March 2012
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SQL Serialized PHP Search & Replace (Wordpress and...
This post originated on Forrst at, http://forr.st/~Vfg.
Serialized PHP Search and Replace
This is a very handy little PHP script. It allows you to perform a simplesearch and replace on your SQL database. Very helpful with Wordpress domain transfers among other usages when it comes to modifying your database.
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From the Original Author
When you’re migrating WordPress (or any other...
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CSS Guidelines (General Notes and Advice)
This post originated on Forrst at, http://forr.st/~VxM.
Please note that this is not MY CSS Guidelines. This is a Repository I found on GitHub that I wanted to share with the Forrst Community. So what is stated in the repo, is not necessarily my opinion or thoughts.
Now we all have our own view on the best practices and best way to approach a stylesheet. Some of us live and breathe the W3C...
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PHP Moves Code to Github
This post originated on Forrst at, http://forr.st/~VcB.
Now I know this happened a little over a week ago, but I figured this was a good link to point out to the Forrst Community. PHP has moved their official repository over to Github. I think that’s a great move as we all like (okay, love) GIT (okay, most of us do).
Github Repository PHP Git Repositories
Excerpt from the original Blog...
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Adobe Photoshop 6 Preview
Post originated on Forrst at, http://forr.st/~VUS.
So it’s time for Adobe Photoshop 6 to come out. Adobe released their Beta to the Public and I figured this would be a good post for the Forrst Community to have a link to the Download Page by Adobe. Of course, there are some amazing Open Source options out there to replace the Adobe Suite, but we all know that a lot of good work can be done...
February 2012
1 post
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This Week's in Web Development (Week #7)
With our current project load it is insanely hard to keep up with the Simplified Source Blog. As of right now I will be trying to post either resources/code snippets that are helpful or a weekly summary of articles and resources in regards to Web Development and Design. I hope that these articles are helpful. Each week I can say that I have a different interest than the week before. Therefor this...
January 2012
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Weekly Web Developer Resources (Week #4)
Try to get back on track here. As we are currently developing Simplified Source and the new Blog— we will continue to publish Web Design & Development related articles. You are always welcome to join us on our other Social Network and RSS Feeds for information.
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And with our further adieu, this Weeks Shared Articles for Web Developers and...
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Creating Custom Wordpress Plugin and Widget
(This blog post originated from a post that I made earlier on Forrst.)
Wordpress 3.x has a lot to offer us Developers. We should take advantage of it. I’ve been developing a lot of custom plugins and custom widgets for my Clients who use Wordpress as their CMS. Now there are a ton of tutorials and code snippets of how to create a custom Plugin or a custom Widget for your Wordpress...
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Wget - Examples For Developers
You know, it’s amazing to me that as Developers some of us do not realize all of that power that we have under-the-hoods of our computers. It is already built-in and ready to roll we just need to use it. GNU Wget is among many common *nix/Linux Applications that comes installed with the common Linux Disto and easy to install elsewhere. Plus, it’s GNU Open Source which you cannot beat....
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Detect TOR Connection with PHP
Update (January 14, 2012)
After some brief research I stumbled upon a PDF Article related TOR Connections and preventing them and reasoning behind it. Don’t get me wrong, I actually think the TOR concept is a good one as I am one for anonymous online activity but there are people who mis-use the network which can effect us Developers. (Just my opinion, don’t crusify me for that). Here...
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HTML5 Pattern/Expressions Attribute
Over the years I perfected my XHTML. To the point to where I am being stubborn now when it comes to utilizing HTML5 for my standard sites. I see the advantages of HTML5 and have done non-stop extensive research and have lived in the W3C Specification. There are some many features from previous drafts of HTML (and CSS) that I have not implemented because of browser support.
I was wondering if...
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Cross-Domain.xml Policy Specifications
Last year I was working with a client who was using Adobe PDFs like no other and Adobe Flash Videos that were on multiple domains and finally found a good use for cross-domain.xml. It was not until then that I realized the importance of that file. Well, I’m working with that file again right now and I wanted to share this PDF regarding the policy to help anybody who has questions about it.
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Foundation: Rapid Prototyping (JavaScript Library)
Description
I love my jQuery. I love my jQuery Plugins that I have worked so hard on the last many years, I love it’s extensibility, it’s accessibility, and about 100 other things about jQuery. MooTools also sparked my interest for awhile. I remember first learning Javascript, a long time ago, and when jQuery stumbled into the scene I realized that it was smart to include it in my...
