Adobe’s AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime, in case you are wondering) has been around for some time now, though this program often goes unnoticed. Adobe AIR is the reason why TweetDeck (the popular Twitter tool) exists and it’s also responsible for a number of other applications. Adobe recently updated AIR and »

When Mozilla’s Firefox entered the search scene, Explorer went out the window. Then, Google Chrome came along. Chrome was shiny, new, and different. Avid Chrome users may think that Chrome can’t possible get any better, but now that Google Chrome 15 is on the scene, things are really looking up. »

In this day and age many people are familiar with the term FTP (File Transfer Protocol) thanks to the fact that more people are creating their own websites these days instead of paying an outside developer to do it for them. Two of the best FTP programs on the market »

All that you really need to develop PHP websites is a plain text editor and an FTP program. But a well-designed, lightweight integrated development environment (IDE) can make your life much easier as a coder. IDEs combine code explorer features, document search, auto-completion, debugging and most important of all, syntax »

For any dynamic, interactive or frequently updated website, the underlying structure has to be a content management system (CMS). Whether you’re building a website for yourself or for a client, a CMS will allow the end user to quickly integrate new pages, blog posts and designs with ease. Two of »

Creating language source code is tough without a text editor. There are many different text editors on the market, though many of them are not efficient. On the flip side, a few text editors are worth your time and attention. If you want a text editor that does it all, »

Adobe Dreamweaver, part of the CS5 suite, is the gold standard for commercial web authoring programs. You won’t find many who will dispute that. Top universities teach on Dreamweaver and clients working with designers often request that sites be submitted as Dreamweaver templates. So it makes perfect sense for budding »