Writing

Over the past ten years I have written a large number of articles, features and columns for publications both on and offline. Many of these are listed below.

Online

Smashing Magazine

• Supporting Your Product: how to provide technical support
• A Guide to PHP Error Messages for Designers
• How to use CSS3 Media Queries to create a mobile version of your website
• Getting Started with e-commerce: your options when selling online

24ways.org

• CSS Layout Starting Points
• Faster Development with CSS Constants
• Cleaner Code with CSS3 Selectors

edgeofmyseat.com

• Reporting bugs – a how to guide

Sitepoint

• Nifty Navigation Using CSS
• Dreamweaver 8 Does Standards
• The CSS Anthology – Getting Started with CSS

Think Vitamin

• Review of Microsoft Expression Web Final Release
• Review of Microsoft Expression Web Designer – Community Technology Preview
• Review of SlickEdit V11

DMXZone.com

• I have written a large number of articles for DMXZone ‘Premium Content’, a listing of which may be found here .

Print

Web Designer Magazine (Imagine Publishing)

• Issue 117: Build an Online Survey using Dreamweaver
• Issue 118: Design Standards Compliant Sites using Dreamweaver
• Issue 119: Build an Online Response Form for your Website
• Issue 121: Enhance your Web Applications using Ajax (introduction to Prototype library)
• Issue 123: Create XML files from a MySQL database
• Issue 124: Build a shopping cart with PHP
• Issue 125: Build a shopping cart with PHP – part 2
• Issue 126: Use SSI to streamline website development
• Issue 127: Coding drag and drop lists with the Yahoo User Interface Library
• Issue 131: Power your tag clouds with PHP and MySQL

Practical Web Design (Future Publishing)

• Issue 28: Manage Content with PHP
• Issue 29: Manage Content with PHP – Part 2
• Issue 30: Create great looking and accessible forms with CSS
• Issue 31: Design Attractive Data Tables with CSS
• Issue 32: Creating tab style navigation using CSS
• Issue 33: Enhance your Content with Microformats (also reprinted in .net magazine)
• Issue 34: Create a search form with MySQL
• Issue 35: Sell electronic downloads with PayPal and PayLoadz

Practical Web Projects (Highbury/Paragon)

• Issue 11: Build a Content Management System with ASP
• Issue 15: Manage different database connection types
• Issue 17: Manage Content with a Database
• Issue 19: Create a Database Search Facility using PHP
• Issue 23: Gauge Opinions by adding a Poll with PHP&MySQL

Practical Internet Web Designer (Highbury/Paragon)

