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An Interview with Eric Meyer
Your early CSS books were instrumental in pushing my love for front end technologies. What was it about CSS that you fell in love with and drove you to write about it? At first blush, it was the simplicity of it as compared to the table-and-spacer...
Upgrade Node.js via NPM
I was recently installing a utility via NPM when I learned that my version of Node.js itself was out of date. No worries -- simply upgrade my Node.js install and move forward. Of course I could just hit nodejs.org and get the new image, but figured...
Redacted Font
Back when I created client websites, one of the many things that frustrated me was the initial design handoff. It would always go like this: Work hard to incorporate client's ideas, dream up awesome design. Create said design, using Lorem Ipsum text Send initial design concept to the client...
jQuery Wookmark
The first thing that hits you when you visit Pinterest is "Whoa, the columns are the same width and the photos are cut to fit just the way they should." Basic web users probably think nothing of it but as a developer, I can appreciate the...
Spoiler Prevention with CSS Filters
No one likes a spoiler. Whether it be an image from an upcoming film or the result of a football match you DVR'd, sometimes you just don't want to know. As a possible provider of spoiler content, some sites may choose to warn users ahead...
Firefox OS User Agent
While we consider user agent sniffing a horrible practice on the client side, UA sniffing is done quite a bit on the server side to serve up the appropriate page version of a site, or redirect to, for example, the mobile version of the site. This...
Thoughts on Working Remotely
The big news hit recently that Yahoo! gave remote workers an ultimatum: move to Yahoo! offices or find a new job. I was shocked that a company like Y! would ever do such a thing. I've worked remotely for the past three years and I...
What MWC Taught Us About Firefox OS
This week marked the beginning of Mobile Web Congress in Barcelona, Spain. This is a giant event in the mobile world and is the kickoff event for Firefox OS. Mozilla CEO Gary Covacs, joined by hundreds of fellow Mozillians, made the official announcement about...
Create a Brilliant Sprited, CSS-Powered Firefox Animation
Mozilla recently formally announced Firefox OS and its partners at Mobile World Congress and I couldn't be more excited. Firefox OS is going to change the lives of people in developing countries, hopefully making a name for itself in the US as well. The...