Category Archives: web development

The Zen of Coding HTML

A new SitePoint article, How to Code Like a Zen Master, gives a quick run-though of a new IDE plug-in, Zen Coding, that lets developers type CSS-like code, click a button, and get beautiful HTML… Give a quick read through … Continue reading

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If you’re a web developer, I can just about guarantee that you use Firefox to do your business, am I right? But I’ll also guarantee that you’ve started getting sick of it too, right? It has gotten soooooooo sssllloooowwwww lately… … Continue reading

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The code from Ted Littledale‘s iAd Carousel Navigation makes it seem… not that hard…  Of course, his carousel is intended for an iDevice, but this makes me wonder how hard it would be do something similar for a standard webpage… … Continue reading

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Want to get away?  The most remote places on Earth… I’ve said it before, and I’ll surely say again about Paul Irish: you are a mad man!  He and Divya Manian have created another HTML5/CSS5 “readiness” site, but this time … Continue reading

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Still working my way through the backlog…  But I’m back down to under 250!  :-) As Cameron says, “Now this is a reading experience only iPad (currently) could deliver.” Be sure to watch the video… Awesome… Anyone get a little … Continue reading

Browser Wars, The Sequel (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love HTML)

Imagine if you will… The meeting is over, you have your new design that needs to be built, and now you sit at your whiteboard to plan your strategy. First, we need an HTML version for the Web.  That’s easy. … Continue reading

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Designers: Contrast is king!  Okay, maybe that sounds a little overzealous, but read the article, and check-out some of the tools they link to.  Really good stuff!  Beyond the obvious (colors should contrast enough to make things pop, but not … Continue reading

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This is in no way practical, but it is still a fun exhibition of CSS prowess nonetheless: a typeface made completely in CSS. Not everyone likes the idea of CSS Frameworks, but, as Alex points out in his SitePoint article, … Continue reading

Another Nail in the Coffin for IE6…

SXSW seems like forever ago, especially after a few days of fantastic relaxation in Puerto Rico, and so I’m still trying to mull through the 200+ posts in my Google Reader, but this one made me want to post a … Continue reading

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So, I think everyone wants to use <video>, right?  But there are obvious challenges (like some browsers don’t support it, no browsers support all of the control features, and developers cannot reliably affect the appearance of the the player and … Continue reading