DEVTRENCH: Web Development from the Front Lines

In September I wrote a post, “Duplicate Content Solution For Mobile Sites“, which was about how to make a mobile version of your website and not get the duplicate content penalty. In that post I wrote “I’ve never had the chance of using an iPhone but I can’t imagine that a few extra inches of screen space make that big of a difference”. Well, last night my sister came to town for Christmas and I got to mess around with her iPhone for a bit. And the difference is huge.

It’s not just the screen size that makes browsing better, it’s the whole touch screen interface. I was simply amazed at how well the iPhone worked for browsing, and how well the sites I’ve developed look in it. Now, in my mind, there’s simply no comparison between the experience I have browsing websites on my Curve (which now feels very clunky) and the iPhone.

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I developed a new mobile tool for DEVTRENCH readers that finds the A, MX and NS records for any domain name you type in. I needed a way to get DNS records from my blackberry and I couldn’t find one, so I coded a mobile DNS lookup tool. Just enter any domain name and you’ll be served mobile friendly dns records. Try it out:

Comment here if you find bugs or have feature requests.

I recently received a copy of MODx Web Development from Packt Publishing to read and review here on DEVTRENCH. The book came a few days ago in the mail and I’m about 2 and half chapters in. So far, I’m pretty impressed at how detailed the book is, and think it would be a pretty good reference for someone starting out with MODx. Let’s face it, the documentation on the MODx site is kinda weak. So after learning from that, the wiki, and forums, it just came down to a lot of trial and error. If this book can help me to train clients, new employees, and teach me a thing or too, then I think that would be pretty awesome. I should be finished reading the book in about a week so check back for a full review of the book. In the mean time, you can purchase the book from Packt’s website if you would like a copy.