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Common CSS Mistakes, part 1 September 8, 2010 2 Comments

Having professionally worked on high-profile websites with Web developers of varied skill levels, I have seen first-hand the recurring common CSS mistakes that people make and the frustration and lost sleep that comes from those mistakes. Even after doing this for years, I still find myself repeating some of the same. Even though CSS is [...]

The Wilderness Downtown August 30, 2010 2 Comments

This is a very interesting multimedia proof of concept done with HTML 5. From the “video,” I noticed at least the use of HTML 5 video, canvas and geo-location features. There may also be some persistence of data. This definitely illustrates some new ways that websites will be engaging visitors in the future, allowing a [...]

Fixing image caching and lack of PNG support in IE6 August 27, 2010 No Comments

This is more of a reminder for myself than anything else, but it may help others. How To Solve Flickering Background Images If you’re using CSS sprites as background images for links or buttons, you’ll notice that the image will flicker briefly in Internet Explorer 6. The reason is because IE6 doesn’t properly cache the [...]