The Battle of Freelance Stability vs. Growth
Finding consistent work can be a challenge for freelancers and small agencies. There’s often a feast-or-famine cycle. Either we’re overloaded with projects or are sitting idly, waiting for something to…
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How to show progress bar and percentage value in a compact space?
I need to develop a kind of information dashboard, with a sizable number of widgets like this, to show progress on a bunch of things:
I need to show the percentage value and the percentage complete, which I’m representing here as partia…
What is the best default search order – on a within-site product search?
Sites tend to use ‘most relevant’ (however that’s defined !) as the default search order.
Is this the best default from a users’ point of view – or would another option, like Price (Low>High) be better ?
Using a select for navigation instead of tabs?
Is a select box appropriate to control navigation on a page? For user profiles, I’m considering putting a select box in the header to change views, so a user can select from ‘About’, ‘Calendar’, ‘Contact’ etc. The other option would be to …
How to Connect WordPress to Cloud Storage Services
We take a look at the use cases for hooking your WordPress site up to the cloud, and introduce you to some plugins that will help you.
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Filled tabs design in Android
I need to make a tab section in my app, it will only have two tabs.
Exploring several solutions from other applications, I came with this (among others):
However, it seems to be more of an iOS design, would you discourage this type of t…
Don’t Shortchange Yourself When Inheriting a Website
Inheriting a website can be overwhelming, but don’t shortchange yourself by not taking full ownership. Learn how to assess, plan, and execute to make it your own.
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Changing a navbar to show ‘contact us’ only on scroll
My navbar changes on scroll – hiding all links and just showing our contact details.
Docked:
On scroll:
Is this a good idea? Bad idea?
The objective is to drive phone calls and contact form submissions, but will this create a poor …
reference requests on usability of scientific software libraries
I’m writing an academic paper now describing a software library that I’m developing for modeling the flow of glaciers and ice sheets.
One of the points that I’d like to make in this paper is that we in the computational physics community n…
20+ Best Free Personal Portfolio WordPress Themes for Creatives in 2025
Show off your creative work with these free portfolio WordPress themes. Choose from customizable templates, elegant typography, and eye-catching galleries.
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