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All About Unicode, UTF8 & Character Sets

This is a story that dates back to the earliest days of computers. The story has a plot, well, sort of. It has competition and intrigue, as well as traversing oodles of countries and languages. There is conflict and resolution, and a happyish ending. But the main focus is the characters — 110,116 of them. By the end of the story, they will all find their own unique place in this world.

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JavaScript

Useful jQuery Functions For Your Projects

Every aspiring Web developer should know about the power of JavaScript and how it can be used to enhance the ways in which people see and interact with Web pages. Fortunately, to help you be more productive, Sam Deering can use the power of JavaScript libraries, and in this article he will take a good look at jQuery in action.

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HTML5

45 Free HTML5 And CSS3 Templates

The first thing web developers consider when they need to create an extremely stylish and trendy website is CSS3 and HTML5. This is because of the functionality and features they offer and why HTML5 and CSS3 are a major topic for web designers. Taking this into account, Jameel Khan thought to compile another fresh and cool collection of some professional HTML5 and CSS3 templates. So, here are 45 free, but fresh, templates that you can download.

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Tips & Tricks

The Power of Email Lists

Imagine if you had a sea of potential clients who were one click away from working with you. How would it impact your web design business? The secret is building email lists that you can turn to to build relationships and generate leads. There are many ways to grow and expand your freelance business and one of the most powerful is an email list. For little to no money, you can start a list, build your traffic, and gather more potential leads who will be pining to work with you.

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Tips & Tricks

Convert Your Traffic Into Loyal Readers

So, you’re a website owner with several thousands of visitors monthly. Quite possibly you have asked yourself how do I make my readers interact more on my website? The answer? It could be through the use of gamification. The essence of gamification is to convert a website’s still community into a lively carnival. You may have 100,000 visitors on your website every month, but do you have an active community?

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CSS

Understand the Power of Sass

Front end engineering has always remained a niche skill, even with the burgeoning array of techniques and technology available. Ranjith Kumar witnesses the launch of newer frameworks and tools for better web development, on a regular and fast track basis. But the core skills to build a solid career in front end engineering has always been the same – passion + HTML + CSS + JS + an unrelenting desire to learn!

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Design

Using WP Plugins and PHP Scripts

Creating a restaurant website can be very challenging for a developer because there is not a single product to sell or show and they have to promote the real feeling of the restaurant’s environment as well. Also, the responsiveness and flexibility of restaurant websites have become the most distinguishing factor in getting reservations, as customers tend to book only if the process hassle-free. Read on and discover the convenience WordPress plugins and PHP scripts can provide you in developing a professional-looking restaurant site.

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Design

Create a Minimal and Super Trendy Login in PS

In this tutorial Stelian Subotin is going to create a minimal login interface using Adobe Photoshop. With some simple techniques he will create a beautiful login interface. He will be using some variations of the color gray to help keep the interface as simple, elegant and minimal as possible.

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Usability

Building, Testing And Distributing Apps

In this article, Juhani Lehtimaki will explain parts of the application-building process and ecosystem for Android that could cause problems if misunderstood. He’ll talk about an approach to building a scalable app that looks and feels right at home on Android, and he’ll cover how to test it and your options for distributing it. The following topics would each need a full article to be explained, but this article should provide a good overview. After reading it, you should have a good understanding of what kinds of decisions and challenges you will face when creating an Android app.

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CSS

Mastering CSS Gradients in Under an Hour

Have you refrained from using CSS Gradients because either you didn’t understand them, or thought the browser support for them wasn’t good enough to consider using them in your projects? Well, it’s time to kill those 1px wide images, my friend. If you’re just curious about how to use CSS Gradients, this is the place for you. Rochester Oliveira will start with the basics of syntax to very advanced effects with lots of tips and examples. Remember, learning about CSS gradients is really important since browsers are getting better and better every day. Mobile browsers have good CSS3 support by default. So, let’s rock!

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