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GIT Cheatsheet
I find this interesting. Through-out my business day I talk to a good amount of Developers. The Developers that I work with all know and love GIT. That’s a good thing. But I have came to realize that there are a good amount of Developers who have been making the switch to GIT from SVN, Mercurial, CVS (Seriously!) and a few others. I just wanted to post the GIT Cheatsheet via GitHub. More...
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More on SOPA and PROTECT-IP (via Fight for the...
As the argument continues I just wanted to share a little update that was received from the folks at Fight for the Future.
A big hurrah to you!!!!! We’ve won for now — SOPA and PIPA were dropped by Congress today — the votes we’ve been scrambling to mobilize against have been cancelled. The largest online protest in history has fundamentally changed the game. You were heard. On...
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Today's Blackout (Fight For The Future!)
I wanted to post an email that was received via Newsletter from the folks over at Fight for the Future. Today felt like it was a succesful day in raising awareness to both the SOPA and PROTECT-IP Bills. I’ll let them (Holmes, Tiffiniy, and the whole Fight for the Future team) take it from here;
Today was nuts, right? Google launched a petition. Wikipedia voted to shut itself off. ...
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SOPA & PIPA (PROTECT-IP) Bills
Code Clarity has officially jumped on the bandwagon to support a good cause. Stopping the two (of three) Bills that could cripple the Internet. Initially, I thought it was just hype. Well on a break I took a few days ago, I decided to read a small portion of the giant (and very dry) text called the SOPA Bill. I wanted to post this for my clients and instead of just saying that I am boycotting and...
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Collection of Web Design and SEO Bookmarklets
Design Bookmarklets can be a very valuable tool if you utilize them correctly. There are so many websites at this point that offer free services such as Keywork Generators, SEO PageRanks, Onscreen CSS and HTML Overviews and tons more. Here is my giant list of Web Development and SEO Bookmarklets.
Now, to have the same accessibility and quick access that I have to the Design Bookmarklets, you...
December 2011
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Code Clarity's Charity of the Month - The Cancer...
This month’s charity is ‘The Cancer League of Denver, Colorado’. They have been providing Cancer Research since 1985 and have raised over $10 Million dollars in donations for research. Below is a little more about The Cancer League of Denver, Colorado. You can find them at http://www.cancerleague.org/ and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/CancerLeagueCO.
All Donations can be...
November 2011
3 posts
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Developer Resource- jQuip by Demis Bellot
Every week I am able to take just a tiny bit of time during a lunch break or an afternoon break to read up my web developer news. I ran across this project, as did many other Web Design Blogs. I’ve been using jQuery since 2007 as my primary Javascript Framework and Library. Javascript has turned into such a powerful tool. It’s amazing to me how fast it’s came along. There are...
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The Future of Simplified Source
Since March of 2011, Code Clarity has been working on getting Simplified Source up and running with a new format along with a new system. Yes, we are planning on breaking away from Tumblr. At this point we will be using http://blog.icodeclarity.com/ to hold our new design with tons of new features and http://tumblr.icodeclarity.com/ will contain our Tumblr blog that will be based off of the new...
October 2011
5 posts
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Github web hook (Post-Receive) →
badsyntax:
One of the problems using a 3rd-party repository hosting service is you don’t have access to the remote repository and thus it’s not straightforward to setup and use the remote hooks, like Post-Receive. (For a detailed explanation of the different git hooks, you can read this page from the git…
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Web Developer Resources (Week 41)
This week was a week of discussions of what HTML5/CSS3 can do for the future web developer, responsive design and life after Steve Jobs. During my weekly reading I found many articles that should be helpful to you developers. Enjoy!
Multi-Channel Funnels: Your top questions from the Webinar by Google Analytics Blog
PhpStorm & WebStorm 3.0 EAP 110.122 by WebStorm & PHPStorm Blog
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A Tribute To Steve Jobs (by YouTheDesigner)
Steve Jobs was not just the face behind Apple. Mr. Jobs was one of the small group of innovators that designed and guided us into the realm of technology that we work with on a daily basis. As a small business owner and the owner of a small Web Development Firm I not only admire his continued push for exactly what he envisioned but his management style. There are so many things that we can say...
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Code Clarity's Charity Of The Month
One thing that I have learned is that no matter what background we all come from and what “life” experiences we have been through that everything happens to everybody. It’s a truth and we all have to live with that reality. Another lesson I learned many years ago is to keep politics, religion and family out of my private business. About three months ago I started to think of ways...
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Web Developer Resources (Week 40)
As Web Designers and Developers we are always looking for the latest technology, trend, concept and idea to help better our designs and give us the inspiration to create. Every Website or Web Application that I approach, I want to keep a unique and clean design that fits the project it’s self at the same time I’m always reading and reading the latest articles to possibly help speed up...