• Issue 86: Build a Content Management System – Part 1
• Issue 87: Create an online poll using PHP and MySQL – Part 1
  Build a Content Management System – Part 2
• Issue 88: Create an online poll using PHP and MySQL – Part 2
  Build a Content Management System – Part 3
  Create a database driven photo album using ASP – Part 1
• Issue 89: Create an online poll using PHP and MySQL – Part 3
  Build a Content Management System – Part 4
  Create a database driven photo album using ASP – Part 2
• Issue 90: Build a web portal that visitors can customize – Part 1
  Build a Content Management System – Part 5
  Create an online postcard site with ASP and Access – Part 1
  Web Developer Tech Support column
• Issue 91: Build a web portal that visitors can customize – Part 2
  Build a Content Management System – Part 6
  Create an online postcard site with ASP and Access – Part 2
  Create a ‘Send to a Friend’ script
  Web Developer Tech Support column
• Issue 92: Build a web portal that visitors can customize – Part 3
  Build a Content Management System – Part 7
  Create an online postcard site with ASP and Access – Part 3
  Create a Guestbook with ASP and Access
  Web Developer Tech Support column
• Issue 93: Build a web portal that visitors can customize – Part 4
  Create an Online Helpdesk using ASP – Part 1
  Create a Blog using PHP and MySQL – Part 1
  Build an Online Organiser using PHP and MySQL – Part 1
  Web Developer Tech Support column
• Issue 94: Build a web portal that visitors can customize – Part 5
  Create an Online Helpdesk using ASP – Part 2
  Create a Blog using PHP and MySQL – Part 2
  Build an Online Organiser using PHP and MySQL – Part 2
  Web Developer Tech Support column
• Issue 95: Build a web portal that visitors can customize – Part 6
  Create an Online Helpdesk using ASP – Part 3
  Create a Blog using PHP and MySQL – Part 3
  Build an Online Organiser using PHP and MySQL – Part 3
  Web Developer Tech Support column
• Issue 96: Build a web portal that visitors can customize – Part 7
  Create an Online Helpdesk using ASP – Part 4
  Create a Blog using PHP and MySQL – Part 4
  Build an Online Organiser using PHP and MySQL – Part 4
  Web Developer Tech Support column
• Issue 97: Build a web portal that visitors can customize – Part 8
  Create an Online Helpdesk using ASP – Part 5
  Create a Blog using PHP and MySQL – Part 5
  Build an Online Organiser using PHP and MySQL – Part 5
  Web Developer Tech Support column
• Issue 98: Build a web portal that visitors can customize – Part 9
  Create an Online Helpdesk using ASP – Part 6
  Create a Blog using PHP and MySQL – Part 6
  Build an Online Organiser using PHP and MySQL – Part 6
  Web Developer Tech Support column
• Issue 99: Build a PHP File Manager – Part 1
  Create an Online Helpdesk using ASP – Part 7
  Create a Blog using PHP and MySQL – Part 7
  Build an Online Organiser using PHP and MySQL – Part 7
  Web Developer Tech Support column
• Issue 100: Build a PHP File Manager – Part 2
  Create an Online Helpdesk using ASP – Part 8
  Create a Blog using PHP and MySQL – Part 8
  Build an Online Organiser using PHP and MySQL – Part 8
  Web Developer Tech Support column
• Issue 101: Build a PHP File Manager – Part 3
  Create an Online Helpdesk using ASP – Part 9
  Create a Blog using PHP and MySQL – Part 9
  Build an Online Organiser using PHP and MySQL – Part 9
  Web Developer Tech Support column
• Issue 102: Build a PHP File Manager – Part 4
  Create an Online Helpdesk using ASP – Part 10
  Build an Online Organiser using PHP and MySQL – Part 10
  Manage adverts on your website with PHP
  Web Developer Tech Support column
• Issue 103: Build a PHP File Manager – Part 5
  Create an Online Helpdesk using ASP – Part 11
  Build an Online Organiser using PHP and MySQL – Part 11
  Manage adverts on your website with PHP – Part 2
  Web Developer Tech Support column
• Issue 104: Build a PHP File Manager – Part 6
  Create an Online Helpdesk using ASP – Part 12
  Build an Online Organiser using PHP and MySQL – Part 12
  Manage adverts on your website with PHP – Part 3
  Web Developer Tech Support column
• Issue 105: User Authentication with ASP and Access
  Develop a ratings system with PHP
  Manage adverts on your website with PHP – Part 4
  Web Developer Tech Support column
• Issue 106: User Authentication with ASP and Access – Part 2
  Develop a ratings system with PHP – Part 2
  Web Developer Tech Support column
• Issue 107: User Authentication with ASP and Access – Part 3
  Develop a ratings system with PHP – Part 3
  Create a Bookings System using ASP and Access
  Web Developer Tech Support column
• Issue 108: User Authentication with ASP and Access – Part 4
  Develop a ratings system with PHP – Part 4
  Create a Bookings System using ASP and Access – Part 2
  Web Developer Tech Support column

Web Developer (Highbury/Paragon)

• Issue 1: Create a guestbook for your website
  >Tracking visitors using ASP and Access
  “Challenge the Experts” – ASP