Author Archives: David Powers

My verdict on Dreamweaver CS6

Adobe has officially announced details of Creative Suite 6 (CS6) and the Creative Cloud. What’s particularly significant about this release is that it represents the last chance to skip one or two versions and still benefit from reduced upgrade pricing. … Continue reading

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Updater for Dreamweaver CS5.5

Adobe has released an updater for Dreamweaver CS5.5 that updates the version of jQuery Mobile to the stable 1.0 version. It also updates the jQuery Mobile starter pages. You can download it from the Dreamweaver updater page, and install it … Continue reading

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PhoneGap update for Dreamweaver CS5.5

Adobe has just released an extension for Dreamweaver CS5.5 that radically changes the way you create native apps using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with the PhoneGap framework. Instead of using a local emulator for Android and iOS, it uploads your … Continue reading

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Learn PHP basics by video

My new video course, Introducing PHP, is now available from video2brain. It’s aimed at complete beginners, and assumes no prior knowledge of PHP or any other programming language. However, the course should also be useful as a refresher for anyone … Continue reading

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Why I’m no longer a member of the London Dreamweaver Meetup

In November last year, I wrote about my hopes for the relaunch of the London Dreamweaver Meetup Group. I originally agreed to give a talk on 26 January about creating a simple jQuery Mobile site in Dreamweaver. The plan was … Continue reading

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New video PHP course for complete beginners

I’m delighted to announce that my new video course, Introducing PHP, has just been published by video2brain. The course contains nearly 5 hours of video instruction, starting with the installation of a PHP testing environment on your local computer, with … Continue reading

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Interesting two-for-one offer on video training

With the Christmas and year-end holiday season well and truly upon us, companies are all trying to outdo each other with special deals. My email inbox is certainly groaning with the onslaught of “buy now, never-to-be-repeated offers”. So, forgive me … Continue reading

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New tutorial: send a link to a friend

I’ve just published a new tutorial for a script that sends a link to a friend. It’s a very simple script, but—as long as you have a basic knowledge of PHP—you should be able to adapt it to your own … Continue reading

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Great training resource for web designers and digital artists

I’m a great fan of learning from books—that’s why I written so many. But there are times when a book just won’t do. Seeing and hearing an expert show you how to do something often has much more impact. Several … Continue reading

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Full Frontal Conference: A day out with JavaScript

Back in May, I wrote a two-part tutorial for beginners about JavaScript and jQuery, in which I said that “along with HTML and CSS, knowledge of JavaScript is a key skill that anyone involved in building websites should acquire”. I … Continue reading

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