HOWTO: Styling AJAX-loaded content in jQuery Mobile

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Dave Ferguson’s Blog: jQuery Mobile; styling loaded content

With today’s dynamic systems getting them to load properly is always a challenge. Especially if you have content loaded via Ajax after the initial load. This can be the hardest part. Even more so, things like jQuery Mobile make it even harder. This is because jQuery Mobile rewrites the html that is initially loaded to be styled and work properly.

So, lets take a basic example and figure out how to style some ajax loaded content.

Want to really Repair Permissions on your Mac? Try this.

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Want to really Repair Permissions on your Mac? Try this. | TechBlog | a Chron.com blog

Did you know that, in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, there’s a second, hidden version of the Repair Permissions feature that may be more effective at solving some problems than the better-known one?

It saved my bacon today, and it might be able to solve nagging Home folder problems for you, too. Read on.

Use the jQuery Mobile API for fine-grained custom control

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Use the jQuery Mobile API for fine-grained custom control

The jQuery Mobile framework is a quick and easy way to create mobile websites. However, you might not know that the framework has a decent API that you can use to extend the basic functionality. This article provides an overview of some of the most useful features in the API and gives you working code examples throughout.

Online Tools To Check Cross-Browser Compatibility Issues

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Online Tools To Check Cross-Browser Compatibility Issues | 39Articles

With today’s modern web it’s not uncommon for many visitors to be using a different browser. The options seem almost unlimited with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari, and of course Internet Explorer. There are also many lesser-known browsers and 3rd party software for Mac and Linux Operating Systems.

When it comes to designing websites you must take these specs into consideration. The best developers from around the world hold their websites to the highest standards. Even the professionals are utilizing software and hacks for cross-browser compatibility.

I’ve included a few examples and links below. These are very helpful tools to analyze and critique your websites in many browsing environments. Modern web designers actually have more convenient tools than ever before related to manipulating and testing browser support.

No, You Can’t Pick My Brain. It Costs Too Much

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No, You Can’t Pick My Brain. It Costs Too Much – Forbes

I love giving advice. I write blogs, articles and a newsletter. I host a radio show. I tweet, Facebook and share nuggets of advice almost daily. So what is it in all of that, that would make anyone think they can still have the right to “pick my brain”?

I can’t tell you how flattering it is to be approached by representatives from major companies seeking my wisdom and advice. It shows they are listening, and like what I have to say.

But often I find the road ends when they are just on a fact finding mission. That mission is to pick my brain to gather as much free intel and knowledge they need to make their jobs easier.

Not gonna happen, sorry. My brain costs money to maintain. There’s training, classes to attend, reading (I have to buy books), gaining certifications, costs of memberships so I can network, attending conferences and mastering my skills that all cost me money.

(Read the full article)

11 Things every Software Developer should be doing in 2012

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11 Things every Software Developer should be doing in 2012. – Michael Crump

2011 is winding down and 2012 is upon us. Have you set any goals for 2012 both professionally/personally? Regardless of the answer, I’m sure one or two of the items listed below can help. I usually don’t blog many opinion posts, due to the fact that I like to keep my blog technical. This post is an exception.

11 Things every Software Developer should be doing in 2012… (read complete article)

5 Tricks from a LinkedIn Jedi

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5 Tricks from a LinkedIn Jedi | Inc.com

David Gowel has made many career transitions: from civilian to military, from military to academic, and finally from academic to entrepreneurship. Along the way, Gowel used LinkedIn to achieve each step; an experience, he says, that has made him into an expert on how to use LinkedIn to become a master networker.

He even wrote a book to prove it. The Power in a Link: Open Doors, Close Deals, and Change the way you Do Business Using LinkedIn, (Wiley, December 2011) is a 159-page opus on becoming a master social networker. Gowel, a West Point graduate who served as a platoon leader in Iraq and has taught leadership classes at MIT, says CEOs and entrepreneurs are generally pretty bad at using LinkedIn. He says they use it as a business card or résumé service when they really should be using it to mine for new clients, new connections, and new employees.

“LinkedIn has very slowly evolved into an incredible force for social business intelligence that is readily available if you know how to use it,” says Gowel, who was once described as a LinkedIn Jedi. “That’s why we don’t think [entrepreneurs] are generally using it as well as they could. When used properly, LinkedIn is very much disrupting other ways we’ve done [networking]. You can reduce the time you spend in those other activities and be much more focused on making connections if you are high-quality and ethical.”

In January 2010, Gowel and his co-founder Mark Rockefeller started RockTech, a Boston-based software company that has built online tools for CEOs, entrepreneurs, sales professionals and job seekers to help leverage their LinkedIn accounts. Their main product, TAP for LinkedIn ($29/year) ties directly into a LinkedIn profile and guides its user through the recommended settings and strategies. According to Gowel, it’s easier than reading a book, and cheaper than online tutorials.

Inc.com decided to tap Gowel’s LinkedIn expertise and his new book for some of its networking inspiration. Here’s five key takeaways… (read full article).

How To Use LinkedIn As A CRM Tool

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How To Use LinkedIn As A CRM Tool

When it comes to a company’s social media strategy, it’s easy to get wrapped up in Facebook and Twitter. That’s where most of the people are, after all.

But for a more professional edge, LinkedIn is another excellent tool you and your company can use to reach out to current and potential customers.

We spoke to a LinkedIn insider for some tips on how to turn the social network into a handy CRM tool.

Here’s the best stuff…

HOWTO: jsRender, JSON APIs, and jQuery Mobile

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jsRender, JSON APIs, and jQuery Mobile | Roughly Brilliant Digital Studios

Want to create dynamically pages on the fly? Want to use jsRender? Want to do it without overwhelming the browser? Here’s how….

jsRender is now the stated direction for templating by the jQuery team (as of Oct 2011). It is very powerful and picks up where jQuery Templates left off. Be sure to check out the many jsRender examples ranging from simple (like this one) to more complex implementations.

Don’t Fall Into The Made-For-SEO Website Trap

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Don’t Fall Into The Made-For-SEO Website Trap

There are many things that categorize a Made for SEO website. Large scale sites are prone to fall into this trap, because their scale often has them already competing for a large number of search terms across their many pages.

Some of the biggest factors that mark a Made-for -SEO Site are:

1. Thin slicing on search phrases – i.e. pages on the site which are not
   very distinct from each other, but which were created so they could each
   compete for minor variations of similar search phrases. Many large
   sites have this problem.
2. …