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Responsive Design Takes Over the Web!

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Web designers and clients are starting to appreciate the importance of making sure that Web pages and emails can be read on many different devices.

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Why is Mobile so Difficult?

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If you started your mobile Web project from scratch today, with no knowledge of how the mobile Web differs from the desktop Web, you’d spend months chasing down strange bugs and figuring out how to create some bit of consistency between different devices.

If you knew just one trick, you could reduce this debugging time to weeks.

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What’s New in HTML5-land? Blink!

In early April, Google announced that they are leaving the WebKit family to start their own browser engine, called Blink. So, Google messed everything up, but in a good way!

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How and Why to Write Computer Books (part 2)

Writing a computer book is a grueling experience (for me, at least) that requires at least 20 hours of my time per week for a period of 4-6 months and doesn’t pay much or anything. Why do I do it?

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How and Why to Write a Computer Book (Part 1)

I’ve been writing professionally about Web development and computer programming for 15 years now. I’ve written hundreds of articles, five published books, two online courses, plenty of chapters in other people’s books, and two unpublished books. I’m no where near as prolific as some author friends of mine, but I’m constantly trying and improving. The [...]

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Web Trends for 2013

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Here at Minnick, we’re looking forward to a great 2013. If you’re like most of our clients, you’ve spent the last 3 years cutting back and doing more with less. Your web site is probably the same or in worse shape than it was in 2009, and it likely hasn’t had a complete redesign in [...]

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The Future of HTML5

As I settle into my role as an Internet elder, I’m increasingly asked to be a judge or expert for various events, competitions, awards and whatnot. I love being involved with these events, and I especially value the opportunities I get to make grand pronouncements and voice my opinions. Occasionally, my advice helps someone out, [...]

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Creating a Great Mobile App, Part 1

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According to a recent survey by SD Times, 57.1% of companies surveyed said that they are currently building a mobile app. An additional 13.2% said that they will be developing one within the next six months. Clearly, mobile apps have reached a tipping point where if you’re not already on mobile devices or planning your [...]

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Creating a Great Mobile App, Part 2

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Mobile Apps – Functionality First! In my previous newsletter, I said that there are four keys to building a great mobile app: Functionality Design and Usability Performance Knowing your market In this newsletter, I’m going to focus on functionality. Unlike desktop web sites and applications, which often value completeness above all else (think Microsoft Word [...]

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March 2012 Newsletter

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Hello clients, partners and friends, Welcome to another issue of the MWS Newsletter. This issue contains an update from the Niche Magazine Conference, a warning and a tip about malware, and an update on my book! Chris chris@minnick.com Don’t Build an App Chris and James were at the Niche Magazine Conference in Nashville, TN earlier [...]

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