Once again Steve Souders proves why he is the go-to source for website performance in this in-depth study on how @font-face affects website performance. The main obstacles are FOUT (in FF) and what I will call a “page-blocker” in IE … Continue reading
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A Valid XHTML & CSS Lightbox (no JavaScript)
Ok, I know this is slightly old, and I know there have been a few posts about it, but seriously, how can this have not completely revolutionized the way EVERYBODY does lightbox-style overlays??? The perfect combination of POSH and fairly-basic … Continue reading
Check if HTML5 and CSS3 Work in Your Browser
This will be a brief one, but worth it, I think. Allow me to introduce you to FindMeByIP.com. I’m not sure why the developer feels the need to display my IP Address back to me, something about that makes me … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
This will be a sporadic post, while I scramble though a week+ of unread RSS feeds, catching up from time spent developing and launching the latest client launch for the UX Test Kitchen… If you have ever tried to create … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
Once again, Apple has very simply made a product that is exactly as it should be: http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-3gs/accessibility.html#video A really, really good tutorial for HTML5, using a blog as a working example. Qué apropo, no? http://edward.oconnor.cx/2009/09/using-the-html5-sectioning-elements and it would seem that … Continue reading
Online Collaboration Couldn’t Get Much Easier, Could It?
Sharing large files, with just two clicks, really? That’s less than it takes to send an email! drop.io just might be on to something… Happy sharing, Atg Top⇪
CSS Minification, Lighten the Load!
http://ajaxian.com/archives/css-minification-part-72-alphabetizing Don’t let the title fool you, as far as I can tell, there are no 71 other parts… :-) Happy minifying, Atg Top⇪
Improve your CSS Minification by Alphabetizing
I personally like my CSS declarations grouped together by location within the site (all the CSS for my Home grouped together, all the CSS for my Contact page grouped together, etc.), but this article about alphabetizing your CSS from Ajaxian … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
Is everyone ready for yet another browser? Well, at least this one is backed by Marc Andreessen, so, who knows, it might just be good! The latest from Mr. Resig (jQuery author), pretty cool graphically, but really only useful (I … Continue reading
Building a better favicon?
A while back I wrote about adding favicons to websites. They’re simple, they’re cute, and they seem to really impress clients. So why not? At the time I recommended a freeware, Adsen FavIcon, for the job. Since that time, a … Continue reading