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…)
Archive: October 2008
Making better Forms: Clickable text for Radio Button and Checkbox Fields
Oct 29 2008
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…)
