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AddThis Social Media Button

Author

Ethan Poole

Date

Sat 31 Jan 2009 at 17:31

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Integrating your website into the social bookmarking scene can help to increase your traffic and to build up more outside links to your website. The difficulty in doing this is that there are so many social bookmarking websites that it is nearly impossible to keep up with them. Granted, some websites are obviously more popular than others, but, if possible, you don't want to potentially exclude someone just because they use a smaller social bookmarking website. In comes AddThis, a service that provides you with a single button that han…
Ruby Becoming Lacklustre?

Author

Ethan Poole

Date

Thu 22 Jan 2009 at 21:12

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1 comment

In my 2009 prediction post, I predicted that Ruby on Rails would either "fade into obscurity or gain more attention". Basically, I think that Ruby on Rails has one year left to catch on in the programming community or it will slowly fade away. Paired with Ruby on Rails is the programming language Ruby, upon which Rails runs. Ruby was always a back-seat programming language until Ruby on Rails took the stage, which turned everyone's attention towards the rather small programming language. Now Ruby has a rather respectable place in the progra…
Amazing Catalogue of Web Design Inspiration

Author

Ethan Poole

Date

Wed 14 Jan 2009 at 18:19

Sometimes we all need some design inspiration by looking at websites that are stunningly beautiful. There are a few good collections of web design inspiration that I've come across, but my favourite is Patrick Haney's collection on Flickr. He has put together a collection of over 400 examples of captivating websites that is worth a look if you're facing designer's block. A lot of the websites are designed rather well on the inside (code-wise) as well. Check it out if you need some inspiration on that design project of yours.…
As Apple Enters the Mainstream...

Author

Ethan Poole

Date

Mon 12 Jan 2009 at 18:44

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1 comment

Over the past few years, Apple has continually been moving more and more into the mainstream consumer electronic scene. The introduction of the iPod turned Apple from an old, dying computer company into a hip, new electronics brand. Whilst the iPod has dominated the music-player market, the Mac has always held a back-seat position in the consumer computer market. However, this has changed in the past few years as Mac sales continually climb. It is no longer rare to see someone using a Mac (especially a Macbook). Apple is now a mainstream b…
What's in Store for Lowter in 2009

Author

Ethan Poole

Date

Sat 10 Jan 2009 at 13:32

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1 comment

Woot! As you may have noticed, Lowter has a new layout to start off the new year! Make sure to delete your browser's cache so that any cached CSS doesn't interfere with the new layout! We have a lot of great things planned for this year, but our main focus is to improve the content quality and frequency on Lowter. The new layout is the start of these improvements. We have a lot of work ahead of us, especially with the large amount of legacy content that desperately needs rewriting, but I think that we are off to a great start for reaching …