I recently had to install MAMP Pro, in order to do some separate work from my Laravel Homestead VM. After a weird Mac crash, MAMP would no longer start the MySQL server. This was the data from the logs: To fix this, go to MAMP, File > Edit Template > MySQL > [version] and add the line…
This is a great tip to run apps on separate windows or just for taking cool app screenshots, like this: How to open a chromless window Open Terminal app and type: Where [URL] is the desired URL. e.g: If you’re curious about what those flags do, -n “Open a new instance of the application even…
My last post was about front-end design workflow. Since then I got to think that others might benefit from it in a more concrete way. So here it is, I put everything I use to kickstart a new HTML design project. For lack of time and creativity I named it HTML0. Its main parts are Browsersync +…
It’s been quite a while since I started coding HTML+CSS designs from PSD/Ai/Sketch files. I started using plain CSS files, then Less, started using the awesome CodeKit, then Bash scripts, then Sass, tried Bourbon, tried Neat, learnt Gulp, npm, etc. I wanted to share what works for me today. I mean, CodeKit still works great and I…
Here’s a fresh new template for a minimal landing page for your new website or app for you to download. Replace the rocket emoji with a big H1 text or your website/app logo, put a catchy tagline, place a killer screenshot below and you’re done!
You just designed and implemented a beautiful portfolio. You’re almost about to publish it, but remember you still have to make that static contact form actually send messages to your inbox. You google “contact form PHP”. And you know the rest.
This is just a big heads-up to every WordPress developer out there, just to let them know that syncing a development/staging database doesn’t have to be a nightmare. There’s this plugin called WP Sync DB which works like magic. As a reader also suggests, WP Sync DB also has plugins that build upon the main funcionality. For example,…
Update 2019: This no longer works due to Instagram constantly updating it’s generated HTML. There are plenty of alternatives to do this so I probably won’t update this. Update 02/08/2016: Updated the code to work with the latest version of Instagram. Remember, only works on photo detail page, like this. Does this look familiar? If…
Update: Silex has been deprecated in June 2018 in favor of Symfony. I love static* websites. They’re usually faster to develop, smaller, require no database or backend and are faster to load. Of course they require more work to maintain and tweak at first, but if you’re a developer, these things should be pretty entertaining or at…
Or “Roman Mars: Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you’ve never noticed.” This is a great talk on (flag) design by Roman Mars, at TED.