All (sane) web developers are eagerly awaiting the day Internet Explorer 6 dies. While there are a number of opinions in the community on when we should drop support and how we should encourage users to upgrade, the (sad) fact is that (as of this writing) roughly 25% of the world is still using it. That being said, I am still going to be at a minimum, creating sites that degrade gracefully and function fully for IE6 for some time to come. OK now what were we talking about? (more…)
Degradable PNG Transparency for IE6
Jul 03 2009
Making better Forms: Clickable text for Radio Button and Checkbox Fields
Oct 29 2008
I’ve never been a big fan of building web forms, and I don’t know many people who are. However, the fact of the matter is that almost every website has a few forms, and these forms play a key roll in the user experience. Larger websites have huge, complex forms, that we as web developers spend a lot of time building, and thousands of users spend even more time filling out. That being said I think it’s important to become well versed in the ins and outs of building a proper form. (more…)
How to Avoid Paying $10-$15 per Night for Hotel Internet Access
Oct 14 2008
Internet has become a mandatory part of most of our lives. It’s a bit annoying when you get to a hotel and they want you to pay an extra $9.95, $14.95, or sometimes even $19.95 per night for internet! If you’re at a conference for a weekend or week this can get a bit costly. I’m going to show you how get a deal and minimize that cost so you’re not dropping an extra $50 or $100 on internet access for a few days. (more…)
Ray Lamontagne – “Gossip in the Grain” Exclusive Live Videos
Oct 04 2008
Here are some exclusive videos of songs from Ray Lamontagne’s new album “Gossip in the Grain” due out on October 15th. These were taken at last night’s (October 3rd) show at the Wisconsin Union Theater in Madison, WI. They were recorded using my Cannon PowerShot SD1000 and a mini tripod.
If you’ve ever been to a Ray show you’ll know he plays in almost pure darkness. So you’ll notice the clips are pretty dark. If you listen close on “Winter Birds” at 16s in you’ll hear him say “I can’t even see the fret board.” (more…)
Custom Image Bullets for Unordered Lists using CSS
Oct 01 2008
Unordered lists <ul> have become quite a staple in the modern web developer’s tool box. We’ve taken them quite far with fancy menus and the like. However, we seem to forget about styling good ‘ol lists! While we often put basic lists onto our sites, they do sometimes get a bit bland and it would be nice to spice them up a bit. Well here comes your guide to making your lists a bit more visually stimulating using a little css. (more…)
Ultimate Image Replacement
Sep 24 2008
What is image replacement? If you are a web developer who cares about standards you have surely come across CSS image replacement techniques. If not, you can do a bit of research on the available methods of image replacement and the original Fahrner Image Replacement (FIR). The basic idea here is to use standard html markup containing text, and then replace it with an image using CSS. Using this method search engines and screen readers can understand the HTML, while at the same time your users get to see the image of the text. This is generally used when a web developer (or client) needs wants to use a specialized font for page headings instead of a web friendly font. (more…)
Hello world!
Sep 20 2008
Yes after all this time, I have decided to start a blog. “Why?” you ask. Well, I’ve been a web developer for over 7 years, and it just got to the point where I had too many ideas, experiences and work I wanted to publish. So, if you want to hear my tips and tricks ranging from css to javascript to design be sure to subscribe to the RSS feed. I also hope to throw in some occasional posts on tech gear, software, music, travel, and fashion as well. (more…)