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Web Developer Resources This Week (September 30th,...
Every week we will sum up a few really good articles and resources for Web Developers and Designers a-like. These articles come from many different sources and all credits are noted by the article. Enjoy!
Response JS – Mobile-first progressive enhancement in HTML5
Skeleton – A simple and responsive WP theme based on Skeleton Boilerplate
Keys to Effective Web Design Proposals
Two New CSS...
September 2011
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Image Gallery for Mobile and Touch Devices
When it comes to the Mobile world, as Web Developers we know that it’s exploding as a whole. Everybody and their grandmothers have iPhones or iPads or Android Phones either in their pockets or in their bags. It’s not just a trend, but it’s reality and devs understand that. If you have noticed the last 3 to 4 years tons of Mobile Frameworks have been released, a huge emphasis has...
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Welcoming Back Simplified Source
As of Monday, September 26, 2011 at 10am-MST, Simplified Source a Web Blog by Code Clarity TM (http://www.icodeclarity.com/) is back online. We have decided that during our development of our second version of Simplified Source, that we will continue to publish our old blog. We appreciate everybody who has made this blog a success.
You can expect to see posts related to HTML/CSS, Javascript,...
Donate to 'The Children's Cancer & Blood... →
Another ‘New Feature’ for our Blog. This Month’s Charitable Donations goto a good cause, ‘Childrens Cancel and Blood Foundation Inc’. Donations can be directed to here http://goo.gl/r1uhq. To Find out more about CCBF, http://goo.gl/8dlOe.
The Children’s Cancer & Blood Foundation is the largest & oldest charitable organization in the US dedicated to the care...
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Code Clarity (TM) - Simple and Modern Web... →
Small and Medium Business Web Development and Design based out of Boulder, Colorado. Code Clarity also provides Mobile Applications for iOS and Android, Mobile Websites, SEO & Social Marketing Optimizations and Campaigns and General IT Support.
July 2011
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Simplified Source and the Move
After all of this talk of moving our Web Development Blog from Tumblr to another self-hosted option, it’s actually happening. As of right now this current blog will be hosted at http://tumblr.icodeclarity.com/. We will publish all of our new Web & Graphic Development related posts and resources here as-well.
Tumblr has been great to us and we will continue to maintain this blog on...
June 2011
2 posts
Writers Needed
Simplified Source has grown. The amount of traffic that has came through provoked Code Clarity (tm) to start the hunt for talented writers and authors. Minimum requirements include;
Web Development or Social Media Knowledge
Currently Employed within the field specified above
Interest in writing either a once a week column (minimum of 500 words) or a 3 Part Article as related to your specified...
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Preview of our New Blog
We apologize for the delay in posts. We have been working on our new blog and presentation for Simplified Source. I believe that I can say we are almost there. I have published just a Preview of the new blog. You can find it at http://preview.blog.icodeclarity.com/. Now, because it’s a Preview, remember that it’s not 100% functional yet. I believe that by the end of the weekend, we...
May 2011
28 posts
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History of Open Source Content Management Systems
Content Management Systems are a most now-adays for Web Developers and Designers. I prefer to design all of my code the hand crafted way. I use WebStorm IDE (sometimes Aptana/Eclipse) and Firefox with Firebug to craft all of my web site designs. In comes the CMS. Clients love the ability to edit or modify their own website. Here is a brief article on the history of Content Management Systems...
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The Small Business and the Cloud [Infographic]
My coverage and interest in social media and cloud services has been overwhelming as of lately. In order for me to provide the best possible service to my clients, I believe that I need to be as knowledgeable as I possibly can. Here is an article that relates to the small business owner and cloud services as shown in an Infographic. Courtesy of ReadWriteWeb.
The small business owner is in that...
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What is HTML5? (infographic) and Ultimate HTML5...
Helpful Resource. HTML5 is everywhere now. As it should be. It’s almost funny to me that just last year, 2010, I would read articles everywhere stating that HTML5 will NOT be ready until 2022-2026 as a final recommendation. Which may be true to some regards. If you look at HTML4 and XHTML recommendations and how long it actually took for the W3C Group to finalize those drafts. But, with...
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Social Ratings and Credibility of the Author – the...
SEO Marketing has came a long (very very long) way since the dot com craze. Facebook and Twitter, among others like Google Buzz, LinkedIn, FriendFeed, have popped up and SEO Business’ have realized that it’s more or less free marketing. Social Media is now the craze. To my belief, Social Media and Networking does so well because the user has the control over what they see and when they...
