December, 2006

Dec 27th, 2006

Custom List Bullets with Background-Position

I think we can all admit that the few choices CSS gives you for bullet shapes in unordered lists are pretty pedestrian. I’ve done designs where neither disc, circle, nor square was appropriate for the look-and-feel of the site. I know I’m supposed to be able to substitute an image with the list-style-image property. To [...]

Dec 20th, 2006

The Motivation of Accountability

It’s been a little over four months since I left my 9 to 5 job to do freelance web development full-time. Since I became self-employed, I’m not accountable to anyone else for my work habits. Of course I’m accountable to my paying customers for the work I produce, but what about marketing, accounting, and all [...]

Dec 17th, 2006

XHTML versus HTML

I can’t say that either side has done anything to absolutely convince me, but Emil makes a compelling case with his article, Why XHTML is a bad idea.

Dec 13th, 2006

Automatically Creating a Thumbnail With PHP

I’ve had several occasions to work on web sites for photographers. One of the most important features on a photographer’s site is the galleries of photos. Potential customers want to see the quality of work. Unfortunately updating the site with the latest and greatest shots from their portfolio can be a time consuming process for [...]

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