BlogBuzz April 18, 2009

Apr 18, 2009 by Matt | Posted in BlogBuzz No Comments

IE8 Added to Windows Automatic Update

Apr 17

Microsoft has added Internet Explorer 8 to Windows’ Automatic Update, and marked it as a high-priority update. Starting on or about the third week of April, users still running IE6 or IE7 on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008…

How Last.fm Can Grow and Profit

Apr 16

Last.fm is a great way to discover new music based on what you already like. It has some nice features, like the ability to monitor your iPod listening habits, that give it enough data to supply recommendations that tend to be pretty good. It’s…

DiggBar: The Plot Thickens

Apr 15

I previously talked about the controversy surrounding Digg’s new DiggBar. It continues, and gets more interesting. Digg claims that the DiggBar is not a bad as people are making it out to be: We took several steps to ensure that search engines continue to…

5 PHP Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Apr 14

PHP is an easy scripting language to learn, but mastering it is a whole other matter. Here are a few common mistakes that beginners, and even experienced PHP developers, might make once in awhile. They’re not really visible mistakes, such as the ones that…

Display Your Latest Tweet on Your Website

Apr 13

More and more bloggers are displaying their latest postings to Twitter on their sites, most frequently in the sidebar. There are WordPress plugins that can accomplish this, such as Alex King’s Twitter Tools plugin. Then there are the simple widgets offered by Twitter themselves.…

Showcase Of Well-Designed Tabbed Navigation

Apr 12

Smashing Magazine has done it again. Theit latest extensive design roundup is a Showcase Of Well-Designed Tabbed Navigation. When you look at tabbed navigations, you will also notice many styling trends. First, many tabs will have rounded corners on buttons. This helps to create…

BlogBuzz April 11, 2009

Apr 11

Design Spotlight: Yoast

Apr 10

Joost De Valk recently redesigned his website, Yoast.com. The new design is very memorable, and certainly unique.

The Design Secrets of Collis Ta’eed

Apr 9

Collis Ta’eed, co-founder of Envato, is one of my favorite designers. His designs have a certain quality that you don’t see just anywhere. They’re simplistic, stylish, and unique.