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Ten Best Collaborative Sites For Quick Code...
When you are running a small (or large) team of Web Developers and Coders, collaboration is one of the most important items on your list to allow you to be successful. My company uses GIT alongside of a Web-based GIT Viewer to collaborate on websites, web applications and mobile application. I’ve also been using Snipplr to share snippets of code that we use in our daily routine. Smashing...
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Simplified Source is moving...
There was talk about a month and a half ago regarding the move of Simplified Source from Tumblr to a different CMS. At the time I was developing in Movable Type but after the last two weeks, I made the switch over to Wordpress. Wordpress is more than extendable and with my knowledge of PHP and Javascript I believe that I can make this blog more than just a few articles from myself and re-posts of...
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Improve Your Website’s Typography With Kern.js
Helpful Resource. Here is a quick article on Kern.js. If you read my blog, you will know that as a Web Developer and Designer I place a large importance on Site Typography. Kern.js works with a bookmarklet and lets you modify your websites letter kerning by dragging and dropping or the arrow keys. Very nifty tool.
Web typography used to be something of an oxymoron, but recent browser advances...
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Accessibility checklists can be helpful if used...
Any experienced web developer will tell you right off the bat that accessibility is a key to every design. At-least it’s one of those keys. Good accessibility will help your SEO Page Ranks among other positive side effects. Here is quick article regarding accessibility checklists courtesy of 456 Berea St.
Accessibility checklists can be helpful if used right
It is sometimes argued that...
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How To Build a Sliding Feature Slideshow with...
Helpful Resource. Here is a quick tutorial on building a sliding feature slideshow, or content slider, with jQuery. Courtesy of Line25.
Javascript slideshows are one of the best ways to display lots of information in a relatively small space while adding cool functionality to a web page. Let’s build our own slideshow with sliding panels navigatable by button links. You could use the slideshow to...
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Smarter Web Designs: Responsive and Customizable
The development of a website or web application takes into account for many different concepts, ideas, philosophies, and approaches. With the mobile web taking off (4-5 years ago), developing a responsive design is very important. When you analyze the end-users experience they have higher expectations even though they probably do not even know it. Here is a good article (by a youngin’)...
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Active Admin – Open Source Ruby On Rails Framework...
Helpful Resource. A fairly quick article about Active Admin which has the sole goal of helping you create a simple and effective Administration Panel for your website via Ruby on Rails.
Active Admin is a Ruby on Rails plugin for creating functional and good-looking back-end (administration) interfaces.
The interface is designed to be easy-to-use for non-technical users and flexible for...
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A Day In Apps: 10 Free Tools To Get You Through...
As a small business owner and a web developer, I happen to be on the internet and my handhelds all day long. That’s just the nature of the beast. I personally am in love with the Android platform but I have found many uses for my iOS devices too. Here is a quick look at 10 Free iOS Tools that are meant to be helpful. Article courtesy of Envato’s AppStorm.
Far beyond being mere...
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A Boilerplate For Responsive & Cross-Platform...
Helpful Resource. Every week I will be publishing 5 Helpful Resources for Web Developers and Designers. Today’s target is an mini-article published by Web Resources Depot about Skeleton. As the description reveals; is a set of CSS and Javascript files which aims to create a solid starting point when developing websites. Now my couriousity hits me hard when I am thinking about the two...
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More Meaningful Typography
Typography. I believe that there have been a few posts that I have centered around Typography. Any web project that you take on needs to be represented in a way that shows off not only to your client but to the end-user what the site means. I believe that Typography plays one of the biggest roles in that end-user experience and (obviously) brands your product. I have met a few “Web...
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Tips On Business Card Typeface
Helpful Resource. We all now know how much I love typography and typefaces. So here is a helpful and brief article that provides a few tips on your new business cards. Courtesy of Design Beep.
Typeface is a term we generally think of for a set of fonts—a combination of the type, style, and size for professional computerized lettering. When considering a typeface for your custom or business card...
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Ideas for Expanding Your Web Design Business
A quick article that explores ideas for expanding that small web development business that you run. As a small business owner, manager or marketing specialists; you need to always be thinking and thinking not only about great ways to bring in that business but creative ways to help your business stay focused. Once the 1,000s of variables of running a consistent Web Development Firm or Design Firm...
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Promoting Your Freelance Design Business with...
Self promotion. That can be a daunting task when presented to you. Social Media and Marketing is now an important key to the success of just about every new design that is published. Here is an article courtesy of SpeckyBoy that is worth the quick read.
With the many privatized design agencies it’s common to see freelancers growing in numbers. Illustrators and digital artists are among the most...