December 2004
Kevin asked for more details about “Ctrl-clicking” layers in Photoshop, so here’s a quickie. Ctrl-clicking (Command-click for Mac users) a layer allows you to create a selection... Read More
Programmers *do* have to work with color sometimes! But even the least artistic coder can choose snappy color combinations with Jason's handy how-to. His must-read tutorial cuts through the artsy... Read More
Via Simon – MT Plus Comment Spam Equals Dead Site. The subject of blog comment spam bothers me, not so much as a problem in itself but because there’s alot of people talking about it (and... Read More
Not that it did not have any momentum – but Firefox has the potential to gain another 80,000 users even as it surpasses 10 million downloads. Penn State University has issued an advisory to... Read More
Last blog talked about making a great living. This blog gets into your relationship with work and money, and recommends two books. The first is Your Money or Your Life, by Joe Dominguez and Vicki... Read More
You've worked hard to build a solid community - and you want to keep it that way. Take Patrick's advice and implement these simple procedures to ensure that all forum guideline violations are dealt... Read More
Have you started looking at your prospects for 2005? I’m going to share something with you that’s never been the case for me before and is amazing to me: 1. My pipeline is full for 2005,... Read More
Google Suggest, the latest bag of tricks from Google Labs, is a perfect example of how modern web applications are breaking out of the mold and becoming more interactive. It uses XMLHttpRequest to... Read More
To build a site or application that people will use, you need to understand those people. How? Walk a mile in their shoes, or, as it's known in usability circles, perform a contextual enquiry. Gerry... Read More
A great kickstart of an article on Linux.com (by Brian Jones) got me started on a quick review of the disaster recovery plans I have in place for my own systems as well as those of my clients. Having... Read More
Nice article by Richard Bejtlich on maintaining your FreeBSD systems. It bases itself on the 5.2.1 release and the author plans to update this How To for keeping current with non-OS applications as... Read More
The guys over at Beam Jive have released a major component set for Flash MX 2004 containing over 30 components. Whilst the set is a commercial component set, it’s only 80 Euros, and they are... Read More
Anyone who has been designing for the web for more than a year or so ago is likely to have heard of the browser-safe palette, a set of 216 colours recommended for use on the web as they represented... Read More
WACT 0.2 is out Well five days ago in fact – wasn’t watching the ball thanks to pressing deadlines, in particular the big one on the 24th. Jeff’s done an amazing job over the last... Read More
