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Implemented a jQuery Featured Content Slider on www.jangophotography.com

Source:  http://webdeveloperplus.com/jquery/featured-content-slider-using-jquery-ui/

I’m currently QAing a proprietary CRM and documenting all the browser inconsistencies between Internet Explorer and Firefox.  Not exciting at all, but here are some of its advantages:

1) You can get ramped up to speed fairly quickly and get a better understanding of what the business’ product is supposed to do, from a technical programmer’s perspective.

2) You get to delve into the “user experience” mode and use the product from a customer’s perspective.   Are the forms intuitive?  How many clicks does it take for me to get to where I need to be?  Is the software’s workflow helping or hurting the sales process?

3) Yes, in an ideal world, everyone would use a universal flawless web browser and web developers and designers would not have to deal with annoying CSS quirks.  I’m not saying, “let’s bring back IE6″, but your web app should work across the most recent versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, (Chrome, Safari, etc) to ensure your customers are able to use your product!

Last Friday, I attended a conference/workshop at the University of Baltimore Business Center and got a page full of notes and resources about local community organizations and how they’re using data!  Details coming soon…

Seeking LOCAL (Phoenix or Baltimore metro area) web design/development interns, junior programmers, or freelancers who are interested in part-time work ($18/hr) over the next few months.

Some projects include:

• social media/networking/web 2.0 development, incl. facebook and twitter
• content management systems (CMS) implementations, incl. WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Mambo, DotNetNuke, jomSocial
• e-commerce implementations, incl. Magento
• SalesForce integrations
• various website maintenance & SEO: Phoenix Music Entertainment company’s website
• website for travel/tourism/vacation rental industry
• website for “green” technologies and resources
• health/community website, including support forums and blogs

Seeking web design/development skills in XHTML, CSS, Flash, Photoshop, ASP.NET, PHP, MSSQL, MySQL.

Please email me with responses to the following questions:

* Do you have a website portfolio? Describe your role in the development process for each website.

* What aspects of web development are you interested in, ex. graphic design, programming, database, etc? How would you rate yourself in each skillset?

* What types of projects/industries are you interested in?

* When are you available to start?

* How many hours per week will you be available?

* What hourly rate are you seeking?

An internship is a valuable way for you to explore new opportunities and determine the type of work that you enjoy. A web development career does not have to be a “job that pays the bills”–it should be something that interests you and motivates you to continuously learn new skills and technologies.

For more information, please call 443.756.1035 (MD) or 480.663.3201 (AZ).

Scrambling to get some projects out the door before the holidays, but I’m working on a post that will summarize my experiences with…

• the world of freelancing (the good, the bad, and the ugly)
• networking, establishing, and maintaining a client base
• utilizing social media applications (Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, blogs, etc.) from a personal and business point of view
• and other random musings (and upcoming webby 2010 events)

Stay tuned, and Happy Holidays!

“For every completed download of Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft’s Browser for the Better campaign (extended through September 2009) will donate the financial equivalent of eight meals to Feeding America’s network of 206 local food banks, which supplies food to more than 25 million Americans each year.”

Downloads must be made through www.browserforthebetter.com (see Microsoft’s press release).

Or, screw Microsoft, and use Firefox instead

Here are some browser stats, if you’re interested…