30+ Useful Photoshop Custom Shapes
Found an awesome and varied collection of custom made Photoshop shapes for you to use in your designs. Click here to view the collection.
jQuery inline Form Validation
Found a nice article describing how to use jQuery and RegEx to validate form input fields on your webform.
Full-Sized Calendar in jQuery
Came across this nice little Calendar widget that you can plug into your web applications with jQuery. Check it out here.
Certification vs Graduation: The educational dilemma of the modern IT professional
Recently I was asked the following question by a colleague of mine in regards to IT education:
What do you think is better for someone in IT to have: A four-year degree from a college or university? Or, certification for their field of work?
The short answer: both, obviously. But what if one had to choose between the two? What then would be the best course of action?
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Surviving in the IT world in an economic recession
In today’s economy everyone is trying to find ways to supplement their income they receive from their regular job, or try to replace the income they’ve lost due to cut backs at their place of employment. For others, they may find themselves looking for a new gig altogether. Despite having the luxury of working in the field of IT, web developers and designers are not immune to the woes of an economy in decline.
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Regular Expression Library Website
I was researching for a regex expression to use for validating a particular input for time when I discovered this website, The Regex Library.
It has a plethora of expressions for validating practically any kind of string format you can think of. Even better, you can test the expression on the site itself! For those of you out there who aren’t RegExperts, you’ll find the information contained in this website a huge help when you want to validate or search for a particular string.
Know of a better website/resource on Regular Expressions for developers? Let us know!
The IT Contract from Hell
Had an interesting and amusing story under wraps here for some time from ITContractor.com. For those of you thinking of going the consulting/contract route, please read this as a cautionary tale. For those of you already there, you’ll find the article amusing, maybe even bring back a few memories of horrible managers, bad clients, and projects gone wrong from the get go.
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