March 4, 2011

Use :Hover Pseudo-Class To Add Visual Cues To Table Rows

The :hover pseudo-class can be used for all sorts of CSS effects. Traditionally it has been used to change the color of anchor links when you hover the cursor over the anchor. Now that browsers are better about their support … Continue reading

March 1, 2011

Things To Remember When Writing Requirements Documents

Creating a project plan involves many steps and at the center of this process is coming up with a complete requirements document. It’s important to capture as much information as possible so that you have a solid game plan heading … Continue reading

February 14, 2011

HTML5 Standard Ready For 2014!

Whoopee! W3C has announced the HTML5 specification will be complete by 2014. What a relief that is. So for all of you developers out there that are waiting for the final spec to be complete before incorporating the changes…don’t! That would … Continue reading

February 12, 2011

Decrease Page Load Time With Content Delivery Networks

A slow web site is not a fun experience for your clients. The last thing people want to see is the Windows hour glass or the Mac “color wheel of death” (note: I have no idea if people call it … Continue reading

February 10, 2011

Importance Of Source Control

If you’ve ever used Google Docs before, you may have noticed that every few seconds a version of your document is saved. Is that overkill? Probably. Is it necessary? Absolutely! You’ll never know when you might want to go back … Continue reading

February 1, 2011

Keep Your Footer At The Bottom Of The Page

If you’re like most developers out there, you’ve probably created a web site with a footer in your master template. This footer is supposed to stay at the bottom of the window independent of how much content you may have … Continue reading

January 29, 2011

HTML5 Storage Instead Of Cookies

HTTP Cookies have been around for a long time. They’re a good way to store information on the client’s computer, either temporarily or long-term. Cookies are also domain dependent, so we can assume the values we’re writing to the cookie … Continue reading

January 21, 2011

Event Handlers Using jQuery

Sorry it’s been so long since my last article. I just had to go off and get married and then go down to Argentina for the honeymoon! I know I haven’t really injected anything about my personal life onto this … Continue reading