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CSS @ Ten: The Next Big Thing

What? There's more than just Verdana? Håkon Wium Lie discusses the use of TrueType fonts in CSS.
http://alistapart.com/articles/cssatten

YAML The CSS Framework

YAML is a CSS framework to help programmers and designers to create multicolumn layouts. I prefer to create my own, but this can help.
http://www.yaml.de/en/

CompressorRater - Rate JavaScript Compression Utilities

Compressor Rater takes server JavaScript compression utilities including JSMin, Packer, Dojo Shrinksafe, and the YUI Compressors. Awesome utility, check it out.
http://compressorrater.thruhere.net/

PHP Image Cloud Using jQuery

A really cool image cloud utility using jQuery. Not very useful, but sure is cool!
http://phpimagecloud.sourceforge.net/examples/jquery/

The Fastest Way To See How Many People Are Online

A clever way to find out how many persons are on your website by calculating the number of sessions in the specified sessions folder. Uses PHP, check it out!
http://www.webdigity.com/index.php?action=tutorial;code=57

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