Today I read an article on Mashable called 11 Outstanding Online Resources for Web Developers. #4 on the list being devshed.com, which I have to agree is a pretty useful website resource. But one thing that strikes me as odd is how ugly this site is, it feels like a site stuck in 2001.

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I have recently become more interested in Google Analytics over the past few years. I think its a combination of the improvements/availability of better features within Google Analytics coupled with my curiosity of trying to figure out how to drive more conversions/goals on a website. Specially where I work, we manage 3 ecommerce websites – so the data that we receive through Analytics is really interesting.

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Recently at work I finally had the opportunity to try out Google Website Optimizer, which is an A/B and Multivariate testing tool. We wanted to test different creatives on a landing page to see which performed better. Before trying out the tool, I picked up a copy of Landing Page Optimization: The Definitive Guide to Testing and Tuning for Conversions, which gives a great overview of how to setup and manage testing and optimization.
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After 2 months of hard-work, we just launched the new and much improved HMSDesign.com. The client being a design/packaging agency provided the design and I built a fully functional CMS backend and front-end with jQuery to allow the client to update their website without the need for a Web Designer/Developer.

Take a look when you get a chance, Im very happy.

For anyone looking for a nice and easy way to create an iPhone redirection script, check out this tutorial. I found this site because I was looking for a nice .htpasswd generator to setup a username/password list for a site directory that I setup. This site has a lot of nice tools and is definitely a bookmark of mine now.

This tutorial has come out of necessity for a homepage featured product slider, I had tried quite a few different tutorials but never achieved what I was looking for. Magento is a great open-source ecommerce package, but Im a little surprised that featured products isn’t a feature built-in. Hopefully this tutorial will help. Help support open source!
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I feel like I have been waiting for support for @font-face for years now. How many times have you had to make an image because a client wanted a specific type-face or have you had to limit your sites to Arial, Georgia, Verdana, and Times New Roman. Suffer no longer!

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I’m going to try something new, Screencasts! I have found Screen casts are a great way to train clients and its also a great way to share knowledge of things I have learned. This is my first screencast, so please bear with me!

I recently stumbled across YSlow and have been impressed ever since, check out the video or
Get YSlow for Firebug now.