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Sufyan bin Uzayr (40 Articles)

Sufyan bin Uzayr writes for multiple publications and has also authored a book named Sufism: A Brief History. His primary areas of interest include open source, mobile development, web CMS and vector art. He is also the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of an e-journal named Brave New World. You can visit his website or friend him on Facebook.
Firefox 22: Less Plugins, More Features!

Firefox 22: Less Plugins, More Features!

News / Web Design

A couple of days ago Mozilla released the latest version (22) of their popular web browser Firefox. This release comes in rather quick, as version 21 was released just six…

“To Mobile App” or “Not To Mobile App”

“To Mobile App” or “Not To Mobile App”

Web Design

In this age of mobiles, everyone is using a smartphone or tablet device. As a result, more and more developers are actively pursuing mobile app development. No matter which platform…

Happy Birthday WordPress – Ten Years Old Today!

Happy Birthday WordPress – Ten Years Old Today!

WordPress

It was in 2003 that the first version of WordPress came out. It did not have many things to brag about back then — there is not much a blogging…

End of an Era: Adobe Pulls the Plug on Fireworks

End of an Era: Adobe Pulls the Plug on Fireworks

Web Design

If you are a user of the popular UI design and prototyping tool Adobe Fireworks, this will greatly concern you: At the recent MAX conference, Adobe announced their next generation…

Drupal 8: With Symfony on-board, will it create wonders?

Drupal 8: With Symfony on-board, will it create wonders?

Web Design

Drupal 8 is in the works, and is scheduled for release towards the end of this year. So, what can you expect from the latest and possibly greatest version of?…

Taking A Look At The Future: Web IDEs and Online Coding Tools

Taking A Look At The Future: Web IDEs and Online Coding Tools

Web Design

In this short article, we shall be discussing web IDEs as a possible and viable alternative to offline IDEs. There was a time when web browsers were simple tools used…

Foundation 4 has just been released – Now taking a ‘Mobile First’ approach

Foundation 4 has just been released – Now taking a ‘Mobile First’ approach

News

With the increase in popularity of mobile devices, the need to create and develop mobile-friendly websites has also increased manifolds. Naturally, this has led to a surge in the development…

Browser Awareness Day: Encouraging Users to Upgrade Their Browsers

Browser Awareness Day: Encouraging Users to Upgrade Their Browsers

News

If you are a web developer, chances are that the most annoying part of your work is related to performing cross-browser compatibility checks. Plus, even if you are not into…

The Google Maps Santa Tracker

The Google Maps Santa Tracker

News

The whereabouts of good ol’ SantaClaus are always a matter of mystery and suspense, especially when it comes to Christmas time. After all, Saint Nick does not check in much…

WordPress 3.5 Released: What All Does it Offer?

WordPress 3.5 Released: What All Does it Offer?

WordPress

This week, WordPress 3.5 “Elvin” was released. This new version comes with certain tweaks and improvements, primarily focusing on user interface and experience. The most noteworthy change introduced in this…

Ghost – Bringing blogging back to WordPress

Ghost – Bringing blogging back to WordPress

Web Design

It is a well known fact that WordPress is the most popular CMS today, and it powers websites from different niche and genres. In fact, even though it once began…

Type Scan Alphabet: Amazing Creativity Using Scalpel and Paper

Type Scan Alphabet: Amazing Creativity Using Scalpel and Paper

Inspiration
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