How to prepare your site for the Mobile Web

If you are having trouble viewing this email, go here      Hot Scripts Newsletter: April 28, 2011 Greetings all, Mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are fast becoming the primary way that many people use the Internet. A Gartner research report suggests that by 2013, mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common web access device worldwide. This boom is driven by several factors: cheaper devices, stable mobile OS platforms, continued network improvements and, most importantly, mobile-friendly Web sites and apps. Designing and development for the mobile Web also got easier - you no longer have to get your hands dirty with WAP, J2ME, XHTML MP or Flash Lite. Instead, you can use the same technologies that you would when developing for web browsers, for example,  HTML/HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and Flash in some cases. Before you jump on the mobile bandwagon, it is critical to understand the limitations of the different mobile devices and networks. To assist you in making your Web site mobile-friendly, we're featuring a series of articles on mobile web development. Our Mobile Web Development Primer lays out a blueprint for your mobile strategy. We'll review the constraints of mobile web and demonstrate 6 ways to make your site mobile friendly. Our next article shares some of the Best Practices When Designing for the Mobile Web. Finally, we'll do a roundup of Mobile Web Application Frameworks. We're hiring - Directory Editor position available HotScripts.com is currently recruiting a directory editor to join its team. If you have a passion for open source, web development technologies or web scripts, here's your chance to be part of a recognized authority in the web development community and contribute in building a better comprehensive directory. For more information please visit our job description page. Sincerely, Ahmad Permessur Newsletter Editor ahmad@hotscripts.com Featured Scripts    FusionCharts - Stunning charts for your PHP apps filed in PHP FusionCharts helps you create great-looking animated and interactive charts for your PHP applications. Open source and data driven, it offers you smart reporting with codeless drill-down, easy AJAX integration and automated export. Limny filed in PHP Limny is a free and open-source content management framework with a focus on ease to use and develop. Live.js filed in JavaScript A handy development tool that automatically reload a web page whenever changes to CSS, HTML and JavaScript is made. nopCommerce filed in ASP.NET A fully customizable ASP.NET and MS SQL based e-commerce solution with comprehensive features that are easy to use. F.Y.I Fly Event Calendar filed in Remotely Hosted A free event calendar widget that allows you to manage and share upcoming events - has Facebook integration. FluidGrid Flash Image Gallery filed in Flash A dynamic Flash-xml driven image gallery, fully customizable through javascript variables within the html. From Our Blog Mobile Web Development Primer New mobile reports surface each day showing the exponential use of mobile devices for accessing the Web. As site owners and developers, you shouldn't ponder on why or when to develop a mobile strategy, but rather how. This primer will share some handy guidelines to get you started. Roundup of Mobile Web Application Frameworks If you're serious about getting your web application mobile-friendly, the easiest, fastest and proven method is to start with a mobile application framework. Mobile frameworks provide you with handy tools to automate many of the mundane tasks associated with mobile web development. 6 Best Practices When Designing For The Mobile Web If you're ready to jump on the mobile web bandwagon and develop a site that is truly portable and looks great on mobile devices, then study these mobile web best practice tips. Keep your data safe while on the road By Susan Bradley Sure, you've put in all the right data-security tools at your office, but how about when you or your employees are outside the firewall? ������Keeping your business data safe while working outside the office requires extra vigilance; here are some tips that will help. Read more at WindowsSecrets. Follow Hot Scripts On:  Subscribe to Our Feed  Follow us on Twitter  Join us on Facebook Script Categories Ajax ASP ASP.NET C and C++ CFML CGI and Perl Flash HTML5 Java JavaScript PHP Python Remotely Hosted Ruby on Rails Tools and Utilities Web Hosting XML NOTICE: You have received this e-mail at gano@oildrops.com as you are a registered member of HotScripts.com. If you wish to discontinue receiving the HotScripts.com Newsletter, please use the following links: Manage Subscriptions  |  One-Click Unsubscribe Copyright © 2011 iNET Interactive. All rights reserved. Click here to view our privacy policy. 9100 West Chester Towne Center Rd. Suite 200 West Chester, OH 45069 United States