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How to Build an RSS Reader with jQuery Mobile

How to Build an RSS Reader with jQuery Mobile

on Oct 17th 2011 with 147 comments

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!

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The Top 80+ Items and Authors from CodeCanyon in 2010

The Top 80+ Items and Authors from CodeCanyon in 2010

on Dec 31st 2010 with 11 comments

2010 was a stellar year for CodeCanyon! Don’t believe us? We’ll prove it in over 80 different ways!

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Simple Development with jQuery Mobile: Premium Video Series
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Simple Development with jQuery Mobile: Premium Video Series

on Dec 8th 2010 with 25 comments

I’ve created a new screencast course that I think you’re going to like! jQuery Mobile is a fantastic new framework that allows you to rapidly build mobile-optimized websites and applications using the web stack skills that you already have. In this 8-part video course, I’ll teach you exactly how to work with the framework.

Become a Premium member to read this tutorial, as well as hundreds of other advanced tutorials and screencasts. Alternatively, you can purchase the course on the Tuts+ marketplace.

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HTML5 Apps: What, Why, and How

HTML5 Apps: What, Why, and How

on Aug 11th 2010 with 42 comments

If you want to build web apps, you might want to think about using HTML5. HTML5 is the new hotness when it comes to app development, and it has the potential to change the way software is made and sold. It also activates the millions of people out there who know how to make web pages, and never thought their skill set could be used for something else. But before jumping into development, there are some things you should know about HTML5. In this tutorial, I’ll teach you the basics!

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This entry is part 13 of 14 in the HTML5 and You Session
Flexible, Mobile-First Layouts with CSS3

Flexible, Mobile-First Layouts with CSS3

on Jun 28th 2010 with 27 comments

Some experts are projecting mobile devices to become the dominant medium for web browsing within five years, overtaking browsing on desktop computers. Regardless of how accurate this projection turns out to be, it is clear that formatting websites for mobile-friendly viewing needs to become a staple of web design and development. There are many ways to accomplish this, of course. However, CSS3 provides a fairly rich toolset for mobile-friendly formatting, relying on the client’s browser capabilities instead of back-end templating.

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50 Helpful iPhone Apps for Web Designers and Developers

50 Helpful iPhone Apps for Web Designers and Developers

on Dec 1st 2009 with 76 comments

Nearing in on 100K (Apple approved) available apps as of this writing, the iPhone is the “do anything” device that’s ready and capable of near desktop computing in the palm of your hand with the convenience of fitting in your pocket. For web designers and developers, this means no more toting around a laptop just to take care of the small bits of our job. From work to play and everything in between, the iPhone probably has you covered. As the saying goes, “Yup, there’s an app for that”.

I’ve listed 50 iPhone apps for all you web designers and developers which covers everything from color scheme creators and font manuals to FTP and SSH clients. Also keep in mind there are many more of the same type of app.

For more iPhone apps, don’t forget to check out iPhone.AppStorm’s list of 100 Useful Free iPhone Apps.

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10 Tips for New iPhone WebApp Developers

10 Tips for New iPhone Developers

on Jul 1st 2009 with 61 comments

Making a webapp for the iPhone is a lot like making a normal web site, but with a few quirks to abide by. In this article, I’ll give you a wide variety of tips, covering things such as: “must-haves”, usability guidelines, testing/debugging, pitfalls, and performance issues. I hope you enjoy it!

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MoFuse

How to Create a Mobile Site with MoFuse

on Sep 1st 2008 with 40 comments

MoFuse is a service that lets you convert basically any site with a RSS feed, to a mobile site hosted by MoFuse. You can customize the design, setup your very own domain, and even add advertising to the mobile version of your site. This is a great option if you don’t feel comfortable hosting your mobile site yourself. And the best part is, MoFuse supports both traditional mobile phones, and the iPhone, which is really cool.

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Developing For The IPhone

Learn How To Develop For The iPhone

on Aug 18th 2008 with 100 comments

Today I’m going to show you how to build an alternate page and style sheet for the iPhone and iTouch. We will cover how to detect if the user is using an iPhone to view your page as well as the orientation of the device – whether it be landscape or portrait. To accomplish this we will be using javascript, and some Safari mobile specific CSS tags.

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