Category Archives: Books

DW CS5 with PHP book on Rough Cuts

If you would like to get early access to my next book “Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 with PHP: Training from the Source”, the first six chapters (of 12) are now available as Rough Cuts in Creative Edge and Safari Books Online. … Continue reading

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Dreamweaver CS5 is good news for PHP devs

So, Adobe has finally released details of Creative Suite 5, and you’ll be able to get your hands on it at the end of this month. As the author of a forthcoming book on Dreamweaver (Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 with PHP: … Continue reading

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Getting StartED with CSS now available

My latest book, Getting StartED with CSS, has been published, and is already in stock at Amazon.com. “Who needs yet another book on CSS?” you may ask. The reason I wrote it is because I felt the process of learning … Continue reading

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Meet me at MAX

In a few hours’ time, I get in a plane and fly off to Los Angeles for Adobe MAX. It’s my first time in southern California, so I’m really looking forward to it. It will also be great to hang … Continue reading

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Coming soon: Getting StartED with CSS

The chapters are written, the screenshots taken, and the copy editing has begun. . . My new book, Getting StartED with CSS, is bang on schedule to hit the bookstores in November. The book is aimed principally at beginners, but … Continue reading

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PHP Solutions and two other books now on Kindle

If you’re in the United States and own a Kindle, you can now get PHP Solutions, PHP Object-Oriented Solutions, and Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8 delivered wirelessly to you in just a minute after placing your order on Amazon.com. This … Continue reading

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Grab an eBook for $10

My publisher, friends of ED, is feeling in a generous mood. Each Thursday until further notice, it’s offering a selected friends of ED eBook for just $10. The catch? You have to snag it within 24 hours. This week’s $10 … Continue reading

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Essential Guide to DW CS3 in top three programming books

O’Reilly, the leading computer book publisher, has posted the results of a detailed analysis of the state of the computer book market in 2008. What both surprised and delighted me is the revelation that my book, The Essential Guide to … Continue reading

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friends of ED website back online

The problem I reported yesterday with the friendsofed.com domain appears to have been resolved, and the main website is now back online. To get the source code for my books, go to the friends of ED downloads page, and select … Continue reading

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Source code for my books

Normally, the source code for my books is available from the downloads page of the friends of ED website. However, there appears to be a problem with the friendsofed.com domain registration, and the site is currently offline. I have no … Continue reading

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