Category Archives: web development

Today’s Readings

For lovers of Pandora, Shuffler.fm provides a similar “assumption-based” streaming service.  You pick a genre and they automatically bounce you from audio site to audio site, playing new and interesting tracks for you, all from within their portal.  It’s a … Continue reading

Fonts, Fonts, Everywhere, But Not a Font in Use…

Okay, brief Iron Maiden reference out of the way, now to the action… A brief note: I will be using the term “common font” to mean anything you can typically rely on to already be on a user’s computer (Helvetica, … Continue reading

Today’s Readings

Feeling kind of designy… Need to make a cool infographic? Old book cover designs are awesome… What does your work area look like? Inspired, and want to take note of a color palette, no matter where you are?  There’s an … Continue reading

Today’s Readings

First some good news from Google: Voice Actions for Android.  Pretty slick. And now the bad.  Or is it?  I’m still trying to read between the lines in Google’s and Verizon’s new partnership on net neutrality…  There is a lot … Continue reading

What’s the Best Way to… Use CSS3 Today

Update: I’ve actually built-out a BUNCH of pages using some of the options below showing examples of stuff that works across all browsers, right here, right now, in this current century… Check it out: https://aarontgrogg.com/practicalcss3/ The title of this post … Continue reading

Solving the Problem with Background-Images and Print CSS

A client recently brought to my attention an issue that I always said I was going to look into more closely, but somehow just never really got around to it: print CSS. We all know we should be doing it, … Continue reading

Playing with TinyMCE Advanced Plug-in

Trying a new (to me) WordPress plug-in, TinyMCE Advanced. TinyMCE Advanced adds a ton of new editor options for WordPress, including: adding a <table> to a post/page, inserting today’s date/time, adding in-page anchor links, blockquotes, adding an <abbr> tag, adding … Continue reading

Does eCSStender Make CSS3 Work in ALL Browsers?

Still writing CSS hacks for IE6?  Wish you could reliably use things like div.firstclass.secondclass{…}, box-shadow, border-radius, rgba, opacity, transforms and transitions?  Then maybe you should have a look at eCSStender (I assume that’s supposed to be pronounced “extender”?) and the … Continue reading

A GREAT Article About Web Fonts

From a thankfully-brief history, to the current state, to options for implementation, A List Apart‘s article, Web Fonts at the Crossing, is a great wrap-up and prep-course all-in-one. We have no excuses now. Do we? So?? Happy fonting, Atg Top⇪

Today’s Readings

Are you kidding me?  Pac Man is 30 years old????  O… M… G…  At least I can play Pacman for hours and hours and hours at work now, forever!  Thanks, Google!! Google TV.  The merger between TV and PC has … Continue reading