Jan
25

15 Web Design Trends To Watch Out For In 2012

By Jake Rocheleau Web Design
So far the year 2011 has brought upon some amazing changes in design and Internet technology. Web development has become a much smoother subject to jump into learning, not to mention the countless open source libraries useful in streamlining the process. And yet it seems the global design community is far from throwing in the towel.

Jan
25

Modern Principles in Web Development

By Rich Manalang, Developer Advocate, About Developer, On January 18, 2012
I’ve been kickstarting a bunch of small web apps lately. It seems like every time I start a new project, theres’s always something new that causes me to adjust my development principles. I thought it might be good to take a snapshot of what’s “in” today. I like to think of web development phases starting from idea to delivery… all of it backed by strong principles of how to build great apps.

Jan
24

Top 5 Desktop Databases

Article from About.com

Here is a guide for choosing amongst most popular desktop database software from About.com. I bumped into it whyle seeking for the ways to choose the database software a few weeks ago (this text is written January 2012). I placed it on my website because it could still be usefull as a clue, but also  to show how outdated information can confuse readers. You will still run into this article if you search for a good database system for your company, but the information inside is out-dated for years. For example, it is mentioning FileMaker Pro at the version 5.5, while the current version is 11 and way advanced compared to the version discussed in this article.

Jan
24

Choosing a Database for Your Organization

Article from About.com

Oracle, SQL Server, Microsoft Access, MySQL, DB2, Paradox. There are quite a variety of database products on the market today, making the selection of a platform for your organization’s infrastructure a daunting project.

Define Your Requirements

Database management systems (or DBMSs) can be divided into two categories – desktop databases and server databases. Generally speaking, desktop databases are oriented toward single-user applications and reside on standard personal computers (hence the term desktop).