Category: Tips & Tricks
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100% Width
Note: I am planning an update for this article to improve the quality. A common question from new web designers is how to make a div 100% of the browser window, many people complain that there is always some sort of border around their div, preventing them from making their element the full width of…
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Using jQuery’s toggle() function
Note: This article has been marked for a quality review and will soon be updated. jQuery is packed full of useful features that help you to “write less, do more” as their slogan says. One thing I have found over the years, when working with JavaScript, is the need to know what state an object…
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Why you should be using PHP
Note: This article has been marked for a quality review and will soon be updated. I would like to introduce you to PHP. If you aren’t already using PHP on your site, you should be! PHP is an easy way of generating dynamic content and interacting with all sorts of things, from the server, to…
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Resizing images – the right way
Something that is very important on the web today is how fast our websites load, and alongside script optimization and other fancy tricks, images are a large part of our sites, and so it’s important that they are optimized for the web. However what if we don’t have control over the size of the images,…
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Get going with jQuery!
If you would have asked me 6 month ago what I thought of Javascript, I would have told you I thought it was a precarious language which never worked for me – and that’s coming from a semi-programmer! To me the language was cumbersome and seemed like it was cobbled together in a very short time…
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You should host with Media Temple
I remember a few months back when I was faced with a dilemma, what hosting company should I go with for a certain client. I have had experience with some cheaper companies and to be honest for the price it isn’t bad. However recently I have had problems with slow servers and a lot of…
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You have 100s of Gmail Addresses!
Never a day goes by when I don’t use Google’s fantastic emailing service. But did you know that you have access to many different addresses. If your email address is tom@gmail.com, you could give someone the address of tom+jane@gmail.com. Oh my gosh! I know, try to dissipate the hysterics, because although this seems like a waste of your…