IE6 slowly slipping away

IE6 slowly slipping away

With the release of Internet Explorer 8, I thought it was a good time to review browser usage stats, and include IE8 in the “official testing” process (rather than testing our sites unofficially). I got surprised!

Achieving “inbox zero” in 5 easy steps

Achieving “inbox zero” in 5 easy steps

Are you one of “those people” that sits in their mail client all day long replying to meaningless emails that go nowhere? Spend more time on focusing your attention on actions!

10 ways to instantly improve your css

10 ways to instantly improve your css

Find out how to improve the readability and structure of your CSS in a few simple steps. This will also help other people pick up your CSS later down the line.

Using jQuery to serve CSS up for different browsers

Using jQuery to serve CSS up for different browsers

Do you find yourself using CSS hacks, or conditional comments frequently, and want an easy way to define styles for specific browsers? I have a jQuery function that may help you.

Is jQuery 1.3.1 worth the upgrade?

With the release of jQuery 1.3.1 on Janurary 21st 2009, I looked into what good upgrading to the new version would do. It turns out, quite a lot!

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Unobtrusive javascript and the jQuery framework

Obtrusive JavaScript is bad… m’kay!

While this may not be a well known mantra to everyone, it is certainly true… so how do we go about making sure our JavaScript is unobtrusive?

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Dear IE6 – how I hate you

This is a site that is close to my heart as a web designer after spending 5 years catering for this old, clapped out, crappy browser.

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Make finding your tabs easier with FoxTab

Do you always have a copious amount of tabs open in Firefox? This little extension makes finding the tab you want a hell of a lot easier…

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simplrdesign finally online and ready to go

Welcome to the site…
Come in, kick off your shoes and put your feet up while I iron out the last few bugs with the new design…

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