The web is going mobile and fast. Very fast. I’m not going to take the time to link to all the statistics here, but in short: Android and iPhones are taking over the world’s pockets. They have very capable browsers, reasonable fast internet, and reasonably fast processors. It won’t be long until websites get more visits from mobile then from desktop. (more…)
Mobile Web Development – 5 Best Practices that are often overlooked
May 23 2012
Easy css3 transitions
May 01 2012
You can do a lot with css3 transitions and I’m not going to get into that here. But I am going to show you a simple line of css you can start using now to add a nice smooth animation to your :hover effects. (more…)
PHP Shorthand Conditional Statement
May 01 2012
Here’s another quick hit from my php snippets. You can see a review of a lot of ways to do this on David Walsh’s post on the subject. However, I wanted to write it as short as possible to be used within pages. I use this a lot to add css classes into tags. (more…)
PHP Conditional Statement – In Between Dates
Jan 20 2012
I’m always using little php snippets in tons of projects. Here’s one I needed today that is very useful. If you want a specific item to show only between a group of dates you can use this. No big function, just slap in your dates and go! (more…)
Facebook “Fan Us” fixed position side tab button
Mar 20 2010
Recently I’ve been seeing these “feedback” tabs fixed to the left or right side of websites that open up customer feedback forms by companies like UserVoice. While browsing websites that use this product, these buttons have really gotten my attention. So I thought.. why not make one to promote a website’s Facebook Fan Page, so more users become a fan? So I did, and here’s the code 
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Degradable PNG Transparency for IE6
Jul 03 2009
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…)
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…)
