Archive for November, 2010

ImageOptim

ImageOptim

Maybe you've heard of things like Pngcrush before which supposedly does an amazing job at optimizing png files, but then when you go check it out it turns out it's this nerdy command line tool with crappy documentation and...

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WebSockets and DeviceOrientation Support in iOS 4.2

WebSockets and DeviceOrientation Support in iOS 4.2

The latest release of Apple’s iOS operating system for the iPhone and iPad, version 4.2, adds support to Mobile Safari for the DeviceOrientation and WebSockets APIs. The DeviceOrientation Event Specification is a draft W3C spec that details a number...

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JavaScript Execution and Browser Limits

JavaScript Execution and Browser Limits

The browser UI and JavaScript code ( effectively* ) share a single processing thread. ...

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Prepare To Launch With… Launchlist

Prepare To Launch With… Launchlist

Launchlist is a free app for web designers and developers which aims to be a helping hand when your web site’s launch date approaches. Essentially the app is a check list of questions which should be answered before launching...

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My Favorite JavaScript Design Pattern

My Favorite JavaScript Design Pattern

I thought it might be interesting to look at a JavaScript design pattern that I use a great deal. I settled on it gradually, over a period of time, absorbing and adapting influences from various sources, until reaching a...

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Southern Savers Case Study, Part III: Texture

Southern Savers Case Study, Part III: Texture

As the design process on the Southern Savers site moved along , Jenny was hosting more and more couponing workshops throughout the southeast of the US, and the popularity of her site continued to grow. ...

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How to Create a Free Download That Does More Than Scream “Free”

How to Create a Free Download That Does More Than Scream “Free”

Offering a free download is a common way to build an opt-in list you can use for your email marketing campaigns. The freebie can be a special report, white paper, tip sheet, resource document, etc...

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Keep Margins Out of Link Lists

Keep Margins Out of Link Lists

When building a menu or other list of links, it’s generally a good practice to use display: block; or display: inline-block; so that you can increase the size of the link target. ...

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Google CDN Naming Conventions and You

Google CDN Naming Conventions and You

You’ve seen this before: <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.4/jquery.min.js"></script> This is a way you can load a JavaScript library like jQuery directly from Google’s CDN (Content Delivery Network). You can get quick copy/paste access to these from ScriptSrc.net . See in that...

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A Journey with Vignetting (That Doesn’t Get Very Far)

A Journey with Vignetting (That Doesn’t Get Very Far)

Ol’ Trent posted a quick tip post on using inset box-shadow for some simple yet classy effects. One of those techniques ended up with an vignette effect over top of an image. Like this: Yeah, you could do it...

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