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Devil’s Advocate - Why You SHOULD’NT Validate Your Website

Monday, December 17th, 2007

This will be the first article to kick off my Devil’s Advocate series, a series dedicated to seeing a point-of-view I don’t necessarily believe and making an attempt to push it. They will be based on past articles that I have written.
The Article
This week’s installment plays devil’s advocate to my past article on Why You […]

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10 Web Development Tips Part 2

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

This article is part 2 of our 10 web development tips series. If you’re interested in part 1, click here. This articles will deal more with some tips that can help you with your asp/php/javascript/etc code. Here are 10 tips that will surely help, regardless of what language you code in:

1 - Refine Your […]

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Optimizing GIFs - Get The Most Out Of Your Kilobytes

Monday, October 29th, 2007

A little over a week ago, I wrote an article on optimizing JPEGs (JPGs). This week, I’m going to follow up with an article on optimizing your GIF files.
If you’re unfamiliar with GIFs, GIFs are typically used for low color images. Usually, if the image is a photo (taken with a camera), you won’t use […]

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Optimizing JPEGs (JPGs) - Get The Most Out Of Your Kilobytes

Friday, October 19th, 2007

Each day, I’d estimate that I make an average of 10 JPEGs (or JPGs, whatever you prefer). I figure that there are many people out there that do similar things. When it comes to web development and web design, I think it’s important to know how you can balance quality versus file size. This is […]

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10 Web Development Tips Part 1

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Given that my previous article on Web Design Quick Tips was a success, I figure it’s a good idea to follow up with a similar article on Web Development. Without further ado, here are 10 Web Development Quick Tips, in no particular order.
UPDATE: Here is part 2 of the 10 Web Development Tips series.

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How To Do a CSS PopUp Without Opening a New Window

Friday, October 12th, 2007

Ever wonder how some people can get little CSS PopUp’s without opening an annoying window? I’ll explain how. One of its advantages is that it’s not blocked by blockers and you can place it wherever you like on your page. Apart from the short Javascript file that you don’t even have to look at, it’s […]

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How To Do CSS Rollovers Using Background Images or Colors

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

I just thought I’d share this technique with you. Even though using images as links aren’t intuitive or user friendly, it’s a good idea that if you’re ever in a situation where you’re forced to do so, you have an easy way out. This example uses a single image or a background color and simple […]

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Why You Should Validate Your Website

Friday, September 21st, 2007

In this week’s installment in the Web Usability series, I will be discussing website validation and why it’s crucial for every web developer to practice this. If ever you were a non-believer in validating your website, hopefully this article will convince you otherwise. After a brief introduction on how to validate your website, I’ll outline […]

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10 Tips For A Smaller CSS File

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

Not only will these tips help reduce the file size of your CSS file, but they’ll also speed up your coding if you prefer to do some of your CSS by hand.
Alot of the changes I mention, individually, will reduce your CSS’s file size by tiny minimal amounts. However, all of these changes start to […]

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How To Change The Way Your Website Is Printed

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Once upon a time, someone wanted to print a website you’ve coded and possibly, designed. This could have been because you needed a hard copy for a client to review the content or because you needed a hard copy for yourself. Regardless, after you picked up the printed pages from the printer, you noticed that:
Your […]

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