Tonight I found some cool CSS at StopDesign. See that navigation at the top of screen? I just love how the words "recent stuff", "design work", "background info" and "of interest" are brought in via the CSS. I've chopped from the full CSS how this achieved. I won't explain too much, as I'm unsure of... Continue Reading →
Keeping Boredom Out of the Office
For all those web-designers out there who want to use their time more effectively, you'd enjoy these five easy things to do when absolutely bored. 1. Design a Better/New Logo I call this 'doodling'. With a graph-pad, a 2B pencil (with an eraser-end), a sharpener, no ruler (because that's for the final drawing), and nothing... Continue Reading →
Switching Windows
In November 2008, I wrote a post here (yes, right here) that criticized those who switch from IBM-compatible to Apple Macintosh. Instead of deleting it today in November 2023, I have rephrased the article more appropriately: When people often express their preference more generally by saying they're switching from Windows to Apple Mac, primarily due... Continue Reading →
Sidebar On, Sidebar Off
Found the Cuban Council quite by accident tonight. After resizing the screen to see how the layers moved, I had to check under the bonnet. Hey, it's how we learn. Like you've never checked under the bonnet of a Ferrari! Anyhow, I found this freaky piece of code that I really like. <a href="index.php?notes=off" class="sml"... Continue Reading →
Amazing Canon Accessories
Quite by accident I went hunting on Amazon for Canon parts. Here's what I found that I really really really really really want!! Understanding the Canon Speedlite 580EX / 430EX As an owner of the 580EXii, I am often amazed by the features that are so difficult to draw out of it. It allows the... Continue Reading →
Connecting Artery’s in HTML
I learn something new and exciting every day! I've used this attribute before, but I never realised how effective and important it can be the workings of a URL-laden website. Any attribute selector that uses the operator ^= selects elements based on the beginning of their attribute values. Thus we can select any href that... Continue Reading →
Helping Your Inventions Success
I've just finished watching another episode of The New Inventors, an Australian televised show about inventors around Australia who have great ideas that have been taken to the next step. Many are patented, most are amazing and contribute to the well-being of society. Some seem frivolous, yet we understand the need for a six-person table-tennis... Continue Reading →
Avoid Spending Money on Competitions
I made a big error last week and I want you to be aware of how you can avoid it it. Unless you have a deep pocket (lots of phone-money): Do NOT subscribe nor enter into competitions run by WIXAWIN Mobile Entertainment. Read the fine-print very carefully, or suffer like I did. That was a... Continue Reading →
New Elements in HTML.5
These are new elements in HTML.5 3.1. New Elements in HTML.5 The following elements have been introduced for better structure: section represents a generic document or application section. It can be used together with h1-h6 to indicate the document structure. article represents an independent piece of content of a document, such as a blog entry... Continue Reading →
The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell 