Archive for Web Development

DIY e-Resume Portfolio Step 9: WordPress Backups and Security

Making Your WordPress Site Safe and Secure

You’ve put lots  of work into setting up your site so far. Now it’s time to set up a system to protect your WordPress site and all of that hard work you’ve put into it. Your objective in Step 9 is to put a backup system in place for your site, and to lock you site down to keep out the bad guys.

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Booming Demand for Developers and Online Marketing Pros

Our IT recruiters are working late this week hunting for .Net/C# and Java developers. We’re also on the hunt for mobile app developers, Python developers and Software Marketing specialists. If our growing job list is any indication, we are experiencing a tech boom in Toronto right now that is being inspired by the mobile boom and led by the SMEs…

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Stafflink 101: What is CSS?

If you’re hiring a web developer, or if you’re looking into a career as a web developer, then CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is one of the basic tools you need to know about.  Next to HTML, CSS is one of the most basic and important tools in a web developers toolbox.

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Ladies Learning Code

I first came across Ladies Learning Code on Twitter when they posted an update about their first workshop back in July. This Friday, they were featured in a Toronto Star article highlighting how #ladieslearningcode seeks to close the tech gender gap, providing computer programming for beginners. A project that started with a tweet just a few short months ago (July 16th to…

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What Does It Take To Be A Mobile Application Developer?

yes you can

What’s next? You’re about to graduate, in the midst of your studies, thinking about a career change. Or maybe you’re just not ready to retire. You’ve visited a career counselor, taken a few online career tests and talked to various family members. The only conclusion you’ve come to is that you don’t want to be a doctor, lawyer or an accountant….

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Stafflink 101: What is HTML5?

HTML five logo

HTML5 is a new standard for web development that is rapidly gaining popularity. Maybe you remember that fateful day in April 2010 when Steve Jobs published his controversial public letter, “Thoughts on Flash.” He announced that Apple would not to support Adobe Flash on the iPhone and iPad. According to Jobs, HTML5 was the standard for the future and the…

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Stafflink 101: What is J2EE?

Java

Stafflink 101 is a chance for us to provide non-technical people an understanding of the main technology terminology used in the market. We are also going to highlight some of the differences between common technologies. If you have any questions about any of the technologies we talk about, feel free to submit them in the comments section below.

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Ch-ch-ch-ch Changes!

Staffling Toronto IT Staffing Team: Joanne, Neil, Laura, Tim, Ryan and Michelle

Time to turn over a new leaf. Hope you like our a shiny new website design! After a year of building tests sites to play with different designs and platforms, we’ve finally decided to go with this one.

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