Okay, I know the term du jour is Responsive Design, but just think of it as progressive enhancement. The term (and philosophy) progressive enhancement replaced graceful degradation back in 2003, but back then it was mostly pertaining to CSS and … Continue reading
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Today’s Readings
SpriteRight seems like a good technology, taking in either a batch of images from Finder (yeah, Mac-only, it seems) or importing images from an existing stylesheet (nice touch!), but I have always found these types of tools to do a … Continue reading
Bye-bye Firefox, Hellooooooo Chrome: Making the Switch for Developers is Nearly a No-Brainer…
I would assume that, at least in this regard, I am like most web developers: I use Firefox as my primary development browser because it was the first to offer all the Add-ons that made my life soooo much easier, … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
Let’s start this one off without a bang… As in, no explosion, no combustion, just air, powering a car… Not perfect, but a darned-site better than the puffs of exhaust coming out of cars, vans and trucks currently! For some … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
A great history lesson in what will probably go down as the biggest step in HTML5 early-adoption. Nice to be able to give credit where credit is due… Omg… Now you can “street” view the ocean… Living in Manhattan it … Continue reading
Finally, an update to my Boilerplate: Starkers WP Theme!
Well, it took nearly 9 months, but the first real update to my Boilerplate: Starkers WP Theme is live! The update includes all of the current HTML5 Boilerplate updates that are applicable to WordPress. WordPress’ process still doesn’t allow me … Continue reading
Practical CSS3 Update
Beyond the introduction of color, Practical CSS3 has been upgrading with several new bits and pieces. Included in the updates are: Addition of new WebKit gradient (while preserving the old, for older puppies). Removal of all references to -ms-filter (cause … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
It is oft’ said that it is the little things in life that matters. In this case, it is the little big details that matter, offering you an ongoing collection of small details that make a huge difference in user … Continue reading
Building Your Very Own, Custom Version of Modernizr!
I fell in love with Modernizr the moment I set eyes on it. I was irreversibly enraptured when html5shiv was added to it. One issue I have with Modernizr, though, is that is tests lots of features that I don’t … Continue reading
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Well, fresh back from Marianne’s and my 10th anniversary trip to Paris, I find this little treasure in my RSS Reader: a time-lapse video of Paris! Really beautifully shot. I wonder when he took all the photos, because there were … Continue reading