Below is a chronological list of all posts on soyrex.com.
So Coda 1.6 has been released. The major change appears to be the addition of a plugin system for adding functionality.
Nov. 13, 2008 | Read full article + one comment
Disclaimer: a break from my usual web oriented ramblings to give my 2cents regarding the US election..
Nov. 5, 2008 | Read full article + post a comment
Exploring web app development for iPhone - while hopefully giving some of the other twitter geeks out there a fun toy to play with on their iPhone.
Oct. 21, 2008 | Read full article + post a comment
Ok, so Django has a pretty good caching engine build right into the framework, right? So why would i be trying to implement a caching solution for my Django project? I'm a masochist. that's why.
Aug. 27, 2008 | Read full article + post a comment
There are two camps in the web world regarding microblogging tools like Twitter. Half of us think they're great the other half are still scratching their heads wondering what possible purpose these tools can serve.
Aug. 5, 2008 | Read full article + four comments
I've always used prototype and scriptaculous to do JS stuff in the past. However I've been hearing a lot of good things about jQuery and i'd noticed that sites i'd seen using jQuery seemed to have much smoother animation etc.
July 28, 2008 | Read full article + three comments
While I don't consider myself to be an apple "fanboy", I am definitely and advocate of apple computers. However, this week two things have pissed me off regarding apple...
July 22, 2008 | Read full article + five comments
A brief tutorial on comment spam and how to try and combat it in django.
July 8, 2008 | Read full article + two comments
This article is a reflection on the pros and cons of stock photography. Disclaimer: my girlfriend is a photographer / photo editor who has worked in photo libraries and magazines.. so I have some bias in this department.
June 27, 2008 | Read full article + five comments
Recently, I've come to the conclusion that I'd rather not spend the rest of my life being a remote control for clients who want websites. I would rather spend that time at the beach! So I'm trying my hand at ...
June 17, 2008 | Read full article + two comments
Well, I was drifting around the internet a few months back.. and I found Clicky - they offered a free account, so I figured "what the heck, I'll give it a try". I installed the clicking JS right after the ...
June 16, 2008 | Read full article + three comments
For years the web design community has been forced to deal with incompatible web browsers that fail to meet the standards set out by the w3c, resulting in a huge portion of the web design process being devoted to "cross ...
June 15, 2008 | Read full article + 10 comments
Something I've noticed recently which makes me wonder about people's understanding of how web design works is the designer/developer obsession with validation. I'm definitely not the first to realise this..
June 9, 2008 | Read full article + 10 comments
Well, I've finally finished. For the better part of a year I've been dabbling with Django, a python based framework (sort of like ruby on rails.. except in python.. which i know and like.. i'm not going to enter into ...
June 4, 2008 | Read full article + four comments
Maybe this article would better be called, “why I hate what grid systems stand for in the design world”. Designers (especially web designers) these days seem obsessed with grid based design. While I LIKE the look that grid based designs ...
May 8, 2008 | Read full article + three comments
After reading a post over at Jonathon Snooks blog about CSS resets (which I also don’t use) - and also seeing this site. I found myself thinking about whether I care if my designs are implemented pixel perfect in all ...
May 3, 2008 | Read full article + post a comment
Having been a web developer (professionally and for fun) for the better part of ten years now, I’ve watched the art of making websites change significantly.
May 1, 2008 | Read full article + post a comment
So, for the past few years as a freelancer the one part work that i've hated is paperwork, specifically accounting. The best part about working for someone else is that they chase the money for you, so you don't have ...
April 15, 2008 | Read full article + eight comments
So, for the past few years as a freelancer the one part work that i’ve hated is paperwork, specifically accounting. The best part about working for someone else is that they chase the money for you, so you don’t have ...
March 7, 2008 | Read full article + post a comment
So while surfing the net the other night I came across a freelance designer's personal website that had no information about her education.. so i got to wondering, do you really need to show your qualifications? do they mean anything?
Feb. 12, 2008 | Read full article + one comment
After nearly ten years working in the web site industry, I've gone through the rather scary transition of switching from a fulltime (or at least secure) job, to freelancing a couple of times. It's scary, people call it "taking the ...
Jan. 16, 2008 | Read full article + post a comment
When i graduated from my degree, I was already working... which worked in my favour.. a lot! I just went to work more. I was learning more in the office than the classroom anyway.. so it didn't matter much to ...
Jan. 1, 2008 | Read full article + post a comment
I've been a mac user ever since they first released the andonized aluminium G4 powerbooks with OSX preinstalled (so coming up on 5 years...). I love my macs, i convert my friends, i bitch about windows... etc.
Nov. 29, 2007 | Read full article + post a comment
It's the latest craze. I've hidden myself from the concept as long as possible. But i've had a flurry of work from clients who want a "Web 2.0" look or style, so what the hell is web 2.0?
May 12, 2007 | Read full article + three comments
When i graduated from my degree, I was already working... which worked in my favour.. a lot! I just went to work more. I was learning more in the office than the classroom anyway.. so it didn't matter much to ...
Feb. 18, 2007 | Read full article + post a comment
Nepal Trek Tours is a website showcasing the guiding services for a customer oriented trekking company based out of Kathmandu, Nepal. See pictures + details
http://monitter.com allows you to monitor twitter and see relevant tweets in real time. See pictures + details
Update your browser is a community initiative to encourage the users of the out dated Internet Explorer 6 to upgrade to IE 7, or better still, switch to a standards ... See pictures + details
The Hive Mind is an online poll of 3 weekly questions relating to web design, development, social media and all things web related. It is a 3 click process for ... See pictures + details
