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Two CSS Background Images on a Single Website
Over the years I have tried several times to find a stable way to add two backgrounds to a site. It may be that I want a horizontal background that may have a gradient and a vertical background that is 100% tall and adds a slight shadow to the edges of the site. This is [...]
Have you Heard about Webmaster Radio?
I hadn’t, at least not until this morning. I came across a reference to WebmasterRadio.fm while reading my RSS reader. I don’t know how I missed something like this. I love listening to industry related information. Until this morning, I was content with my weekly BoagWorld podcast episode but it turns out there is an [...]
A Good Website Requires 1 3/4 Cups of XHTML
I recently spoke to a group of web design students at a local college. My talk primarily focused on content management and JavaScript frameworks but I also talked in broad terms about our philosophy when creating XHTML/CSS layouts. I would argue there is no perfect recipe for laying out a website. Everyone seems to have [...]
Top 11.26 JavaScript Frameworks
For the last couple years JavaScript frameworks have been all the rage. Why not? They are fantastic. JavaScript that previously would have taken hours to write can now be achieved in a few minutes using popular frameworks. Many of these frameworks can help with various animations, streamlining DOM manipulation, speeding up the process of writing [...]
IE6 PNG Fix for Images and Backgrounds
I talked earlier this week about some of the shortcomings of IE6. One of the most frustrating shortcomings is the lack of PNG support in Internet Explorer 6. PNG files are incredibly useful and their usage opens many more transparency options allowing for more flexibility in design. All new browsers have full PNG support, the [...]
I Hope I Can Outlive Internet Explorer 6
What is so great about Internet Explorer 6? I can’t really see anything. It was released in 2001, it doesn’t offer PNG support, and it has buggy CSS rendering. For some reason many have not upgraded to Internet Explorer 7. I recall when IE7 was first released there was a fair amount of pushback from [...]
Does Your Agency Have a Personality? Does it Need One?
In the last few weeks I have been reviewing a lot of agency websites in preparation for a total re-development of the Zipline Interactive website. Our current website is actually not that old and has been showcased on a number of CSS Galleries including: CSS Drive, CSS Elite, and Design Shack. Even though the design [...]
It Takes Lots of Water and Steroids to Grow a Web Developer
I had a conversation with a programmer friend yesterday morning that got me thinking about what it takes to be a successful programmer. Programming, whether it be for the web or software, is a unique and difficult business. The tough thing about being a programmer is that it is impossible to know everything you will [...]
Extend and Enhance your WordPress
WordPress is a fantastic blogging engine and many of my visitors are WordPress users and fans. Today I thought I would spend a little time cataloging some of my favorite posts on using and extending WordPress. Below are 7 posts you can use to help get the most out of your WordPress installation. 10 Killer [...]
LinkTogether – A Community for Web Designers
First, I would like to welcome all my new subscribers. I have been getting an abnormally large amount of traffic the last few days and I have also seen a big increase in RSS subscriptions so if you’re new around here, welcome! Yesterday, I saw a press release from Network Solutions announcing a new web [...]