July 2004
So I’m working on my next few articles and I wanted to give everyone a heads up so I could get some feedback before most of them go to the editors here at SitePoint. I’m going to do a... Read More
One thing that makes it hard to write a clear, concise article about using any kind of software is that there are often so many different methods to achieve the same task. Here’s an example:... Read More
First via Simon (as usual): Installing PHP 5 on OS X (if you’re using Server Logistics). There’s another article on phpmac.com (which seems to be an excellent site): Building and... Read More
Looking to add a little style to your page layout? Sergio gets down and dirty as he uses his creativity - and a little CSS trickery - to create an attractive separator element for his site. Read More
As I’ve been working on my “vector graphics basics” article, I’ve been thinking about more functions in Illustrator that make my life easier. Here are a few more, once again,... Read More
“Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t — you are right.” Henry Ford. The last two blogs led up to a big question: How do you overcome your insecurities to... Read More
Following on from Political Hacking in the UK, via Simon’s blogmarks originally (then with further prompting from Jeff) – the developers behind TheyWorkForYou have published their source... Read More
I have previously talked about content management systems in Open Sourcery. However, not many of the systems have gotten me that excited over the years — and I have evaluated dozens of them,... Read More
Selective Layer Locker I often find when working in Flash (as I like to arrange my layers in logical orders) that selecting objects on the stage in a particular layer, and resizing using the... Read More
The last blog challenged you to think about your biggest weakness, or reason why a client wouldn’t hire you. It then asked you how to handle this with clients. Here’s my answer: Every... Read More
The key to writing smart CSS is mastering selectors. Although often overlooked, applying them in an intelligent way can dramatically reduce the size of your stylesheet while simultaneously keeping it... Read More
Too many designers advocate the application of standards over the use of sensible design practice. Christian argues the case for a flexible approach to the appropriate use of standards in today's... Read More
So the guys from BlueDragon saw my article “Making the case for ColdFusion” and wanted to take me to lunch, “for the kind words about BlueDragon”. So I told them how to get my... Read More
Couple of helpful Firefox extensions for working with forums like Sitepoint forums BBCode – adds a context menu (right click in textarea) to add BBCode tags to the text you’re typing.... Read More
