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07/31/2010 Scaling Big Time with Hadoop
How will your web application scale? When you reach millions of users, it’s likely you’ll need to rethink parts of your application’s architecture. In this article, Jack gives us a quick tour and demo of Apache’s Hadoop project, an open source framework for scalable distributed computing.
07/31/2010 Host PHP in the Cloud with Windows Azure
Windows Azure is Microsoft’s entry into the cloud computing space. In this quick overview, Maarten shows how to leverage this platform in PHP applications.
07/31/2010 Scheduling Tasks in WordPress: a Plugin Developer’s Guide
Raj takes a look at a lesser-known WordPress feature that’s of great potential use to plugin developers: the ability to schedule tasks for periodic execution without relying on operating system cron jobs.
07/31/2010 Cross-browser Development with SuperPreview
In the final article in our Expression Web series, Alex shows us the ins and outs of the SuperPreview feature, which lets you preview your site across many browser rendering engines right in the editor.
07/31/2010 WordPress in the Cloud with Amazon EC2 and the Microsoft Web
Platform
Thanks to some machine images provided by Microsoft and preloaded with the Web Platform Installer, firing up an EC2 instance running WordPress on a Windows server has never been easier. Bill walks us through it, step by step.
About Web Design
Designing a site is easy. However, designing a good site is a painstaking process with
a lot of error potential.
Having the right tools at your disposal would certainly give
the site designer a head start and using
Dreamweaver,
Fireworks & Flash MX (the industry standard) would contribute to a
functional and professionally constructed site.
The Macromedia suite includes
all of the following;
Dreamweaver,
Fireworks,
Captivate
ColdFusion
Contribute
DreamWeaver
Flash MX 2004
Flash MX Professional
2004
Studio MX
2004
Studio MX
2004 with Flash Professional
A good web design will offer the visitor a logical, easy to
understand & interesting flow whilst leading them through
the site.
Web Design Tips
-- Navigation should be clear and
consistent throughout all pages on the website -- A
Privacy Link
should be included to give your visitors the assurance that
they won't be spammed by having their information sold or
passed on -- Text links should be kept in blue
-- Use lots of White Space -- Avoid the use of
Animation or Flashing Objects -- SEO -
the site's design should provide for search engine
optimisation which is essential if it is to attract visitors
via search engines. Getting close to the top of search
engines is not a task for the faint of heart
-- The speed that your page/s load is vital - should
it take longer than 8secs to load, the chances are your
visitor won't have waited to view it
-- A Site Map offers your visitors a 'road map' to
follow whilst on your site. Search engines also love Site
Maps which will improve your site's rankings with them
-- Avoid designing your site with Frames. They are
confusing for visitors, designers & search engines don't
index them properly
-- Use CSS to ensure consistency in terms of look &
feel
-- The site should be design to accommodate all browsers
& screen resolutions
-- The site should be about the vistor ('me') & not so
much about the company ('you')
Designing & Building a Website
, Fireworks & Flash MX
(the industry standard) would contribute to a functional and professionally constructed site.