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Rich HTML editing in the browser: part 1

By Olav Junker Kjær · 24 Jul, 2008

In-browser WYSIWYG editing is becoming an integral part of the Web. This article looks at the basic concepts and challenges involved in utilizing the editing features in recent browsers. It will startle you to learn that each browser behaves slightly differently—but this two-part article will save your sanity.

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The freelancing business part 2: budgeting your projects

By R Blank · 24 Jul, 2008

This is the second in a series of articles written by R Blank giving practical advice on the business side of freelancing, including project management, contracts, budgeting and more. In this part he discusses budgeting, hot root vegetables and why working with new tech is similar to being a test pilot.

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Remote debugging with Opera Dragonfly

By David Storey · 17 Jul, 2008

In this article David Storey introduces the remote debugging feature of Opera Dragonfly - Opera’s new developer tools. You'll learn how to set up Opera Dragonfly for remote debugging and how to connect Opera Mobile 9.5 to Opera Dragonfly, so you can debug content running directly on it.

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Opera Mobile 9.5 - the developer angle

By Chris Mills · 17 Jul, 2008

The beta 1 release of Opera Mobile 9.5 is here, giving mobile users a great new browser to surf the Web with, but what does this mean for developers? In this article Chris Mills reveals just that, looking at mobile debugging with Opera Dragonfly, cross browser development techniques, and more.

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1: Introduction to The Web Standards Curriculum/Table of Contents

By Chris Mills · 8 Jul, 2008

Here's where the education begins! In this article, Chris Mills lifts the lid on Opera's Web Standards Curriculum, a free course (licensed under creative commons) that aims to teach proper web standards–based web design and development from scratch. Read more to find out what the thinking behind the course is, who can benefit from it, what the table of contents is for the course, and how you can give feedback and get involved. We currently have the first 23 articles published, but more will follow in coming weeks and months.

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