows me, knows this. When I saw Cabel Sasser's FancyZoom, a similar interaction, I liked the idea but not the exact implementation, so I rewrote it.
So what didn't I like about Cabel's? Nothing big and nothing deal breaking, …
SeptemberSep 1 Monday 08
Harmony: Signup and Cost
I don't know about you but I like to try before I buy. That is why signing up for Harmony will require no payment details. Provide us with a bit of information and you'll be on your way to the administration area where you can take our baby for a spin.
What …
AugustAug 22 Friday 08
Content Management Survey Results
After a solid week of activity, we've closed our CMS Survey. Some of the answers were predictable, but there were a few informational gems that we'll be able to pull from this data set. We've summarized the results below for your edification.
To set the …
Introducing Harmonious Fridays
On my second day working with Steve at Ordered List, we began our first application. I started programming and Steve started designing and a few days later we had a great start.
Only problem is that start has barely been touched during July and August. …
JulyJul 7 Monday 08
Live Search with QuickSilver Style (for jQuery)
I've been palling around with jQuery quite a bit lately. The other day I whipped together my first jQuery plugin and things finally clicked. In the comments of the original post, I mentioned doing a jQuery port.
Lucky for you, I ran into some free time this …
JulyJul 3 Thursday 08
Your Thoughts on Content Management
John and I have been thinking about website and content management as of late, and we'd like to get a few more opinions on the matter. We've put together a short survey, and if you wouldn't mind, it would help us out if you'd share your thoughts.
Update …
JuneJun 26 Thursday 08
Your Thoughts on Content Management
John and I have been thinking about website and content management as of late, and we'd like to get a few more opinions on the matter. We've put together a short survey, and if you wouldn't mind, it would help us out if you'd share your thoughts.
Update …
JuneJun 24 Tuesday 08
Live Search with Quicksilver Style
Live search? C'mon guys, this has been done plenty of times before, you say. Yes, it has but I promise you we've added a bit of a twist to it.
When working on the latest incarnation of orderedlist.com, Steve mentioned that the typical year and month layout …
JuneJun 20 Friday 08
The Well-Designed Web
Recently 37Signals posted an article on why Web Designers Should Do Their Own HTML/CSS. I've been thinking about my reaction for a few days, and have finally come to a conclusion. I feel they're putting way too much emphasis on the designer.