Wordpress Themes, Jobs, Guide & More.: Twitter Bootstrap, WordPress child themes, Cloud Management, Firefox 18, LinkedIn prospecting and more.

Hi, all. Oof! That's the new year kicking in. This week, we cover Chrome's rise, new Firefox, Twitter Bootstrap, WordPress children, prospecting with LinkedIn, RightScale versus enStratus, Datomic, some Java and Windows 8 tips. Take your pick, or browse the lot.

Ricky Onsman / Managing Editor

Browser Trends 2012: the Rise of Chrome

Lead writer Craig Buckler pores over the market statistics for 2012 and sets the inchingly slow demise of Internet Explorer 6 against the relatively meteoric rise of Chrome during the previous calendar year.

What’s New in Firefox 18

Mozilla waited just eight days into 2013 before releasing version 18 of the Firefox browser. Like Chrome, there are fewer major changes between versions, but Craig found some geeky new toys to play with.

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11 Reasons to Use Twitter Bootstrap

The Twitter Bootstrap framework is proving to be a revelation for many web developers, making the creation of websites and apps easier, faster and better in general. Natalia David takes a closer look.

Get Started with WordPress Child Themes

Learnable's latest JumpCast video features the inimitable Harley Alexander explaining how child themes work in WordPress and why they make life easier for devs and designers. And he should know.

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Using LinkedIn to Prospect for Larger Clients

John Tabita continues his exploration of how to secure larger clients. A lot of it is mindset, changing how you view yourself and your clients. You can also learn to use tools like LinkedIn for better prospecting.

Make the Fourth Sale First

Continuing the search for larger clients, John offers some insights into how his own working process has developed over time, including learning to think four moves ahead like a chess player. Inspiring.

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Cloud Management: RightScale & enStratus

Jacco Blankenspoor follows up his overview of cloud management with an examination of two similar but different examples of cloud management software tools. Which features suit your needs?

Datomic

Managing data for cloud services is an area where the tools are changing. Nikolas Goebels tests a new kind of DBMS that retains old data rather than replacing it when new data becomes available.

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Interface and Inheritance in Java

In Java, all classes are derived from the Object class. Sandeep Panda explains in two articles how you can use Interface and Inheritance to control superclasses and subclasses to great effect.

How to Boost Your Windows 8 Productivity

Some people have found Windows 8 different enough to be a bit confusing. Not me, you understand - other people. Luckily, Craig is on hand to help us - I mean them - figure out how to do what they thought they already knew how to do. What's confusing about that?