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Tom Cunningham the senior creative producerSpeed Up Your Site with Image Optimization
Image optimization is one of the easiest things you can do to reduce a web page’s response time, but it’s an often overlooked aspect of web development that should be given more consideration.
Continue Reading Tom Cunningham the senior creative producerQuick Tip: CSS Pseudo-elements
You’re probably familiar with CSS pseudo-elements, but have you ever thought about putting them to practical use? This quick tip will show you how you can do just that.
Continue Reading Tom Cunningham the senior creative producerMy Favorite OS X Menubar Apps
There are many things that I love about OS X, one of them being the menu bar and the tiny apps that you can run from it. Here are some of my favorite menu bar apps that either help me get stuff done or make everyday life a little better.
Continue Reading Tom Cunningham the senior creative producer7 Ways to Stay Productive
Lately, I’ve been trying to find ways to stay productive and eliminate as many distractions as possible. I’ve recently changed a few things about the way I work to see what works and what doesn’t.
Continue Reading Tom Cunningham the senior creative producerDeveloping Facebook Page Tabs with iFrames
Here at Paramore|Redd, we’ve been accustomed to creating our page tabs using Facebook Markup Language, or FBML. However, since FBML is currently in the process of being depreciated, we started creating our page tabs using iframes. Here’s how we do it.
Continue Reading Tom Cunningham the senior creative producerRedesigning TheGeneral.com
When The General approached us for help with a redesign, it had been five years since their website’s design was last updated. Five years is a long time on the web and the old site could benefit from a more modern look and feel. Needless to say, we were thrilled at the opportunity and were confident we could work with The General to build something worthy of their growing brand.
Continue Reading Tom Cunningham the senior creative producerStart Using HTML5 Today
Despite the fact that the HTML5 specification is incomplete, there is nothing keeping you from using HTML5 right now. It’s already well supported in most major browsers, so it’s up to you how far you’re willing to go. Here are a few ways you can start implementing HTML5 right now.
Continue Reading Tom Cunningham the senior creative producerBecoming More Efficient with TextMate
On the surface, TextMate may not look like much. The self-proclaimed “missing editor” for Mac OS X looks pretty simple, especially if you’re only familiar with WYSIWYG editors (such as Panic’s Coda or Adobe’s Dreamweaver) that might appear to be more robust. However, rest assured that TextMate is just as robust, if not more so, than many WYSIWYG editors.
Continue Reading Tom Cunningham the senior creative producerSome Thoughts on Internet Explorer 9
A couple of months ago, Microsoft gave developers an early look at the next major release of their web browser, Internet Explorer 9. It’s still pretty early in the development stage, so details are somewhat scarce at this point.
Continue Reading Tom Cunningham the senior creative producerWKRN Interviews Paramore About App Development
Our success in confronting application design/development challenges head on is paramount. You need your site to do this: (add unique specifications that off-the-shelf apps can’t/won’t do here). We have the kind of big brains it takes to get ‘em created, coded up and cooking with gas. Planning functional specifications for web apps, widgets and mobile requires thoughtfulness and thoroughness. We are both.
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