Archive for the ‘Web Development’ Category

boutrosabichedid.com – New and Improved

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Boutros AbiChedid. Coder. Designer.

This is a short post to announce (and advertise) my latest work: I recently redesigned my professional portfolio Website boutrosabichedid.com. Feel free to take a look at my Old Website for comparison. The improvement is HUGE!

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Why Drupal Might Be a Better Choice Than WordPress

Drupal Versus WordPress - Boutros AbiChedid.

Are you planning to start a new blog or launch a website? Want to know the key differences between Drupal and WordPress? Both are excellent CMS and operate as free open-source format platforms. There are many different CMS and Blogging platforms out there to choose from. Some of the more popular platforms include Joomla, CMS Made Simple, Magento, and PrestaShop. Continue Reading »

10 Excellent Web Design Tips to Maximize your SEO

There are numerous ways that a Web developer can make the page a little more SEO friendly. If you are the Webmaster and Web developer, you will be able to add the SEO elements to your page and fill them out at the same time. This will make optimizing your pages a little easier and quicker. Continue Reading »

Twitter´s Bootstrap – Arguably the Most Comprehensive Framework for Responsive Web Development

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They say 2013 is the year of Responsive Web Design, the year when responsiveness will come into its own. Actually, the field of web design and development is already going through a responsiveness induced revolution of sorts.

Let´s face it, we as designers and developers simply cannot keep up with all the new resolutions and devices entering the market at a rapid clip. Continue Reading »

Top 5 Mobile Website Building Tools

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Website building tools for Mobile devices.

Using the Internet on mobile handheld devices is a rather convenient option for users. Considering such convenience, entrepreneurs and SME owners initiated a dazzling idea of mobile Websites. The launch of mobile Websites originated a marketing oriented trend that received increased user engagement and hit a never touched market segment. In this post, we will review the top 5 mobile Website building tools to consider. Continue Reading »

Top 5 Cheat-Sheet Directories for Developers and Designers

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For developers and designers, cheat sheets offer essential help in providing quick reference guide. In my previous post, I listed 37 must-have cheat sheets for Web developers and Web designers. Nonetheless, I left out many more cheat sheets for other Web programming, scripting and markup languages, and for different frameworks and Web technologies, that is impossible to list. Continue Reading »

37 Must-Have Cheat Sheets and Quick References for Web Developers and Designers

A Cheat Sheet, also known as a crib sheet or quick reference guide, is a concise set of notes used for quick reference. It is a document containing summarized information used for quick reference. Most Web developers and Web designers know that cheat sheets are extremely useful, where you can use them for quick reference and easy learning. Continue Reading »

DoFollow Versus NoFollow What to Choose for Your Website?

DoFollow versus NoFollow.

DoFollow and NoFollow are important factors for SEO that influence the ranking of a particular Website in search engines. DoFollow is a term that does not exist. It is a term given to Websites that are not using the rel=“nofollow” attribute in links. nofollow is a value that can be assigned to the rel attribute of the HTML link to instruct some search engines not to pass on any influence to an outbound link. Continue Reading »

Top 8 Free Cross-Browser Testing Tools and Services

This post is for Web developers and designers who struggle with testing their Websites across multiple browsers and platforms. A Website might render differently in different browsers and platforms and even in different versions of the same browser. Cross-browser refers to the ability of a Website or Web application to support all Web browsers in all platforms. Continue Reading »

3 Focused Apps for the Distracted Blogger

As any blogger will tell you, blogging is no simple task. There are so many aspects of maintaining a successful blog that go unnoticed and unmentioned for the most part. In many ways, maintaining a truly successful and active blog requires the same commitment that a second job would. Successful blogging demands constant attention. Bloggers have to update their blog regularly with new material, respond to comments and correspondences each day, maintain the workability of their blog, find new avenues for inspiration, and much more. Continue Reading »