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December 4, 2010
We have the following WordPress videos coming out, which are based on the current version – WordPress 3.0.2:
– Custom Taxonomies in WordPress
– Working With Custom Post Types in WordPress
… Both can be found on the Killersites video tutorial subscription service.
WordPress and Dreamweaver CS5
We should have a the first free sample videos out this coming week from a new series that teaches people how to work with WordPress via Dreamweaver CS5.
… This latest version of Dreamweaver, has a bunch of tools specifically for use with WordPress. Our video course will not only teach you Dreamweaver’s WordPress tools, you will also learn a lot about WordPress theme creation along the way.
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
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November 14, 2010
I just wanted to announce that several video tutorials will now be included (on a DVD) in the French edition of Web Design Magazine … published out of France.
🙂
Our videos now appear in a total of 4 different print magazines monthly. You can find our growing collection of videos (the complete video courses) and premium podcasts here:
www.killervideostore.com/
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
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November 14, 2010
Here’s a recent question put to me:
I would like your advice … I have NO experience at all in web design … not very artistic or good at math!! Do I need these talents to become a web designer?
Teresa
Hi Teresa,
I have good news for you:
1. You don’t need to be artistic to be a great web designer.
2. You don’t need to be good at math to be web designer.
You need to learn to be organized and persistent thought.
Shameless self promotion:
If you want to save money and get extra stuff not found elsewhere, then the Complete Web Designer is the best deal … by far:
http://www.killervideostore.com/video-courses/complete-web-designer.php
I hope that helps,
Stefan
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November 7, 2010
I recently got an email from a student learning web design (and some basic web programming) … and he said something like this:
I took a web design course and the syllabus only taught Perl …
Wow! They are still teaching Perl!
Perl (is not) part of the modern web … for the most part.
Yes Perl is a powerful language and yes it is still used by a shrinking number of die-hard zealots. But these days, you have a few other languages that are just so much better suited for today’s modern web design and programming:
… And there are more.
Perl’s power without its’ weakness.
Perl’s power was largely found in something called regular expressions – RE (as nerd’s call it,) can process and parse text like nothing else. It is tricky to use but so powerful it is, that most … if not all modern programming languages have it built-in now. So Perl’s secret weapon is now gone and all you are left with is the weakness.
To Perl or not to Perl?
No question, just go to PHP or Ruby for your server side programming. Although I think for web designers, PHP is the top choice.
CIAO,
Stefan Mischook
killersites.com
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October 18, 2010
Hi,
I’ve been slow to update my personal blog lately, because of all the work we’ve been doing on killersites. But, that hasn’t stopped us from releasing a bunch of new videos!
You can find our latest free video video tutorials on Dreamweaver CS5, basic web design, Photoshop, PHP and much more in the killersites web design magazine.
Thanks for stopping by the site.
Stefan Mischook
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September 22, 2010
This is a question I often get from people:
I would like to know if your tutorials are specifically designed to be compatible with only adobe software suites or are they also compatible with other free software alternatives for example gimp.
My Answer:
All of our videos are 100% compatible with the free alternatives out there because these programs all work in the same way.
… It’s like learning to drive a car, once you know how to drive a Ford, you can also drive a BMW.
So we teach with the industry mainstays like Dreamweaver and Photoshop (where you can practice with the free 30 day trials) … but the principles are the same on the Gimp (in the case of Photoshop) or with any other web design software, in the case of Dreamweaver.
Our main course for teaching web design though, does not use anything more than notepad (on PC) or TextEdit on Mac for many of the modules in the package. Off the top of my head, the following modules are some that use a simple text editor to teach:
– Beginners Web Design – HTML and CSS.
– Beginners PHP
– Beginners Javascript
– CSS Layouts and Lists
BTW, if you really want to learn web design, this is the package for you:
http://www.killervideostore.com/video-courses/complete-web-designer.php
I hope that helps,
Stefan
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September 21, 2010
Hi,
I am happy to announce that we are finally launching our brand spanking new affiliate program that allows you to start selling our growing collection of video tutorials.
Some details:
- Earn 20% on sales.
- Take advantage of world wide promotion: our videos appear in web related print magazines every month … published around the world.
- 6 months cookie tracking to ensure you get the credit.
- Payments sent monthly for earnings at $100 and over.
- Super easy to use system that will get you up and running in minutes.
- Real time tracking of sales and Clickthroughs.
I will be releasing more details and a few videos over the next few days. In the meantime, you are welcome to join up now:
http://affiliate.killervideostore.com/
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
killersites.com Inc.
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September 20, 2010
A few months ago, I warned web designers against rushing into new technologies before their time. I was talking about HTML 5 and CSS 3 and how for the typical web browser, they would not be widely adopted for years.
Things change …
But now, just a few months later, with the crazy success of the iPad and iPhone along with the growing buzz for the soon to be released Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet (among many others), it has become clear to me that web designers need to start looking in this … especially if you are thinking about the mobile Web.
So in response to this (and demand from people) we released a video course on the most important aspects of HTML 5 and CSS 3. Some of the topics we cover include:
* XHTML and HTML5 Compared
* Looking at HTML5 Tags
* CSS3 Gradients
* Page Layout With HTML5
* Floats, Sidebars, and Overrides
* Working With Fonts
* Advanced Backgrounds
* Video
* Introducing The Canvas Tag
* Visualizing Data With Canvas
Thanks for reading.
Stefan Mischook
killersites.com
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September 11, 2010
Hi,
I recently got this email asking about the Complete Web Designer training package:
Hi Estefan,
Today I came across your website and liked what I saw, so my question is:
In order for me to complete web programmer and designer, what softwares do I need to buy. And how many different videos should I purchase from Killer site.
Please advise.
Regards.
Reza
My answer:
Hi Reza,
To answer your questions:
1. “In order for me to complete web programmer and designer, what softwares do I need to buy.”
None. We do teach you Dreamweaver and Photoshop, but you don’t need to use these programs in web design – many professional web designers don’t, as there are many free and cheap alternatives.
That said, all these programs work pretty much the same; so if you learn one web design program, it will be really easy to move to another … say, one of the free alternatives.
2. “And how many different videos should I purchase from Killer site.”
If you get the Complete Web Designer and Complete Web Programmer, you will have every video you’ll need to learn to become a professional web designer and programmer.
I hope that helps,
Stefan
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September 11, 2010
Hi,
Once in a while, it can be fun to look at the deeper meaning of the technologies behind web design. So let’s start with the most basic: what exactly is HTML?
HTML is short for:
Hyper Text Markup Language.
In a nutshell: HTML is a written language used to mark-up a page. Think of marking-up like placing markers on a field. These markers give instruction to people who understand what the markers mean. In the case of web design, replace ‘makers’ with tags, a web page for a field and people with web browsers – like Internet Explorer or Firefox. To summarize:
markers = html tags/text
field = web page
people who read markers = web browsers
.. Confused? Then check out this screencast on basic web design.
What’s ‘Hyper’ in the Text?
I recently discovered that many a web designer and programmer may not really know that in HTML, hyper text is a reference to the links – links are the ‘hyper text’ in the markup language. The text in a web page that is turned into a link, is made ‘hyper’ because when you click on it, the web browser takes you to another page, or downloads a file etc … It’s kinda hyper active, like a 5 year old who’s had too much sugar.
There are other markup languages that predate HTML btw, languages like SGML. In fact, SGML is the father/mother of HTML.
Now you can impress your next date with this information. That’s all for now.
Stefan Mischook.
www.killersites.com
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