Hi,
I just wanted to announced that I released my new beginners web design course. The course targets total beginners … you will learn:
– HTML
– CSS
– Basic page layout with CSS
… and much more!
You can learn more about it, and check out the free sample videos here:
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
killerSites.com
As some of you may know, buried deep in the KillerSites Video Library, are dozens of videos and mini courses that teach all kinds of cool things like:
– Creating a Tag Cloud with PHP
– Form Validation with PHP & JavaScript
– Build a PHP Login with OOP and MVC
– CSS List & Navigation
… And there are more.
Hi,
There once was a time (6 months ago) where updating WordPress was a real pain in the butt. Fortunately for us lazy nerds, those days are past us!
WordPress 3.5 Upgrade is Flawless!
We just upgraded a few of our WordPress based blogs (as you should!) and the one click upgrade worked for the for time for us. And in fact, it worked on many sites. So my congrats to the WP nerds for finally getting this right.
🙂
PS: If you are interested, we have a video course on how to create WordPress themes with Dreamweaver CS6.
Stefan Mischook
killerSites.com
Hi,
One of my goals in project ‘simplify’, was to not only make the KillerVideoStore simpler to use … but also smarter.
What is a smart e-commerce website?
For me, it is a combination of things that the store does:
Creating a store ‘smart’, is much more about making it simple and useable … rather than trying to add all kinds of fancy whiz-bang technology to it. But technology is part of the equation as well.
HTML 5 is the hot technology these days because it does what we web designers and programmers always wanted HTML to do. Among other things:
There is a lot more to HTML 5 than the few things I listed above (of course) … and so we are starting a new series of beginners articles on HTML 5 that get right to the point.
You can check them out on how-to-build-websites.com
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
killerSites.com
Hi,
We have been on a mission recently here at KillerSites.com – a mission to simplify. I’ve even given the mission a name:
Project Simplify!
… Yes, very original.
Anyone with any design experience (and programming experience) can tell you that simplifying is a hard thing to do. It takes a lot of experience to be able to strip away the non-essential elements from a web page while still keeping it functional. As I stated in a previous blog post, web design is more like sculpting and less like painting; you want to strip away from the page to reveal the final product … rather than add to it.
Dreamweaver vs WordPress?
What is the difference between WordPress and Dreamweaver? …This is a question that is popping up a lot … so I figure I should answer it.
First of all, though they look the same from the non-nerd’s perspective, they are in fact very different from each other:
Dreamweaver is a web design program that you install on YOUR computer. WordPress is a content management system (basically a bunch of php pages) that you install on your web server – not your home computer.
A website built with Dreamweaver can be uploaded to any web server. When you build a website with WordPress, the website and WordPress become one. You need to have WordPress running to run the website, because the website is dynamically being generated by the WordPress engine.
Dreamweaver is like a set of power tools, that can speed up the web design process. WordPress is like a Lego game, where all the pieces are already made, and all you have to do is snap them together.
… Finally, WordPress is free and Dreamweaver is a commercial product that cost hundreds of dollars.
Read the rest of this article on how-to-build-websites.com
Stefan Mischook
killerSites.com
Hi!
Many years ago, during the time of the dinosaurs, I was taught a very important rule about the perfection of technique:
… The master’s movement is polished, minimal, without waste or clutter. One of the primary goals of a martial artist, is to strip away non essential movement, and to clear ones mind of distracting thoughts.
What the heck does this have to do with web design?
Hi,
There is some confusion between the KillerSites Video Library vs. the KillerSites Interactive University, that I want to clear up. Once upon a time the Library was called the University … yes, a mistake. Anyway, here are the differences:
KillerSites Library:
Is our complete collection of video training courses – we have well over a 1500 videos on web design and web programming subjects. Not just a bunch of tips and tricks either, we have complete training so that you can learn to become a web designer or programmer from scratch. This is a subscription based service where you need to log in to view the videos.
Check it out: KillerSites Video Library
KillerSites Interactive University:
Is a collection of INTERACTIVE training videos where you watch a video (videos run 3-10 minutes each) and then are quizzed on it. Sometimes the quiz questions are code challenges (where you actually write code,) and other times it is good old multiple choice.
As you progress through the courses, your progress is scored and tracked just like a video game. As you do more courses, you scores add up and soon you have a profile where you can show that you’ve actually done the training! You can make that profile public or private, it is your choice.
The courses quizzes are half the learning value – code challenges make you think about what you just saw on video and writing out the code reinforces the information even more so. Try out the free courses:
KillerSites Interactive University
Thanks for reading,
Stefan Mischook
KillerSites.com
Hi,
I just wanted to announce our new Beginners Dreamweaver CS6 video tutorial course is out! This is a really big one too!
Video Highlights:
Create a COMPLETE website using HTML5 and CSS3
Learn the new Dreamweaver CS6 Workspace
Get comfortable with CSS3 Transitions
Learn about responsive designs
Cover the basics of HTML: Text, Links, Images, Lists, and Forms
Cover the basics of CSS: ID and Class selectors
Learn all about website layout and typograpy
Total running time: 10 hours 56 minutes!
Check it out on the new KillerVideoStore.com:
http://killervideostore.com/video-courses/beginners-dreamweaver-cs6.php
Thanks,
Stefan
