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Build an Incredible HTML5 App: $7000 Competition

Build an Incredible HTML5 App: $7000 Competition

Jeffrey Way on Jul 27th 2010 with 67 comments

As HTML5′s popularity continues to increase, we at Tuts+ and CodeCanyon would like to do our part in promoting and rewarding those who are on the cutting edge of what’s possible with HTML5, local storage, geolocation, SVG, and CSS3. Not only that, but we’re also, at the conclusion of this competition, launching a brand new category on our coding marketplace, CodeCanyon, specifically for HTML5 apps.

We have $7000 worth of prizes from some of the most respected companies in our industry, but the creators of the best items will also profit by selling their HTML apps on CodeCanyon. Authors: you have one month to prepare the coolest, cutting edge HTML5 app that you’re capable of. What prizes are we offering??

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How to Use CakePHP’s Access Control Lists

How to Use CakePHP’s Access Control Lists

Rafael Soto on Jul 29th 2010 with 17 comments

If you’re building a CMS, you’ll probably need different user roles—superusers, admins, users—with different permission levels. Too complicated to code? Enter CakePHP’s ACL (Access Control Lists). With the right setup, you’ll be checking user permissions with just one line.

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Incredible Services and Products

Incredible Services and Products

Jeffrey Way on Jul 28th 2010 with 24 comments

Okay, okay; this may be a thank you posting for the wonderful sponsors of our massive HTML5 competition, however, it’s important for me to note that I refused to accept sponsors of any product that I didn’t honestly feel was fantastic. What this means is that, as the editor of Nettuts+, I fully endorse each and every one of the following services and products, and, in fact, use many of them on a daily basis! That’s why I asked these companies to sponsor the competition!

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CSS: Noob to Ninja – The Complete Video Series
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CSS: Noob to Ninja – The Complete Video Series

Jeffrey Way on Jul 28th 2010 with 44 comments

This exclusive premium video series will take you from a state of absolute CSS “noobness,” all the way up to ninja-status, capable of taking advantage of the latest CSS3 techniques. The series begins with the basics: the syntax, properties, etc. However, each new video expands upon the previous, as you work your way up and improve your skills. In this final week, you’ll complete the series, as you gain access to Parts 8-12: five new episodes.

In these final video tutorials, you’ll learn about a variety of CSS3 techniques, how to use custom fonts, working with CSS frameworks, and how to extend CSS with applications like LESS. Don’t fall behind! Become a Premium member!

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Start Using HTML5 WebSockets Today

Start Using HTML5 WebSockets Today

Umar Hansa on Jul 28th 2010 with 33 comments

One of the cool new features of HTML5 is WebSockets, which let us talk to the server without using AJAX requests. In this tutorial, we’ll review the process of running a WebSocket server in PHP, and then building a client to send and receive messages to it over the WebSocket protocol.

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Behind the Scenes of Nettuts with Collis!

Behind the Scenes of Nettuts with Collis!

Collis Ta'eed on Jul 27th 2010 with 5 comments

Here at Envato we’re pretty famous for building a lot of successful blogs, like this one! We’ve done quite a few now, so last year I decided other people might find our techniques and systems useful. Today I’m really happy to announce my new book How to Build a Successful Blog Business which is a step by step guide to doing what we do, and it comes packed with case studies for our blogs including Nettuts!

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Quick Tip: 4 Ways to Auto-Refresh your Browser when Designing new Sites
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Quick Tip: 4 Ways to Auto-Refresh your Browser when Designing new Sites

Jeffrey Way on Jul 27th 2010 with 70 comments

You know the drill: make some edits to your document, click save, switch over to your browser, refresh it, and then observe the changes. Wouldn’t it be convenient if there was to auto-refresh your browser at a provided interval? That way, for instance, every three seconds, the browser will automatically refresh. Granted, this isn’t too practical for heavy websites, however, when you’re first beginning the design of a new website, it’s quite convenient! I’ll show you a couple of ways of achieving this.

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Magento for Designers: Part 6

Magento for Designers: Part 6

Siddharth on Jul 27th 2010 with 12 comments

Magento is a stunningly powerful e-commerce platform. In this miniseries, we’ll learn how to get started with the platform, get to know the terminologies, set up a store and all related aspects of it and finally learn how to customize it to make it our very own.

In this sixth part, we’ll be building one of the most reader requested feature: getting a featured product slider in the home page. Excited? Let’s get started!

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Quick Tip: Improve Site Performance in 3 Easy Steps
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Quick Tip: Improve Site Performance in 3 Easy Steps

Matthew Knighton on Jul 26th 2010 with 66 comments

We all know we should do it, but how many of us do? I’m talking about minifying JavaScript, CSS, and optimizing images to reduce load times. Today, I’ll show you three quick and easy methods that all of us should implement to improve our site’s performance.

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20 Steps to a Flexible and Secure WordPress Installation

20 Steps to a Flexible and Secure WordPress Installation

Karthik Viswanathan on Jul 26th 2010 with 41 comments

A comprehensive WordPress installation, albeit simple to produce, often requires multiple steps — many of which can easily be omitted accidentally. How many times have you forgotten to customize your permalink structure? How about adding in a sitemap plugin? What about changing your timezone? If you’ve installed WordPress more than once, chances are you’ve missed something. Take the following steps and you’ll never miss anything again.

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