http://www.davidscotttufts.com Husband, Father of Six, and Web Developer Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:51:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2011/11/26/nice-scroll-bars/ http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2011/11/26/nice-scroll-bars/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 03:47:18 +0000 David Scott Tufts http://www.davidscotttufts.com/?p=239

I have been working on a custom WordPress theme with my brother, @erictufts, that has at its very core the need for iOS styled scroll bars.  We had tried every custom scroll bar out there and just could not seem to find a solution that met all of our design criteria. Our requirements were: That the [...]]]> http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2011/11/26/nice-scroll-bars/feed/ 1 http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2011/09/13/web-fonts-are-not-the-future-of-the-web/ http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2011/09/13/web-fonts-are-not-the-future-of-the-web/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:24:45 +0000 David Scott Tufts http://www.davidscotttufts.com/?p=199

My apologies in advance to my good friends in web design, but I am going to take off my web designer hat and put on my web developer hat for a minute.  And yes, you heard me right, web fonts are not the future of the web. Web designers have an amazing impact on the web as they are [...]]]> http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2011/09/13/web-fonts-are-not-the-future-of-the-web/feed/ 0 http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2011/09/10/web-apps-for-the-masses/ http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2011/09/10/web-apps-for-the-masses/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:17:32 +0000 David Scott Tufts http://www.davidscotttufts.com/?p=189

I have been interested for a few years now in the concept of making web apps available for smaller companies and organizations. There has been a lot said over the years about the advantages of web apps over web sites and there are some interesting stats showing a recent and rapid increase in web applications [...]]]> http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2011/09/10/web-apps-for-the-masses/feed/ 3 http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2011/09/02/vote-for-wordpress-sessions-at-sxsw/ http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2011/09/02/vote-for-wordpress-sessions-at-sxsw/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:45:41 +0000 David Scott Tufts http://www.davidscotttufts.com/?p=176 Jane Wells posted this article over at wordpress.org Each year, members of the web community from around the world submit session proposals to the South by Southwest Interactive conference, an event that played a role in the birth of WordPress. We head to Austin every year, do a BBQ or throw a party, but despite [...]]]> http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2011/09/02/vote-for-wordpress-sessions-at-sxsw/feed/ 0 http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2011/07/31/slides-from-wordcamp-chicago-2011-talk/ http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2011/07/31/slides-from-wordcamp-chicago-2011-talk/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:35:48 +0000 David Scott Tufts http://www.davidscotttufts.com/?p=171 Beyond the Theme – Using WordPress as an API View more presentations from David Tufts]]> http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2011/07/31/slides-from-wordcamp-chicago-2011-talk/feed/ 0 http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2011/07/01/wordcamp-chicago-2011/ http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2011/07/01/wordcamp-chicago-2011/#comments Sat, 02 Jul 2011 01:54:31 +0000 David Scott Tufts http://www.davidscotttufts.com/?p=168 I’ll be speaking at the “WordCamp Chicago 2011” conference on July 30th and 31st, really looking forward to this great opportunity, it will be a blast.  Below is the summery of what I will be covering during the session: “Beyond the Theme” is a talk aimed at professional WordPress theme and plugin developers which reviews [...]]]> http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2011/07/01/wordcamp-chicago-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2010/10/12/10-steps-to-setting-up-your-pc-as-a-development-server-for-wordpress/ http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2010/10/12/10-steps-to-setting-up-your-pc-as-a-development-server-for-wordpress/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 03:17:31 +0000 David Scott Tufts http://www.davidscotttufts.com/?p=87 This is your step-by-step guide to setting up a WordPress web development environment on a PC using XAMPP, WordPress 3.x, and Subversion. XAMPP installs PHP, MySQL, and Apache on your PC turning it into a local web server for development purposes.  Once installed you can begin creating custom WordPress themes and plugins in your own [...]]]> http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2010/10/12/10-steps-to-setting-up-your-pc-as-a-development-server-for-wordpress/feed/ 0 http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2010/02/23/using-custom-post-types-in-wordpress-3-0/ http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2010/02/23/using-custom-post-types-in-wordpress-3-0/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:16:32 +0000 David Scott Tufts http://www.davidscotttufts.com/?p=110 So what is all of the buzz about custom post types in WordPress 2.9 and 3.0? What can we do with a “post_type” and why does it matter? For some of us developers out there who have known the secret that WordPress is actually much more than just a blogging platform this in no big [...]]]> http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2010/02/23/using-custom-post-types-in-wordpress-3-0/feed/ 0 http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2009/04/10/everything-a-web-developer-needs-to-get-started/ http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2009/04/10/everything-a-web-developer-needs-to-get-started/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:10:45 +0000 David Scott Tufts http://www.davidscotttufts.com/?p=66 Ever consider Web Development as a career? The following list of free resources will help you get up-and-running as a Web Developer. PHP – Currently the most popular and widely used web development platform in the world.  After starting my software/web development career several years ago in the world of Microsoft, it was a relief [...]]]> http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2009/04/10/everything-a-web-developer-needs-to-get-started/feed/ 0 http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2009/04/08/5-customers-every-web-developer-should-avoid/ http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2009/04/08/5-customers-every-web-developer-should-avoid/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:21:54 +0000 David Scott Tufts http://www.davidscotttufts.com/?p=52 Over the years there have been recurring themes when it comes to potential customers trying to get something for nothing.  Here are five of the most common “Red Flag” customers that I have learned to watch out for. 1. “Win-Win” Partnerships What this individual really means is, “I’m a cheapskate, so you do all the [...]]]> http://www.davidscotttufts.com/2009/04/08/5-customers-every-web-developer-should-avoid/feed/ 0