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Jeffrey Way

I'm the editor of Nettuts+, and help out on the Envato marketplaces.. I also (very infrequently) blog on my personal site. Feel free to check that out as well...if you're bored. Follow us on Twitter, and subscribe to the official Nettuts+ YouTube page if you want to live.

How to Inject Custom HTML and CSS into an iframe
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How to Inject Custom HTML and CSS into an iframe

Ever been to a site like JSBin, where you can write HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and then see the results in a panel to the right? An iframe is how we can accomplish this task. In today’s quick tip, I’ll show you how to inject HTML and CSS into an iframe.

Quick Tip: The Awesome Details Element

Quick Tip: The Awesome Details Element

One of my favorite new HTML5 tags, which has only recently been integrated into Chrome (as of version 12), is the details element. I’ll show you to use it in today’s quick tip.

An Update on Nettuts+ Prefixr

An Update on Nettuts+ Prefixr

Many of you might be aware that we recently launched a helpful web service, called Nettuts+ Prefixr. Thankfully, the tool has come a long way since the initial launch, as I’ve squashed countless bugs, and added some neat new features. I’d like to give you a quick rundown on the current state of the tool, as well as how to use it.

Quick Tip: How to Work with GitHub and Multiple Accounts
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Quick Tip: How to Work with GitHub and Multiple Accounts

So you have a personal GitHub account; everything is working perfectly. But then, you get a new job, and now need to have the ability to push and pull to multiple accounts. How do you do that? I’ll show you how!

Quick Tip: How to Keep the Count with CSS
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Quick Tip: How to Keep the Count with CSS

Did you know that, with CSS, you can create a counter? This can be especially useful for instances where the count is purely needed for presentational purposes. I’ll show you how to use counter-increment in this useful quick tip.

Are TextMate and Coda Yesterday’s Editors?

Are TextMate and Coda Yesterday’s Editors?

Based on the title alone, many of you might cry, “blasphemy.” TextMate particularly has been a cornerstone for Mac-based web developers for years and years. However, things change, and, recently, better editors, like Sublime Text 2, have surfaced. With TextMate 2 and Coda 2 on the near horizon, can they compete, or are they too late to the next inning? The editor wars have begun.

The Magic of WordPress Custom Post Types: New on Premium
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The Magic of WordPress Custom Post Types: New on Premium

In this in depth Premium video tutorial, I’ll teach you how to use custom post types, taxonomies, and meta boxes to extend your WordPress application into CMS-like territory.

Become a Premium member to read this tutorial/screencast, as well as hundreds of other advanced tutorials and screencasts from the Tuts+ network.

How to Build an RSS Reader with jQuery Mobile

How to Build an RSS Reader with jQuery Mobile

Twice a month, we revisit some of our readers’ favorite posts from through out the history of Nettuts+. This tutorial was first published in October 2010.

Today, we’ll dive into jQuery Mobile, which, at the time of this writing, is in a RC1 state. We’ll build a simple Tuts+ RSS reader, using PHP and jQuery Mobile. When we’re finished, you’ll have the ability to add this simple project to your iPhone or Android phone with the click of a button, as well as the skills to build your own custom mobile web apps!

Do You Suffer From the Dunning-Kruger Effect?

Do You Suffer From the Dunning-Kruger Effect?

Charles Darwin once noted, “Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.” We all know the modern man to whom Darwin refers: the unemployed “musician” who must inform all new acquaintences that he is, in fact, a musician (multiple times). The XHTML and jQuery “expert,” who uses XHTML as a selling point.

And if you don’t know this guy, maybe you are him!

The Intro to Rails Screencast I Wish I Had
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The Intro to Rails Screencast I Wish I Had

Isn’t it funny how most “introduction to Ruby on Rails” screencasts are overly simplistic, and rely on generators like scaffolding? The teacher typically follows up the tutorial by stating that most Rails developer don’t use scaffolding generators. Well that’s not much help then! I’d like to give you the tutorial I wish I had. Along the way, we’ll also rely heavily on test-driven development to build a simple app.

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