Detecting the Kindle Fire with PHP
There are many reasons to detect the type of platform your user is viewing your website on. There are articles all over the internet about detecting iphones, ipads, android devices, etc. But when it...
View ArticlePHP Weather widget using Google’s weather API
UPDATE 08/28/2012 Google has abandoned their weather API and are now using wunderground.com Weather API. I will be creating a new tutorial showing the API in action very soon. Check back to the RD2...
View ArticleOne Big Responsive Family
It’s a sign. A signal that something special is happening at RD2. Today we’re rolling out something for ourselves and that is altogether different for us. Typically we’re the last to get the good...
View ArticleResponsive: Fluid Width YouTube Videos
Building a responsive website requires many variables. You have to think about every element in the DOM and how it will react when the browser is resized. Here at RD2, we recently converted our site to...
View ArticleYouTube Browser-Based Uploader with PHP
Download Example RD2 wanted to add something special with our 3rd iteration of building the World Traveler Internship website. We created a very unique feature within the application process. The users...
View ArticleMigrating from ExpressionEngine to WordPress using an XML / WXR import file
One of my first projects here at RD2 was to migrate a site from ExpressionEngine over to WordPress. Part of that process involved making a hard decision: “Do we migrate the content manually, create a...
View ArticleFord Canada Blog Phase 2: Going Further
Looking to create a central hub for the entire country, Ford Canada engaged RD2 and Sonic Boom to help craft a unique and beautiful vehicle for delivering content and spreading conversation around the...
View ArticleGiving Bugzilla a monster makeover.
We use Bugzilla a lot here at RD2. It is a great tool for tracking website and app issues, assigning tasks, and all round helping us get projects from Development to Launch. Unfortunately, especially...
View ArticleResponsive Website VS Mobile Application
As more and more consumers make smartphone purchases, the arguments around the “New Web” escalate. The most heated being the debate about mobile apps VS responsive design. Which is best? Native mobile...
View ArticleTips & Tricks: Creating better textures using CSS3 gradients
Graphic Information is Everywhere There are two fundamental elements that make up our world and how we understand the information in it: Texture and Color Gradients. These two elements play a vital...
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