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Celebrity Interview: Cameron Adams

Cameron Adams (The Man in Blue) has a degree in law and one in science; naturally he chose a career in Web development. When pressed, he labels himself a “Web Technologist” because he likes to have a hand in graphic design, JavaScript, CSS, Perl (yes, Perl), and anything else that takes his fancy on a given morning. He has written a book – The JavaScript Anthology – which is one of the most complete question and answer resources on modern JavaScript techniques. Cameron lives in Melbourne, Australia, where – between coding marathons – he likes to play soccer and mix some tunes for his irate neighbours. Continue reading Celebrity Interview: Cameron Adams »

Celebrity Interview: Simon Collison

Simon Collison lives in Nottingham, UK. He’s the Lead Web Developer at Agenzia Ltd., and since launching his personal blog, Colly Logic, in May 2004, the site has had over 5 million visitors.

Aside from all the XHTML, CSS and CMS stuff he earns a living doing, he also writes about such matters for Apress and Friends Of ED and sometimes reviews CSS-based websites for Stylegala. He does a bit of public speaking here and there, and will generally do anything for a biscuit and cup of tea. Continue reading Celebrity Interview: Simon Collison »

Review: TextMate

Touted as “The Missing Editor” for the Mac, TextMate isn’t even 2 years old yet, but it has already received an incredible amount of publicity, praise, and attention online. Strictly speaking, TextMate isn’t really an HTML editor; rather, it supports around 50 programming languages, including (X)HTML, CSS, and PHP (the languages I work in the most).

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Celebrity Interview: Jon Hicks

Jon Hicks is a freelance print and online designer based in Oxfordshire, UK. You may remember him from such logos as Firefox, Thunderbird, and Stylemaster. Continue reading Celebrity Interview: Jon Hicks »

Review: skEdit 3.6.1

Before I begin, I have to qualify this review by saying that I develop primarily in Windows and typically only use my Mac for browser testing. The websites I develop are XHTML/CSS-based and I often find myself working with PHP and MySQL. I haven’t spent a lot of time in OS X, so I’m not familiar with all the ins and outs of the os (the keyboard short-cuts, for example, or even some of the key symbols). All this is to say that a regular Mac user may have a different take on some of what I have to say about any software created specifically for this platform. Now that that’s out of the way…

When I think of skEdit, I am reminded of the story The Little Engine That Could. skEdit seems like the underdog HTML editor for the Mac — one that’s all heart; one that does a little and does it very well. If you write CSS and HTML, there’s a lot to like about skEdit, including code hinting/auto-complete, its snippets, and its terrific $24.95 USD price tag.

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Celebrity Interview: Jonathan Snook

Jonathan Snook is a freelance web developer. With over six years of web agency experience, he has brought his talents to projects with clients such as FedEx, Apple, Red Bull, and the Canadian Red Cross. Jonathan also expounds on web development and design on his personal blog and over at Digital Web Magazine. Continue reading Celebrity Interview: Jonathan Snook »

Review: AceHTML Pro 6

Admittedly, I was rooting for AceHTML Pro 6 since I discovered it was created by a Canadian company – the first HTML editor I’ve found that is. I evaluated the 30-day demo of AceHTML Pro, and while it offers many of the options included in other editors, I found the demo itself a bit buggy. For example, the 30 day limit never counted down, making me wonder if the demo would actually expire; as well, some of my settings reset each time I started the program (code helper delay, for instance), which was rather annoying. AceHTML Pro does, however, contain some features I haven’t seen anywhere else, including a To Do List manager and the ability to highlight code (as if with a highlighter pen).

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Celebrity Interview: Greg Storey

Greg Storey is the web producer, designer and writer for Airbag Industries. He has created websites, intranets, and online stores for a variety of companies — from telemedicine research organizations to NCAA tournaments, in industries from comics to tourism — and has won critical acclaim for Airbag, his personal web journal. Greg has also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Communication Arts, Salon Magazine, MSNBC, and the Associated Press. Continue reading Celebrity Interview: Greg Storey »