We all want things to be fast. There are numerous studies that show users get frustrated when a website takes too long to load. Services like Google have set the bar high in terms of speed and response time. Google returns highly complex search results in less than a second. Depending on the complexity of your website or web application,…
Online petitions are a great way for companies and businesses to collect supporters for a particular cause. From a development standpoint it’s relatively easy to get this started. We (the developers) create the form, our client (the company) shares it on social media and bada boom bada bing, you have supporters signing up. But what if we could collect more…
A few months back I implemented a method of organizing personal tasks I had to complete around the home using a Bullet Journal. This started with purchasing a regular notebook, listing tasks and events for each month, assigning each task to a week, then adding each task to a specific day. I could see on all the tasks I had…
Beacons are small physical devices that broadcast wireless signals to mobile apps which can then react accordingly. In short, your mobile app will know when your phone moves closer to or further away from a beacon that is stuck on a wall (or anywhere else). The term “beacon” is commonly used to refer to both the physical device itself as…
Most of the websites that we develop include some form of downloadable PDF, XLSX, or DOC. These files might contain additional product information, pricing, or other specifications. Wouldn’t it be great to have the ability to update this information on-the-fly from the original source without having to re-upload the exported file? Today, I’m going to show you a very simple…
Icons and graphics are the universal means of communicating an idea. When creating a design concept, we rely on images to convey our message. Graphic designers have unlimited resources when it comes to finding icons, photos and illustrations but every once in a while it becomes necessary to create our own. Newer versions of Adobe Illustrator offer powerful tools for…
In this post we will look at how to create a free provisioning profile that will allow us to deploy an Appcelerator Titanium App to our connected iOS device. This post assumes that your titanium and iOS sdks are set up and working correctly and that you have the titanium command line interface installed. You will also need Xcode 7,…
Did you know that Google recently updated it’s algorithm to penalize websites that use interstitial ads? Interstitial ads, also know as pop ups, are commonly used on websites to promote marketing content or as paid advertisements throughout the site. In an effort to improve mobile search experience, Google has made changes over time to incentivize websites to work on their…
When developing a Ruby on Rails application, one of the best gems to start with is Devise. Devise can handle user registration, login, forgot password initiation, and much more. While Devise works great from the get-go, there are times where additional tweaks are necessary to tighten up security in order to adhere to particular company policies. If your web application…
Creating quality marketing content for your website doesn’t have to be difficult. Even those who lack creativity can create beautiful Ebooks to be shared on their website and social media pages. Ebooks are an easy and digestible piece of content that allows you to increase traffic to your website, influence potential customers and increase leads over time. One method for…
