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Just a sample of our work in the Web development field. This showcases our work in Web Design, Application Development, Motion Graphics, CD + DVD Production, and our other services. It also gives you an idea of the types of organizations we work with, from the guy down the street to companies like Microsoft! Enjoy!

Can We Get There From Here? Alex Russell (SitePen) HTML, HTTP, JavaScript, CSS and most of the web development stack have been often cited as proof that “worse is better”, but today divergent views of the web are emerging as we find out that that worse isn’t *always* better, that ubiquity and openness are assailable advantages, and that the web’s derivative value streams already are routing around the flaws in HTML’s semantics. This talk looks at the divergent views being fielded today. GWT, Flex, and Silverlight all take the view that the web is a problem to be fixed, giving developers serious power to accomplish more in less time. The other view, embodied by Safari, HTML 5, Gears, and Ajax libraries like Dojo suggests that there is an evolutionary path which still provides a place for upgrades to existing semantics and practice.

Ford Saeks, Internet Marketing Speaker shares what it takes to create a website that sells! So I’m sitting at my desk, sorting out my day when the phone rings Hello? I hear a woman’s voice You’ve got to help me with my website. Everyone tells me that you’re the guy can help? I say, okay, tell more She says, I invested over $10000 in for my website and I’m not getting any sales! I replay, that sounds like a problem, let me take a look at your site and see how I can help. So she tells me the website address and I bring it up on my screen. I wasn’t surprised at what I saw. I see the same issues all the time. Things that are obvious to me as a marketer that she couldn’t see. Her site wasn’t all that bad visually at first glance, but the longer I look the worse it got. I couldn’t figure out what her company was really selling? The navigation was confusing, the contrast with the colors and tiny font sizes made the words hard to read, and the biggest problem was nothing to guide me down any particular path of action. And you know what? No action equals no sales! Is your website producing the results you deserve? Are you getting the number of leads you expect? Is your site a offering a clear solution, and are you making it easy for them to buy? This show is designed for the non-techie. Its for the entrepreneur, CEO, marketing team and anyone who has the responsibility of using their site to increase sales. This isn’t about technology its about communication, and communication of …

David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of the Ruby on Rails web development framework demonstrates how to create a blog engine in 15 minutes.

Politically Correct Christmas Card A web development company struggles to come up with with Politically Correct Christmas card. The result is an animated Christmas card with a list of traditional Christmas themes, Frosty the Snowman, (a Jimi Hendrix-style) Santa Claus is Coming to Town, and a web favorite, “Ding! Fries are Done!” in a twisted Holiday greeting. All of the artwork, Flash design and music was developed by Digital Active team of Eric Signs, Dan Matheny and Todd Ross.

Google GPals Day for Software Developers was a training held in Ramallah on March 24, 2009 which focused on pushing the boundaries of web applications using Google developer technologies. Google engineers and web development leaders in the West Bank led one full day of in-depth sessions on the latest Google technologies and hands-on codelabs. The day was also about bringing brilliant developers together to share their own ideas. Products covered: OpenSocial, App Engine, Google Web Toolkit, Google Maps API, YouTube API, Google Apps, Gadgets, and more. See more info here: sites.google.com

dotMobis Paul Nerger on the challenge of device diversity. The mobile handset is not a disabled PC, its a differently-abled device. Visit www.mobithinking.com

A short, sharp interview with Michael Becker of iLoop Mobile. Essential viewing for every marketer getting to grips with the mobile web. Visit www.mobithinking.com

Dreamweaver v8.0 Dreamweaver 8 is the program I used to make my website. I love dreamweaver because it was also the program I used to make my very first website when I was 12. I always loved Macromedia’s products but they were bought out by Adobe so Dreamweaver 8 was the last release from Macromedia. You’ll notice that most recent versions of Dreamweaver are CS3 and CS4 from Adobe. Macromedia® Dreamweaver® 8 from Adobe is the industry-leading web development tool that lets you efficiently design, develop and maintain standards-based websites and applications. Dreamweaver 8 provides a powerful combination of visual layout tools, application development features, and code editing support. What’s New in Dreamweaver 8 Dreamweaver 8 includes many new features to help you create and maintain websites that range from basic home pages to advanced applications that support best practices and the latest technologies. For a list of the features, see the Dreamweaver page on the Adobe website at www.adobe.com You can find tutorials on how to build a website with Dreamweaver 8 here: www.youtube.com See my personal website here: www.iweb.x10hosting.com (Updated) Link for the test website seen in this video here: www.test.iweb.x10hosting.com Top 3 free hosting sites with no ads 1. www.x10hosting.com 2. http 3. www.atbhost.net ______________________________________ All personal downloads can be found here http * I am the writer of all documented information found in this folder. Do not …

With the Ektron PageBuilder, the process of deploying Web sites is streamlined. Developers build out the templates for the page, put a wireframe in place and build the functionality (in the form of Widgets) that their marketing departments need to be successful. Ektron CMS400.NET Pagebuilder streamlines the process of launching new pages and maintaining current ones and makes it even easier to reuse development work on the Web site and across similar Web properties. – Build page templates with Dropzones for non-technical users to drag-and-drop functionality in. – Manage how much design control non-technical users have within wireframed pages. – Marketing and non-technical users do not access the server, so it remains secure Developers can build specific functionality into Widgets that support marketing strategies and make it more efficient for marketers and other non-technical users to add content. Create new functionality as powerful drag-and-drop Widgets: – Marketing 2.0 strategies can be implemented quickly with Web 2.0 Widgets including blogs, forums and wikis. – Server Controls, like content blocks, list summaries and more, and custom user controls placed on pages by marketers to reflect messaging placement. – Content aggregators (RSS feeds, RIAs, etc) can be built as Widgets. Expose processes for deep portal functionality.