What Browser Should I Code For?

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Due to the growth of the web there are many different browser on the market, and many different ways for users to connect to your website. During the internet boom in the 90’s, you would see websites all the time that would say Best viewed in Internet Explorer 4 at 800 x 600 resolution. In today’s standard this would not be considered professional, and for the most part is not accepted by the community in general. So how do you choose what browser to code for? Read the rest of this entry »

First Letter

One of the most over looked attributes in CSS is the :first-letter attribute. With this attribute you can add a lot of style to your site, with very little code. If you wanted to make your pages have theme similar to books in the Dark Ages, this attribute is perfect for that. Read the rest of this entry »

Custom Text Area Backgrounds

Browsing the web, you may have noticed that there are sites where text areas have different color backgrounds. This allows the create of the site to add more of a custom look to the site. Read the rest of this entry »

CSS Text Transformations

If you are anything like me, you are pretty lazy. Like me, you probably spend more time trying to find someone else’s solution to a problem than solving it yourself. Don’t worry, it’s ok, I do it too. The truth hurts doesn’t it?

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CSS/JavaScript Vanishing Act

As always, magic tricks have captured my attention. So today I present you with my own magic trick. We’re going to make some text appear and disappear into thin "cyber" air. Unlike real magicians, I’ll show you how I did it.

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Drop Caps: Document Pimping 8th Century Style!

You know how when you’re chillin’ at the crib with the homies reading up on ancient texts, and you notice that fancy drop cap on the first letter of the document? Come on now, I’m not the only one who does this right? Yeah, well we are going to bring it back, like Hammer pants, with CSS.

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Adding flair to your unordered list

Have you ever found yourself wondering how you could somehow jazz up that simple, unordered list you have just sitting there on your website? Does it look like something our good friend Bill would have busted out in PowerPoint way back in 1990 on windows 3.0? Yeah, I thought so. Don’t fret my friends; CSS has come to the rescue…

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Use jQuery Javascript library to make easy effects for your website

In this tutorial I will explain how to use the jQuery Library to make some easy effects for your webpage. jQuery is infamous for easily implementing it into your site, and for its usage of effects. I like jQuery for its ease of use over other Javascript library’s such as Prototype and moo.fx, lets get started.

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The one and only CSS cheat sheet

Ilovejackdaniels.com has developed a great Cheat Sheet for CSS developers, beginners, and professionals. I have gone over this sheet numerous times, and I am impressed with it. Personally I don’t need a cheat sheet, but anybody thats just getting into CSS and HTML this is great for them! It comes in 2 formats, PNG, and PDF. You can print it out and set it on your desk, or just keep it on your computer it is a great reference!

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CSS Fluid layout tutorial

Knowing how to make a fluid layout using CSS is something that every web developer should learn, and it is very easy to do with these easy steps. In this tutorial we will create a 100% fluid layout, which means that everything on the site can resize to fit 100% of the browser window from 800×600 resolution to 1920×1080 the site is 100% of the browser window, no space will be wasted! Okay lets get started…

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