Developing a Facebook application is a great starting point in learning to develop database driven web applications. Prior to developing the Wii Friend Number app, I was mostly a front end developer. After releasing it, I felt I was a more well-rounded developer now that I understood the basics of back end development.

About a month ago I helped develop a WordPress theme for the SEM Canada blog and its sister blog Search Engine Marketing Insights. Now that the sites have officially launched now, I thought I’d share this upcoming event.

Last week I received an email from fellow reader Jaap asking if I could provide a link to a plugin that would implement something like my very cool Archive Navigator you see to the right. I’ve provided a link to a plugin which looks to achieve a similar effect and wrote a mini-tutorial for those who want to take a stab at developing it themselves.

Last month, my dad took a browse through the bargain section at the local Best Buy and snagged a HP Media Vault mv2010 (300GB) for $150. When he brought it home, I didn’t realize what this thing was. Once I found out it was a NAS, I didn’t feel like holding onto it as I had my eyes on Apple’s new Time Capsule instead (the thought of wireless Time Machine backup really appealed to me). However, since the original price was $100 more, I figured I’d give it a chance.

Do you personally own a Mac laptop but work on a Windows-based PC at the office? You might want to read this post on how Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Client for the Mac can make your job easier. It allows you to access your Windows-based PC from your Mac!

Are you job hunting and having a hard time landing that perfect job? Give this post a read to see how digital has changed the job-hunting landscape and the different things you can do to help increase positive exposure to potential employers.