There are quite a few great little tricks and tips one could use on their Django projects that would speed up development and save many headaches in the long run. From basic to obscure, these tips can help any skill-level of programmer become more adept with Django and all it’s glory.
Archive for September, 2008
Adding to Our Leopard Desktop with jQuery
Sep 30th in Javascript & AJAX by HarleyLast Week I got you all to create a neat looking Dashboard/Desktop. You guys are gonna totally FLIP when you hear what’s in this jam packed tutorial! More focus on the Dashboard (I swear it’s cooler than it sounds, and requires a lot of code), and I’ll even go into how to create a stack (seperate from the dock, sorry jqDock doesn’t like nestled <ul>s), and some extra little bits to make it all click.
Best of the TUTS Sites - September
Sep 29th in Web Roundups by SkellieWith four TUTS sites already established (and a fifth, and more, on the cards) it can be tricky to keep track of them all. In this post we take a look back on September so far and highlight the best content from AUDIOTUTS, VECTORTUTS and PSDTUTS. Enjoy!
Ruby on Rails from Scratch Week 3
Sep 26th in Ruby by Connor ZwickWelcome to Ruby on Rails From Scratch Week 3! This week, we’ll focus on specific things that you need to know about the framework. For example, we’re going to talk about manipulating the structure of the project in two ways (rendering & redirecting). We’ll also talk about how you add links in rails, and how to comment code. Let’s get started already!
Building a Custom Lifestream Website with Sweetcron
Sep 25th in Site Builds by Chris CoyierSweetcron is “The Automated Lifestream Blog Software”. It is still in public beta, but is already a very nice blog software package. The beauty of Sweetcron is that new posts are created automatically from your activity elsewhere on the web. New photos on Flickr? Tweets on Twitter? Thumbs up on StumbleUpon? Blog posts on Tumblr? Add them all to your Sweetcron-powered site and they will appear on your site in minutes.
Using the Wonderful jFlow Plugin
Sep 24th in Screencasts by Jeffrey WayIt seems that the obsession of the web design industry right now is the ability to create a “featured section”. While it once may have required a great deal of skill, that is no longer the case. In this screencast, I’ll show you how to easily create a scrollable featured section using one of Theme Forest’s popular themes as a reference. Let’s get into it!
10 Essential Principles of the Javascript Masters
Sep 22nd in Javascript & AJAX by Glen StansberryJavaScript is one of the most widely used languages in web development. It’s simple, yet very powerful, and the number of ways that it can be used are almost limitless. That’s why it’s so important to gather advice from those who have gone before you. Here are 10 tips from well-respected web developers within the JavaScript community.
ThemeForest Updates - TechCrunch, Competition, WordPress Book + Stats!
Sep 22nd in News by Collis Ta'eedIt’s been three weeks since we launched ThemeForest our marketplace for Web Templates & WordPress Themes and a lot has happened! Since NETTUTS is sort of the unofficial blog of ThemeForest, I thought I’d write up some updates here.
6 Easy Ways to Improve Your HTML Emails
Sep 22nd in HTML & CSS by Bob RiccaLike many other web designers, I thrive on coding beautiful yet flexible web pages that display virtually identical in every web browser. Unfortunately, designing email newsletters sends you back ten years. Deprecated tags, tables, inline styling, oh my! In this article, I’ll list six methods that will immediately improve your email layouts.
Leopard Desktop with jQuery using jqDock
Sep 19th in Javascript & AJAX by HarleyjQuery adds a whole lot of cool functionality to your websites. It can do a range of things, from animation to AJAX. It’s usually frowned upon to rely heavily on jQuery to design your sites, but it’s fun to go wild every now and then. In this tutorial I’ll teach you how to use jQuery to create a completely coded Dashboard, just like Leopard! This can be handy in hiding a whole lot of gadgets or widgets you don’t have space for!






