jQuery Mobile by Jon Reid

I read this book on a 2 hour flight from Providence to Chicago. It’s full of practical examples and in depth tutorials on how to use jQuery Mobile. If you need to a good resource pick this book up. One small negative, I felt, was that Reid didn’t get into advanced applications but that’s ok because he still builds a great foundation.

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Creative Bloq: 20 amazing FREE WordPress themes for designers

I wrote an article for Creative Bloq called “20 amazing FREE WordPress themes for designers” which showcases 20 great free WordPress Themes. My main point of the article was that these themes don’t have to used only as themes but can be torn apart and used a learning foundation.

20 amazing FREE WordPress themes for designers by Jesse Friedman

I need a list of designers and artists

I have a really great idea for a book which I can’t share at the moment but will shortly.

In the meantime I need your help. I need a list of your favorite:

    • Artists
    • Graphic Artists
    • UX Designers
    • Creative Directors
    • Web Designers
    • App Designers
    • Design Educators (professor)
    • Photographers

    Please comment here with your favorites and if possible why. I’m going to commission work from all of them for what I think is a great idea so please comment with as many names as possible. I need over 100.

    Thanks!

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    How to Make a Great Cheeseburger

    Everyone can grill up some meat and call it a burger. You might even know how to make a good burger. It’s “rare” to find someone who actually knows how to make a Great burger. Most restaurants fail at this task.

    I’m not a chef or a grill master but if there is one thing I know how to cook it’s a Great burger. Follow the tutorial and make sure to catch the bolded notes. If you have anything to add please comment below.
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    WP Mobile Detect

    WP Mobile Detect can be downloaded here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mobile-detect/

    After WordCamp Boston I decided to create this plugin. The next day I had a Beta Test which went really well.

    I will continue to update this page as time goes on. If you have any questions about the plugin or requests for future releases feel free to ask them here.

    Creating a Dropdown Custom Meta Field in WordPress

    Here’s a helpful snippet. Let’s say you want to add a State dropdown as a custom meta field on a post, page or custom post type. It can be kind of a pain but if you add the names and values as key value pairs you can loop through the array and output the HTML pretty easily.

    First get the value of _cpt_state (if it has one) and assign it to $state

    if ( ! $state = get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_cpt_state', true ) ) $state = '';

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    Responsive WordPress Theming at WordCamp Boston 2012

    I’m really glad everyone enjoyed the talk. Here’s the link to my presentation on Slideshare.

    http://www.slideshare.net/professor44/responsive-wordpress-theming-wordcamp-boston-2012

    Remember you can buy my book here:

    http://wdgwp.com/onamazon

    In the next few weeks I’ll have a beta plugin done so we can all benefit from the shortcodes and functions in our themes. Check back for updates

    You can also see the PHP Mobile Detect Class here: http://code.google.com/p/php-mobile-detect/

    WP Mobile Detect Test

    All of the statements below are dictated by shortcodes. Try viewing this post on your Desktop/Laptop, Phone and or Tablet.

    If you have any problems with the content please comment on this post.

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