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Internet Explorer 9 Beta: Reviewed and Benchmarked

Internet Explorer 9 Beta: Reviewed and Benchmarked

Carl Walker on Oct 4th 2010 with 99 comments

Microsoft is making some bold claims with the release of Internet Explorer 9 Beta. They explain that other browsers, unlike IE9 Beta, only use 10% of your PC's capabilities; they show how websites will be streamlined and work faster by taking advantage of your graphics processing unit (GPU), and how a range of new features will provide a richer experience when combined with Windows 7.

Today, we will be looking at what new features IE9 Beta has to offer, and how it performs when bench-marked against Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera.

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HTML5 for Web Designers: Book Review

HTML5 for Web Designers: Book Review

Andrew Burgess on Aug 20th 2010 with 44 comments

HTML5 is all the buzz right now: some people think you need to wait until it’s “complete” to use it, while others are pushing the envelope and using what the browsers are supporting right now. If you’re not following the HTML5 hype and aren’t familiar with what’s so exciting, today’s book review will give you a great source to turn to: “HTML5 for Web Designers.

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Digging into WordPress Review, and Free Copies!

Digging into WordPress Review, and Free Copies: Winners Announced!

Jeffrey Way on Dec 1st 2009 with 1,106 comments

A couple weeks ago, I received an email from Chris Coyier, of CSS-Tricks, containing a review copy of his recently released “Digging into WordPress” e-book. Expecting it to be more of a mini-book, I nonchalantly told him that I’d post a review that Friday; little did I know that this was a full-fledged book, packed full of knowledge.

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Review of jQuery Enlightenment

Review of jQuery Enlightenment – and Free Copies!

Jeffrey Way on Nov 13th 2009 with 1,060 comments

jQuery Enlightenment, by Cody Lindley, is a breath of fresh air when it comes to e-books. It’s written by a jQuery team member, each code snippet includes a link to JSBin for live previewing, and – most importantly – there’s no fluff. Ultimately, this means that you’ll learn faster, and more thoroughly.

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Book Review: Zend Framework 1.8 Web Application Development

Book Review: Zend Framework 1.8 Web Application Development

Fred Wu on Nov 6th 2009 with 19 comments

If you are looking into buying a book to learn about Zend Framework, chances are you are already set on using Zend Framework to build your next project. Today, we will be looking at Zend Framework 1.8 Web Application Development by Keith Pope, published by Packt Publishing.

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WordPress 2.7 Complete: Review

WordPress 2.7 Complete: Review

Jeffrey Way on Oct 16th 2009 with 27 comments

We’re rolling out a new sub-category on Nettuts+: reviews. Sporadically, when a new book or piece of software is released, either myself or one of our writers will write a review detailing the pros and cons.

A couple weeks ago, Packt Publishing sent me a copy of the recently released “WordPress 2.7 Complete.” Though the platform has already moved on to 2.8, I was still quite pleased with the final product.

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