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grandslam reviewed HTML5: Up and Running. May 15, 2011

HTML5, Know "why" and "how" right now!

Normally, I would jump straight to the code section and pass off the rest as fluff. I'm a meat and potatoes man! Just gimme the code and I'm good to go. But as I started to peruse the intro I … more

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duffbert reviewed HTML5: Up and Running. August 31, 2010

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A lot of practical information packed into 200 pages...

As part of my education on HTML5, I ended up with a review copy of Mark Pilgrim's book HTML5: Up and Running. Like many O'Reilly books I own, this will be one of the books I end up going back … more

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MysticCowboy reviewed Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog. July 04, 2010

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By a Wordpress developer for Wordpress developers

It always helps when evaluating a book to understand who it was written for. This book is written for reasonably experienced web designers, those who actually understand the what web code does and how … more

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MysticCowboy reviewed WordPress In Depth. June 17, 2010

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Take Wordpress to the next level

WordPress is extremely popular for good reason. It offers the best combination of features and power with ease of use. Blogger is simpler to use but it's easy to want more than it can give. Other content … more

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KarenTiede reviewed WordPress In Depth. May 21, 2010

Good book, wrong title

WordPress, yes. In depth, not at my end of the pool. Sidebar--I don't own any of Que's books besides this one (I think). I find the page layout distracting--what's the value of … more

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CharlesAshbacher reviewed Forms that Work: Designing Web Forms .... April 20, 2010

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Forms that Work: Designing Web Forms for Usability

Every present and future form designer can learn from it

Even the most veteran of form designers can learn from this book, on both the macro and micro levels. While few of the design suggestions are at the macro level, the fact that reading through the examples … more

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pcunix reviewed The Art of SEO: Mastering Search Engi.... November 17, 2009

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Comprehensive Guide

I am one who has been very outspoken about the more shady SEO practitioners and about the ridiculously overprices "courses" that are heavily promoted on the Internet. SEO has acquired some of the taint … more

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Valsviews reviewed Webmaster In A Nutshell. July 20, 2009

YES, ANYBODY CAN BE A WEBMASTER!

Many people have, and still often ask me about the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web. And consistently, my favorite answer to the question has always been to define both; so that … more

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MysticCowboy reviewed Front End Drupal: Designing, Theming,.... May 19, 2009

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Front End Drupal: Designing, Theming, Scripting

Useful addition to a Drupal library

The first two reviewers covered the details of the book in great detail so I'll offer a shorter summary. This is a good addition to a Drupal library. It will help you include some of the bells and whistles … more

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Arrakiv reviewed Joomla. February 28, 2009

Joomla Makes Web Development Easy/Extensible. Sort of.

Joomla has been my Content Management System (CMS) of choice for about two, two and a half years now. I've used it from everything from creating my blog and portfolio site, to building online communities, … more

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